Author: James Robertson
Date: 12:31:16 02/07/00
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On February 07, 2000 at 15:04:37, Vincent Lejeune wrote: >On move 65 >[D] k7/1p6/p7/8/3q1P2/5Q2/6K1/8 b - - 0 1 > >Crafty here played 65...Qd2+ >but after some moves, Black could push his pawn forward and exchange 2 pawns : >65...Qf6 66.f5 a5 67.Qd5 a4 68.Qa5 Kb8 69.Qxa4 Qxf5 > >[D] 1k6/1p6/8/5q2/Q7/8/6K1/8 w - - 0 1 > > >Is there some winning chance for black against an opponent who doesn't access >Tablebase ? But the opponent did have 5-man tablebases. :) To answer your question though: if white couldn't force a queen with his pawn on the 5th rank, black can't do it with his pawn on the second. My experience is that KQPKQ are almost _always_ draws, as it is practically impossible to prevent the queen checks. Crafty beat Nimzo in a KQPKQP ending, but ironically Nimzo's pawn allowed it to lose; it prevented a crucial check on h1. James
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