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Subject: Re: Pawn endings [blocked pawns]

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 13:00:48 01/26/00

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

Programs with tablebases solve both positions instantly, Kf4 mate in 21 to mate
in 30 in the first, Kf5 mate in 17 to 27 in the second. Tiger and Century pick
the right moves immediately with winning evals.

Enrique

>  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



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