Author: Len Eisner
Date: 16:33:37 02/04/00
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On February 04, 2000 at 18:26:04, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >In game 13 of their match, Nimzo (white) and Shredder reached this position. >Nimzo showed an eval of -2, while Shredder with +7 quit the game and counts it >as a win. I don't think that black can win this. Any opinions? > >Enrique > >[D]8/3k4/6R1/4r3/4nK2/2Pn4/1P6/8 w - - 0 1 I wish I could just declare a win whenever I reach a won position! Chess would be much easier. All kidding aside, in chess, one has to win a won position. It’s part of the game. I don’t know if Shredder has a win, but I think it is a bad idea to let it declare it a win. If Shredder is unwilling to finish the game, then it should be counted as a loss, just as it would be counted as a loss against me if I refused to “win a won position”. Here’s one of my favorite chess phrases: "You had a won game but I won it!" Who knows, Nimzo might win. Len
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