Rxe8?!

[S.Taylor]

[d] 4r1k1/ppBb2p1/3P4/6p1/2P3P1/7P/P1K5/4R3 w

Does Rxe8 win or can black now draw?

Wouldn't Re7 been any better?

And if it (re8) IS a draw, well, I know, these opposite bishops are very good for those trying to draw! You gain quite alot! 2 pawns up don't usually enforce the win.

Hi Stuart, Re7 is useless as well.

It's a draw.



Best,
Terry

Oh yes! but I think that would mean Re7 RxR

[Terry McCracken]

[d] 4r1k1/ppBb2p1/3P4/6p1/2P3P1/7P/P1K5/4R3 w

Does Rxe8 win or can black now draw?

Wouldn't Re7 been any better?

And if it (re8) IS a draw, well, I know, these opposite bishops are very good for those trying to draw! You gain quite alot! 2 pawns up don't usually enforce the win.

Hi Stuart, Re7 is useless as well.

It's a draw.



Best,
Terry

Oh yes! but I think that would mean Re7 RxR

Yes...

[Jack Lad]

[d] 4r1k1/ppBb2p1/3P4/6p1/2P3P1/7P/P1K5/4R3 w

Does Rxe8 win or can black now draw?

Heave you looked at:
1. Re1xe8+ Bd7xe8
2. Bc7-b8(?!) a7-a6
3. Kd3 (?!)
with the possible
3. ... Kf7
4. Ke3

The idea being is to weaken the black Queen side while transferring the white king to the 'king' side. Winning the g5 pawn is hardly worth it if the black can activate their pieces without introducing weaknesses. Having the pawns on a7 and b6 is beneficial for black, it seems, where pawns on b7 and a6 seem to give white more room for maneuvering.

I haven't a clue whether this position is lost for black -- my guess would be that is probably a draw.

Regards.

This idea seems to be drawn but thanks for the suggestion anyway.

[Jack Lad]

Who played it? What are those winning lines?

I took the position from a computer game. Anyway here are a couple of lines that seem to win for white. I have also seen loads more but black still maybe able to hold the draw somehow with the correct defense.

