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Subject: Re: the wrong move (with diagram)

Author: David Rasmussen

Date: 15:36:28 01/21/02

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On January 21, 2002 at 17:32:39, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 21, 2002 at 16:36:45, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On January 21, 2002 at 16:00:18, K. Burcham wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>the wrong move is 62...Kd5
>>
>>What is the line to draw or lose for black?
>>
>>Here is the position after moving Kd5 and analysis by Chess Tiger:
>>
>>[D]8/1R5P/8/p2k4/4pK2/2p5/8/7r w - - ce -348; acd 15; acs 1; pv Rf7 a4 Rc7 Rh6
>>Kg5 Rxh7 Rxh7 e3 Rd7+ Ke4 Re7+ Kf3 Rf7+ Kg2 Kh4 e2 Re7 Kf2 Rf7+;|Rb7f7
>
>Consider:
>8/1R5P/8/p2k4/4pK2/2p5/8/7r w - - pv Rb5+ Kc4 Rb7 a4 Rc7+ Kd3 Rd7+ Kc2 Ke3 a3
>Ra7 Kd1 Kf2 e3+ Kf3 a2 Rd7+ Ke1 Rg7;
>
>After which, we have  this analysis:
> 43757045  1:58.9 -18.69 13u. 10.Rg7 a1=Q 11.h8=Q Qd1+ 12.Kxe3 Qd2+ 13.Ke4
>                              Rxh8 14.Rg1+ Ke2 15.Rg2+ Kf1 16.Rg3 c2 17.Rf3+
>                              Ke1 18.Kf5 c1=Q 19.Kg6 {-2002}
>
>Is there a way for white to wiggle out of it?

So you're saying that I shouldn't have taken the draw? Actually, I just looked
at Sjengs scores, and when they went from -3 to 0.00 and I new it had
tablebases, I agreed to draw after 5 moves or so. Was that a mistake? If it was,
I will spank myself...

/David



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