Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 02:29:09 12/01/99
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On December 01, 1999 at 04:50:05, Steve Schooler wrote: >My intuition (guesswork) agrees with Bob Hyatt. Specifically: >1. White's bishop must cover the a2-g8 diagonal before the White King releases >to g6. >2. White pawns aren't that far apart, so Black's King shuttle (Ke7, Kf8) is a >problem. >3. On g6, White king controls f6 which is the only square available for Black >bishop to simultaneously cover d8 and h8. > >Any draw claim would have to refute the following: > >1... Be5 2. d7 Bc7 3. Bf5 Bd8 4. Be6 Ke7 5. Kg6 Kxe6 6. h7 4. ...Ke7 in your line loses instantly. There is probably a better choice there. After 3. Bf5, what about Kf7 (as long as Black's king is here, white can't do much) 4. Bg6+ (to remove Kf7) Kf8 (Now white's own bishop is blocking the king) Or 3. ...Kf7 4. Bg4 Ba5 5. Bh5 Ke7 6. Be8 Kf8 7. Kg6 Kg8 8. Bf7 Kh8, and now a draw.
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