[d] 4r1k1/ppBb2p1/3P4/6p1/2P3P1/7P/P1K5/4R3 w

1. Rxe8 {(Re1xe8+ Bd7xe8 Bc7d8 Kg8f7 Bd8xg5 Kf7e6 c4c5 b7b6 Bg5e3 b6xc5
Be3xc5 a7a5 Bc5d4 g7g6 Bd4c5 Be8c6 Kc2d2 Bc6d5 a2a4 Bd5g2) +2.45/17 15
(Re1xe8+ Bd7xe8 Bc7d8 Kg8f7 Bd8xg5 Kf7e6 c4c5 b7b6 Bg5e3 b6xc5 Be3xc5 a7a5
Bc5d4 g7g6 Bd4c5 Be8c6 Kc2d2 Bc6d5 a2a4 Bd5g2) +2.45/17 15} Bxe8 {(Bd7xe8
Bc7d8 Kg8f7 Bd8xg5 Kf7e6 c4c5 b7b6 Bg5e3 b6xc5 Be3xc5 a7a5 Kc2d3 Ke6d5
Bc5a3 Be8b5+ Kd3c3 Kd5e6 Ba3c5 Bb5f1) -2.42/18 15 (Bd7xe8 Bc7d8 Kg8f7
Bd8xg5 Kf7e6 c4c5 b7b6 Bg5e3 b6xc5 Be3xc5 a7a5 Kc2d3 Ke6d5 Bc5a3 Be8b5+
Kd3c3 Kd5e6 Ba3c5 Bb5f1) -2.42/18 15} 2. Bd8 Kf7 {(Kg8f7 Bd8xg5 Kf7e6 c4c5
Be8c6 Bg5e3 g7g6 Kc2c3 Bc6g2 h3h4 Bg2f3 g4g5 Bf3d5 a2a3 Ke6d7 Kc3d4)
-2.55/16 6} 3. Bxg5 Ke6 {(Kf7e6 Bg5f4 Be8c6 Kc2d3 Bc6g2 h3h4 b7b6 Kd3d4
Bg2f3 g4g5 g7g6 c4c5 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 Kd7e6 Be5f6 Bf3d5) -2.54/16
6} (3. .. Ke6 {(Kf7e6 c4c5 Be8c6 Bg5f4 b7b6 c5xb6 a7xb6 Kc2d3 Bc6g2 h3h4
Bg2f3 g4g5 g7g6 a2a3 Ke6d7 Kd3d4 b6b5) -2.53/16 22} 4. Bf4 {(Bg5f4 b7b6
Kc2d3 Be8c6 h3h4 Bc6f3 g4g5 g7g6 Kd3d4 Ke6d7 c4c5 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bf3e4 a2a4
Be4f3 a4a5 Bf3e4 Kc5d4) +2.59/17 22} Bc6 {(Be8c6 Kc2d3 b7b6 Kd3d4 Bc6g2
h3h4 Bg2f3 g4g5 g7g6 c4c5 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bf3e4 a2a3 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 Be4g2 Be5d4
Bg2e4 Bd4f6 a7a6 Kc5d4) -2.71/18 22} 5. Kd3 {(Kc2d3 b7b6 Kd3d4 Bc6g2 h3h4
Bg2f3 g4g5 g7g6 c4c5 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 Bf3e4 a2a4 Be4c6 a4a5 Bc6f3
a5a6) +2.54/17 22} Bg2 {(Bc6g2 h3h4 Bg2f3 g4g5 b7b6 Kd3d4 g7g6 c4c5 Bf3c6
Bf4e5 Bc6f3 Be5f6 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 a2a3 Bf3e4 Bf6e5 Kd7e6 Be5f6 a7a5
Kc5d4 Be4f3 Kd4e3 Bf3d5) -2.61/19 22} 6. h4 {(h3h4 Bg2f3 g4g5 b7b6 Kd3d4
g7g6 c4c5 Bf3c6 a2a3 Bc6a4 Bf4e3 Ba4c6 Kd4c4 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6e4 Be3f4 Be4g2
