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| Posted by ogedei www6conf.org 2/10/2008 13:44:11 Play online chess |  Subject: Endgame AnalysisMessage:  game against wildpops1000 I managed to simplify to what I thought was a won king and pawn endgame (with 31...Nf3), only to suspect later that I'd allowed a draw.
The position I have in mind is after 46.f7 (above). It seems to me that, due to the unfortunate position of the Black pawn on h6, there is no way for Black to win the pawn on f7. Therefore, the lines where Black allows the f-pawn to queen while taking the remaining White pawns on h5 and b6 seemed the best route to a win. However, during my analysis I was unable to find a method of escaping the checks or forcing a trade of queens. (I therefore delayed entering this endgame by playing 46...Qd4 with the hopes of my opponent blundering with 47.Kh6-+). It seemed that this queen and two pawns vs queen endgame was also a draw (a suspicion that was confirmed after the game by the six piece tablebases). That leads me back to trying to win the f7 pawn after 46.f7. Rybka seems to love this position (she gets stuck on -4.81 up to depth 27), but I'm not so sure. My question is this: is there a way to win this pawn, or is this position drawn?? | ||
| Posted by marinvukusic www6conf.org 2/10/2008 14:26:19 Play online chess | Looks like a draw Message: I would try 1.Qg4 to tempt White into 2.Kh6? | ||
| Posted by ogedei www6conf.org 2/10/2008 17:31:42 Play online chess | Yup... Message: Thanks for the reply, Marin. Good luck in your games! ——— Vlad Kramnik sweeps past Englishmen en route to winning London Chess Classic — Beating up the Brits was the key for Russia's Vlad Kramnik, who won this week's London Chess Classic narrowly from the US No1 Hikaru Nakamura and the world No1 Magnus Carlsen. Kramnik made a clean sweep of the four Englishmen. His key game was in the penultimate round against Luke McShane who till then was a contender for the €50,000 first prize and still finished a strong €15,000 richer fourth. Carlsen was only third, yet the combined elite chess events at Moscow last month and London boosted the 21-year-old Norwegian's status as top dog, second only to the retired Garry Kasparov on the all-time ratings. Carlsen was unbeaten in both chess tournaments, whereas Kramnik and ... Posted by ionadowman | www6conf.org 2/10/2008 22:35:49 Play online chess It seems...Message: 46...Qg4+ 47.Kh8 Qf5 48.Kg8 Kxb6 49.f8=Q Qxf8 50.Kxf8 Kc5 51.Kg7 b5 52.Kxh6 b4 53.Kg7 b3 54.h6 b2 55.h7 b1=Q 56.h8=Q (=). ——— Second place finish for Nakamura in London — St. Louis resident Hikaru Nakamura captured second place in the recently finished London Chess Classic. This stellar result catapults Hikaru back in the top 10 after his less-than stellar performance in the Tal Memorial in Moscow, where he finished in last place. Another chess player, Vladimir Kramnik, had a similar turnaround. Kramnik finished next to last in Moscow, but he came back to win the London Chess Classic. Hikaru Nakamura secured second place with a sharp tactical victory over Michael Adams in the final round of the London Chess Classic. Adams is England's highest-rated chess player. The tournament in London had a fantastic format, and it featured a little twist in scoring as well. Typically, a win is ... |