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Subject: Re: Pawn endings [blocked pawns]

Author: Alexander Kure

Date: 12:00:48 01/26/00

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On January 26, 2000 at 14:50:59, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

>  Moravec 1941 White to play and win
>[D]7k/6p1/6P1/8/8/p5K1/P7/8 w - -
>  Immediately going after the a-pawn only leads to a draw.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>  Sackmann  White to play and win
>[D]8/8/2p5/k1p1K3/p1P5/P7/8/8 w - -
>  1.Kf5[the key move,a strategic withdrawal to gain the opposition]
>  I wonder how computers would fare on these positions.  JAFM


Nimzo 7.32 will solve the first position, as it has a KPP vs. KPP with all pawns
blocked endgame database. I am not at home right now, so i cannot definitely say
if this database has been supplied in the commercial release, but as soon as i
am at home, will provide you with further details.

Greetings
Alex



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