a3a4 Ke6d7 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 Bg2h3 g6g7 Bh3e6 Bf4g5 Be6g8 a4a5) +2.69/19 22}
Bf3 {(Bg2f3 g4g5 g7g6 c4c5 b7b6 a2a3 Bf3c6 Kd3c4 Ke6d7 Kc4d4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5
Bc6a4 Bf4e3 Ba4c2 Kc5d5 a7a6 Be3d4 Bc2f5 a3a4) -2.68/19 22} 7. g5 {(g4g5
g7g6 c4c5 b7b6 a2a3 Bf3c6 Kd3c4 Ke6d7 Bf4g3 Kd7e6 Bg3f2 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6e4
Bf2e3 Ke6d7 Kc5d4 Be4f3 Kd4e5 a7a5 Ke5f6 Bf3e4 Kf6e5) +2.70/19 22} g6
{(g7g6 c4c5 b7b6 a2a3 Bf3g2 Kd3c4 Bg2f1+ Kc4d4 Bf1b5 Bf4e3 Bb5a4 Be3d2
Ba4b5 Bd2f4 Bb5c6 Kd4c4 Bc6d5+ Kc4b5 b6xc5 Kb5xc5 Bd5e4 Kc5b5 Be4b7 h4h5
g6xh5 g5g6 Bb7c8 g6g7 Ke6f7 Kb5c6 Kf7xg7 d6d7) -2.70/19 22} 8. Kd4 {(Kd3d4
b7b6 c4c5 Bf3c6 Kd4c4 Bc6d5+ Kc4b5 b6xc5 a2a3 c5c4 Kb5c5 Bd5f3 Kc5xc4 Ke6d7
Kc4c5 Bf3d1 Bf4e3 Bd1f3 Be3d4 Bf3e4 Bd4e3 a7a5 Kc5d4 Be4f3 Kd4e5 a5a4 Ke5f6
Bf3e4 Be3f4) +2.71/19 22} b6 {(b7b6 c4c5 Bf3c6 Bf4h2 Bc6f3 a2a3 Bf3c6 Kd4c4
Bc6a4 Bh2f4 Ba4c6 Kc4d4 Bc6a4 Bf4e3 Ba4c6 Be3f2 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bc6e4 Bf2d4
Ke6d7 Bd4e3 a7a5 Be3d4) -2.71/20 22} 9. c5 {(c4c5 Bf3c6 Bf4e3 Bc6e8 Kd4c4
Be8c6 Be3f4 Bc6d7 a2a3 Bd7c6 Kc4d4 Bc6d7 Bf4e3 Bd7c6 Be3f2 Bc6g2 Kd4d3
b6xc5 Bf2xc5 a7a5) +2.71/20 22} Bc6 {(Bf3c6 Bf4e3 Bc6e8 a2a3 Be8c6 Be3d2
Bc6b5 Bd2f4 Bb5e8 Bf4h2 Be8a4 Bh2g1 Ba4c6 Bg1e3 Bc6f3 Be3f2 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5
Ke6d7 Bf2d4 Bf3e4 Bd4f6 a7a5 Bf6c3) -2.71/20 22} 10. Be3 {(Bf4e3 Bc6e8 a2a3
Be8c6 Be3f4 Bc6f3 Bf4g3 Bf3b7 Bg3e1 Bb7c6 Be1d2 Bc6d7 Bd2f4 Bd7b5 Bf4h2
Bb5a4 Bh2g1 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 a7a6 Bg1h2 Ba4b5 Kc5b6) +2.71/20 22} Be8 {(Bc6e8
Be3d2 Be8a4 Bd2c3 Ba4c2 Bc3b4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Kc5d5 Bc2a4 Bb4d2 Ba4c6+
Kd5e5 a7a6 a2a3 Bc6f3 a3a4 Bf3h5 a4a5 Bh5f3 Ke5f6 Bf3e4) -2.71/20 22} 11.
a3 {(a2a3 Be8c6 Be3d2 Bc6d7 Bd2c3 Bd7a4 Kd4c4 Ba4c6 Bc3d2 Bc6e4 Bd2f4 Be4c6
