Another fortress position
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Robert Flesher
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Another fortress position
[d]R7/8/4pkp1/5n2/5P1P/7K/8/8 b - - 0 58
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PauloSoare
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Re: Another fortress position
I did not get anything good for white in this position, Robert. It's a draw?
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Robert Flesher
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Re: Another fortress position
PauloSoare wrote:I did not get anything good for white in this position, Robert. It's a draw?
I think it's a draw. It's amazing how many of these types of postions actually exist and occur.
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Albert Silver
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Re: Another fortress position
There is obviously no forced win of a pawn, and if you remove the h- and g-pawns, it is a tablebase draw. That pretty much says it all.PauloSoare wrote:I did not get anything good for white in this position, Robert. It's a draw?
"Tactics are the bricks and sticks that make up a game, but positional play is the architectural blueprint."
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PauloSoare
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Re: Another fortress position
Yes, you're right, Albert, very good your allusion to tablebases.Albert Silver wrote:There is obviously no forced win of a pawn, and if you remove the h- and g-pawns, it is a tablebase draw. That pretty much says it all.PauloSoare wrote:I did not get anything good for white in this position, Robert. It's a draw?