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Subject: Re: 50 move rule applied to computer tournaments.

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 19:30:34 02/04/00

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On February 04, 2000 at 22:01:49, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>On February 04, 2000 at 21:25:07, Marc Plum wrote:
>
>>I've just been reading the "drawn position" thread relating to a game between
>>Nimzo and Shredder in Enrique Irazoqui's tournament.  One sub-thread concerned a
>>possible KPvsknn ending.  This position was not forced, I believe, but was a
>>plausible variation.  Although tablebases showed it to be a mate in 62,
>>application of the 50 move rule would make it a draw.
>
>KP vs knn has some pieces and pawns... are you sure the database variation
>doesn't contain any pawn pushes or captures?
>
>-Tom

That particular variation had a big gap in pawn pushes (over 50 moves) but an
alternate variation might well exist.

Dave




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