Kc4d4 Bc6f3 Bf4d2 Bf3c6 Bd2b4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bc6e4 Kc5d4 Be4c2 Kd4c5 Bc2e4)
+2.70/20 22} Bc6 {(Be8c6 Be3d2 Bc6d7 Bd2c3 Bd7a4 Kd4c4 Ba4c6 Bc3b4 Bc6e8
Bb4e1 Be8c6 Kc4d4 Bc6a4 Be1f2 Ba4c6 Kd4c4 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Ke6d7 Bf2d4 Bc6e4
Bd4e5 Be4f3 Be5c3 Bf3d1 Bc3b4 Bd1f3 a3a4 Bf3d1 a4a5 Bd1f3 Bb4d2 Bf3e4 Bd2e3
Be4h1 Be3d4 Bh1c6 Bd4e5 Bc6e4 Be5c3) -2.71/21 22} 12. Kc4 {(Kd4c4 Bc6d7
Be3f4 Bd7a4 Bf4g3 Ba4c6 Kc4d4 Bc6a4 Bg3h2 Ba4b5 Bh2f4 Bb5c6 Bf4c1 Bc6b5
Bc1d2 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 a7a6 Bd2a5 Ke6d7 Ba5c3 Bb5c6 Bc3d4 Bc6b5 Kc5d5 Bb5d3
Bd4f6 Bd3c2 Bf6d4 Bc2d3) +2.70/19 22} Bd7 {(Bc6d7 Be3d4 Bd7c6 Bd4g1 Bc6a4
Bg1h2 Ba4d7 Bh2g3 Bd7c6 Bg3f2 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6a4 Bf2g1 Ke6d7 Kc5d5 a7a6
Kd5e5 Ba4c6 Bg1d4) -2.70/19 22} 13. Bd2 {(Be3d2 Bd7c6 Kc4d4 Bc6a4 Bd2c3
Ba4c6 Bc3e1 Bc6a4 Kd4c4 Ba4e8 Be1c3 Be8a4 Bc3b4 Ba4c6 Kc4d4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5
Bc6e4 Bb4c3 Ke6d7 a3a4) +2.70/18 22} Ba4 {(Bd7a4 Bd2c3 Ba4c6 Bc3b4 Ke6d7
Bb4e1 Kd7e6 Be1c3 Bc6a4 Bc3b4 Ba4c6 Kc4d4 Bc6g2 Bb4e1 Bg2c6 Be1g3 Bc6a8
Bg3f4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ba8e4 a3a4) -2.70/19 22} 14. Be1 {(Bd2e1 Ba4c6 Be1g3
Ke6d7 Kc4d4 Kd7e6 Bg3f4 Bc6e8 Kd4c4 Be8a4 Bf4h2 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Ke6d7 Kc5d5
a7a5 Bh2f4 Ba4c2 Bf4d2 a5a4 Kd5e5) +2.70/19 22} Bc6 {(Ba4c6 Be1b4 Bc6d7
Bb4c3 Bd7a4 Bc3d4 Ba4e8 Bd4b2 Be8c6 Kc4d4 Bc6a4 Bb2c3 Ba4c6 Bc3b4 b6xc5+
Kd4xc5 Bc6f3 Kc5b5 Bf3e2+ Kb5c6 a7a6 Bb4c5 Be2b5+ Kc6b7 Ke6d7) -2.71/19 22}
15. Bb4 {(Be1b4 Bc6d7 Bb4c3 Bd7e8 Bc3b2 Be8a4 Bb2d4 Ba4c6 Bd4f2 Ke6e5
Bf2g3+ Ke5f5 Kc4d4 Kf5e6 Bg3f4 Bc6f3 Kd4c4 Bf3d5+ Kc4d4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bd5e4
a3a4 a7a6) +2.70/19 22} Bd7 {(Bc6d7 Kc4d4 Bd7a4 Bb4c3 Ba4b5 Bc3e1 Bb5a4
Be1g3 Ba4c6 Bg3f4 Bc6a4 Bf4d2 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Bd2c3 Ba4c2 Kc5d5 a7a6
Kd5c5 Bc2e4 a3a4 Be4c6 a4a5 Bc6e4) -2.70/20 22} 16. Kd4 {(Kc4d4 Bd7c6 Bb4e1
Bc6a4 Be1f2 Ba4c6 Bf2g3 Bc6a4 Bg3f4 Ba4e8 Bf4h2 Be8d7 Kd4c4 Bd7a4 Bh2f4
Ba4c6 Kc4b4 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 a7a5+ Kb4c4 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6e4 Kc5b5) +2.70/21 22}
Bc6 {(Bd7c6 Bb4e1 Bc6a4 Be1f2 Ba4b3 Bf2g3 Bb3a4 Bg3e1 Ba4c6 Be1c3 Bc6e8
Bc3a1 Be8c6 Ba1b2 Bc6a4 Kd4c4 Ba4c2 Kc4b4 Bc2e4 Bb2c3 b6xc5+ Kb4xc5 Ke6d7
Bc3e5 Be4f5 Kc5d5 a7a6) -2.70/22 22} 17. Bc3 {(Bb4c3 Bc6b5 Bc3e1 Bb5e8
Be1g3 Be8c6 Bg3f4 Bc6e8 Bf4d2 Be8c6 Bd2b4 Bc6b5 Bb4c3 Bb5c6 Bc3b2 Bc6f3
Bb2a1 Ke6d7 Ba1c3 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bf3e4 a3a4 Be4f3 a4a5 Bf3e4 Bc3f6 a7a6
Bf6c3 Kd7e6 Bc3f6) +2.70/21 22} Ba4 {(Bc6a4 Kd4c4 Ba4c6 Bc3e1 Bc6a4 Be1g3
Ba4c6 Bg3f2 Bc6a4 Bf2d4 Ba4c6 Bd4f6 Ke6d7 Bf6e5 Bc6a4 Kc4b4 Ba4c6 Be5c3
b6xc5+ Kb4xc5 Bc6e4 a3a4 Be4c2 a4a5 Bc2e4 Bc3f6 a7a6 Bf6c3 Kd7e6 Bc3f6)
-2.70/20 22} 18. Bb2 {(Bc3b2 Ba4c6 Kd4c4 Ke6d7 Bb2e5 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6a4
Be5c3 Ba4b3 Bc3b4 Bb3a4 Kc5d5 Ba4c2 Bb4c5 a7a6 Kd5e5 a6a5 Bc5f2 Bc2f5 h4h5)
+2.70/19 22} Bb5 {(Ba4b5 Bb2c1 Bb5c6 Bc1d2 Bc6b5 Bd2f4 Bb5a4 Bf4g3 Ba4c6
Bg3e5 Bc6g2 Be5f6 Bg2c6 Kd4c4 Ke6d7 Kc4b4 b6xc5+ Kb4xc5 Bc6e4 Bf6c3 a7a6
Bc3e5 Kd7e6 Be5f4 Ke6d7 Kc5b6 Be4d3 a3a4 Bd3c2) -2.70/20 22} 19. Bc1
{(Bb2c1 Bb5c6 Bc1f4 Bc6a4 Bf4h2 Ba4c6 Bh2e5 Bc6a4 Be5f4 Ba4c6 Kd4c4 Ke6d7
Bf4e5 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6a4 Be5a1 Ba4c2 Kc5d5 Bc2b3+ Kd5c5 a7a5 Ba1c3 a5a4
Bc3f6) +2.70/21 22} Bc6 {(Bb5c6 Bc1d2 Bc6a4 Bd2f4 Ba4c6 Bf4e5 Ke6d7 Kd4c4
b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6a4 Be5h2 Ba4c2 Bh2f4 Bc2d1 Bf4e3 Bd1f3 Be3d4 Bf3e4 Bd4c3
a7a6 Bc3e5 Kd7e6 Be5f4 Ke6d7 Kc5b6 Be4d3 a3a4 Bd3c2 a4a5 Bc2d3 Bf4e5 Kd7e6
Kb6c5) -2.70/20 22} 20. Be3 {(Bc1e3 Bc6a4 Be3f4 Ba4c6 Bf4h2 Bc6a4 Bh2g3
Ba4c6 Kd4c4 Bc6e8 Bg3h2 Be8a4 Bh2f4 Ba4c6 Kc4b4 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 a7a5+ Kb4c4
b6xc5 Kc4xc5 a5a4) +2.70/20 22} Ba4 {(Bc6a4 Be3f4 Ba4c6 Bf4g3 Bc6f3 Bg3f2
b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Bf2e1 Bf3e4 Be1g3 Be4c2 Kc5d5 Bc2b3+ Kd5e5 Bb3c2 Bg3f2
a7a6 Bf2b6 Bc2d3 Bb6f2 Bd3c4 h4h5 g6xh5) -2.70/20 22} 21. Bf2 {(Be3f2 Ba4c6
Bf2e1 Bc6a4 Be1g3 Ba4c6 Kd4c4 Ke6d7 Bg3f2 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6e4 Bf2g3 Be4c2
Kc5d5 Bc2f5 Bg3e1 Bf5e6+ Kd5e5 a7a6 Be1f2 Be6c4 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 a6a5 g6g7
Bc4e6 Bf2g3) +2.70/21 22} Bd1 {(Ba4d1 Bf2e1 Bd1a4 Be1g3 Ba4c6 Bg3f2 Bc6b5
Bf2g1 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bb5a4 Bg1d4 Ke6d7 Bd4f2 Ba4d1 Bf2e1 Bd1c2 Kc5d5 Bc2f5
Be1f2 a7a5 Bf2g3 a5a4 Kd5e5 Bf5c2 Ke5f6 Bc2e4 h4h5) -2.70/20 22} 22. Bg1
{(Bf2g1 Bd1a4 Kd4c4 Ba4c6 Bg1f2 Bc6a4 Bf2d4 Ba4c6 Bd4f6 Ke6d7 Bf6e5 b6xc5
Kc4xc5 Bc6e4 Be5h2 Be4f5 a3a4 Bf5e6 Bh2e5 Be6f7 Be5f6 Bf7b3) +2.70/20 22}
Ba4 {(Bd1a4 Kd4c4 Ba4c6 Bg1d4 Bc6a4 Bd4c3 Ba4c6 Bc3f6 Bc6e8 Bf6e7 Be8c6
Kc4d4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bc6e4 Be7f6 a7a5 Bf6d4 Ke6d7 Bd4f6 a5a4 Bf6e5 Be4f3
Kc5b5 Bf3d1 Kb5b4 Bd1c2 Kb4b5 Bc2b3) -2.69/20 22} 23. Kc4 {(Kd4c4 Ba4c6
Bg1h2 Bc6a4 Bh2g3 Ba4e8 Bg3f2 Be8a4 Bf2d4 Ba4e8 Bd4b2 Be8c6 Bb2c3 Bc6f3
Kc4d4 Bf3c6 Bc3d2 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bc6e4 Bd2c3 Ke6d7 Bc3e5 Be4c2 Be5d4 Bc2d1
Kc5d5 a7a5 Kd5e5 Bd1c2 Bd4c5 a5a4 Bc5f2 Bc2d3 Bf2g3) +2.70/20 22} Bc6
{(Ba4c6 Bg1f2 Ke6d7 Bf2g3 Kd7e6 Bg3f4 Bc6e8 Kc4d4 Be8c6 Bf4g3 Bc6f3 Bg3e1
Bf3c6 Be1f2 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bc6f3 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 Bf3e4 g6g7 Ke6f7 d6d7)
-2.69/20 22} 24. Bh2 {(Bg1h2 Bc6a4 Bh2g3 Ba4c6 Bg3f4 Bc6a4 Kc4d4 Ba4d7
Bf4g3 Bd7c6 Bg3f2 Bc6f3 Bf2g1 Bf3c6 Bg1h2 Bc6a4 c5xb6 a7xb6 Bh2g3 Ba4c6
Bg3f4 Bc6f3 Bf4e5 Ke6d7 Kd4e3 Bf3c6) +2.69/20 22} Bd7 {(Bc6d7 Bh2g3 Bd7a4
Bg3f2 Ba4e8 Bf2d4 Be8c6 Bd4a1 Bc6e8 Ba1f6 Be8c6 Bf6c3 Bc6d7 Bc3b2 Bd7c6
h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 h5h4 g6g7 Ke6f7 Bb2f6 h4h3) -2.69/20 22} 25. Bg3 {(Bh2g3
Bd7c6 Bg3f4 Ke6d7 Kc4d4 Kd7e6 Bf4h2 Bc6f3 Kd4c4 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Ke6d7 Bh2e5
Bf3d1 Be5f6 a7a5 Bf6c3 a5a4 Bc3d4 Bd1f3 Bd4f6 Bf3e4) +2.69/20 22} Bc6
{(Bd7c6 Bg3f4 Bc6e8 Bf4c1 Be8c6 Bc1b2 Bc6f3 Bb2c3 Bf3e2+ Kc4d4 Be2b5 Bc3d2
Bb5c6 Bd2f4 Bc6g2 a3a4 Bg2c6 a4a5 Ke6f5 Bf4d2) -2.69/19 22} 26. Bf4 {(Bg3f4
Bc6a4 Bf4d2 Ba4c6 Bd2c1 Bc6a4 Bc1b2 Ba4c6 Bb2c3 Ke6d7 Bc3b4 Kd7e6 Bb4e1
Bc6e8 Be1c3 Be8c6 Bc3b2 Bc6d5+ Kc4b5 b6xc5 Kb5xc5 Bd5e4 Bb2c1 Ke6d7 Bc1f4
Be4c2 Kc5d5 Bc2b3+ Kd5e5 Bb3c4 Bf4e3) +2.69/20 22} Kf5 {(Ke6f5 Bf4d2 Kf5e6
Bd2c1 Ke6e5 Bc1e3 Ke5e6 Be3d4 Ke6d7 Bd4e5 Kd7e6 Be5g3 Bc6d5+ Kc4b4 Bd5c6
Bg3f4 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 a7a5+ Kb4c4 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 a5a4 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 Bc6f3 g6g7)
-2.70/19 22} 27. Be3 {(Bf4e3 Kf5e6 Be3c1 Ke6d7 Bc1d2 Kd7e6 Kc4d4 Bc6b5
Bd2f4 Bb5a4 Bf4g3 Ba4c6 Bg3e5 Bc6a4 Be5f4 Ba4d7 c5xb6 a7xb6 Bf4g3 Bd7c6
Bg3e5 Bc6f3 Be5f4 Bf3c6 Bf4e5) +2.69/19 22} Ke6 {(Kf5e6 Be3c1 Ke6d7 Bc1f4
Kd7e6 Bf4g3 Bc6e8 Kc4d4 Be8c6 Bg3h2 Bc6a4 Bh2g1 Ba4c6 Bg1f2 Bc6b7 Kd4c4
Bb7c6 Kc4b3 Bc6d5+ Kb3b4) -2.69/19 22} 28. Bc1 {(Be3c1 Ke6d7 Bc1f4 Kd7e6
Bf4g3 Bc6e8 Kc4d4 Be8c6 Bg3f4 Bc6f3 Bf4e5 Ke6d7 Be5g3 Kd7e6 a3a4 Bf3c6 a4a5
b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bc6e4 Bg3e5 Ke6xe5 d6d7) +2.69/19 22} Kd7 {(Ke6d7 Bc1b2 Kd7e6
Bb2c3 Bc6d7 Bc3d4 Bd7a4 Bd4f6 Ba4d1 Bf6c3 Bd1e2+ Kc4d4 Be2d1 Bc3d2 Bd1a4
Bd2f4 Ba4e8 c5xb6 a7xb6 Bf4g3 Be8c6 Bg3f4 Bc6a4 Bf4h2 Ba4c6 Bh2g3 Ke6f5
Kd4c4 Kf5e6 Kc4d4) -2.69/19 22} 29. Bd2 {(Bc1d2 Kd7e6 Bd2c3 Ke6d7 Bc3e5
Kd7e6 Be5f6 Bc6d7 Bf6a1 Bd7c6 Ba1b2 Ke6d7 Bb2c3 Bc6g2 Bc3e5 Kd7c6 c5xb6
a7xb6 Kc4b4 Kc6d7 Kb4b5) +2.69/20 22} Ke6 {(Kd7e6 Bd2c3 Ke6f5 Bc3d4 Kf5e6
Bd4f6 Bc6f3 Bf6e5 Bf3e2+ Kc4d4 Be2b5 Be5h2 Bb5a4 Bh2g3 Ba4d7 Bg3f4 Bd7a4
c5xb6 a7xb6 Kd4c4 Ke6f5 Kc4b4) -2.69/20 22} 30. Bc3 {(Bd2c3 Ke6f5 Bc3d4
Kf5e6 Bd4f6 Bc6a4 Bf6a1 Ba4c6 Ba1d4 Bc6a4 Bd4f6 Ba4c2 Bf6c3 b6xc5 Kc4xc5
Ke6d7 Kc5d5 a7a6 Kd5c5 Bc2e4 Bc3e5 a6a5 Kc5b5) +2.70/20 22} Kd7 {(Ke6d7
Bc3e5 Kd7e6 Be5b2 Ke6d7 Bb2c3 Kd7e6 Bc3f6 Bc6d7 Bf6d4 Bd7c6 Bd4a1 b6xc5
Kc4xc5 Ke6d7 Ba1g7 Bc6e4 Bg7c3 a7a6 Bc3e5 a6a5 Kc5b5) -2.70/19 22} 31. Be5
{(Bc3e5 Kd7e6 Be5f6 Bc6d7 Bf6d4 Bd7c6 Bd4a1 Ke6f7 Ba1c3 Kf7e6 Bc3e1 Bc6f3
Kc4d4 Bf3c6 Be1b4 Ke6d7 Bb4c3 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Bc6e4 Bc3b4 Be4f5 Kc5d5)
+2.70/19 21} Ba4 {(Bc6a4 Be5f4 Kd7e6 Kc4d4 Ba4d7 Bf4g3 Bd7c6 Bg3f2 b6xc5+
Kd4xc5 Bc6e4 Bf2e1 Ke6d7 Kc5d4 Be4f5 Kd4d5 Bf5d3 Be1g3 a7a5 Bg3e1) -2.70/19
21} 32. Bf4 {(Be5f4 Kd7e6 Bf4c1 Ba4c6 Bc1b2 Ke6d7 Bb2c3 Kd7e6 Bc3d4 Bc6d7
Bd4f2 Bd7c6 Bf2g3 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6e4 Bg3e5 Ke6d7 Be5c3 a7a6 Bc3e5 Kd7e6
Kc5b6 Be4d3 Kb6c7) +2.70/19 22} Bc6 {(Ba4c6 Bf4c1 Kd7e6 Bc1b2 Ke6d7 Bb2c3
Kd7e6 Bc3d4 Bc6a4 Bd4a1 Ba4c6 Ba1h8 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Ke6d7 Bh8a1 Bc6f3 Ba1e5
Bf3h5 Be5f6 Bh5f3 Bf6c3 Bf3e4 Bc3f6 Be4c2 Bf6d4 Bc2e4 Bd4c3 a7a6 Bc3e5
Kd7e6 Kc5b6 Be4d3 Kb6c7) -2.70/20 22} 33. Kd4 {(Kc4d4 Kd7e6 Bf4e5 Bc6b7
Kd4c4 Bb7c6 Be5f6 Ke6d7 Bf6b2 Bc6f3 Bb2e5 Bf3e2+ Kc4d4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Be2d1
Be5b2 Bd1g4 Bb2d4 Bg4f3 Bd4c3 Bf3e4 Kc5d4 Be4c2 Kd4d5 a7a6 Kd5c5 Bc2f5
Bc3e5 Kd7e6 Be5c3) +2.70/20 22} Ke6 {(Kd7e6 Bf4d2 Bc6a4 Bd2e1 Ba4c6 Kd4c4
Bc6a4 Be1c3 Ba4e8 Bc3b2 Be8c6 Bb2d4 Bc6e8 Bd4f2 Be8d7 Kc4d4 Bd7e8 c5xb6
a7xb6 Bf2g3 Be8c6 Bg3f4 Bc6f3 a3a4 Bf3c6) -2.69/20 21} 34. Bc1 {(Bf4c1
Bc6b5 Bc1d2 Bb5c6 Bd2f4 Bc6b5 Bf4e5 Bb5a4 Be5g3 Ba4d7 Bg3f2 Bd7b5 Bf2e1
Bb5c6 Kd4c4 b6xc5 Kc4xc5 Bc6e4 Be1d2 Be4g2 Bd2c3 Bg2f3 a3a4 Ke6d7 Bc3d4
Bf3e4 a4a5 Be4f3 Bd4f6 Bf3e4 Bf6c3 a7a6 Bc3d4) +2.69/20 22} Bb5 {(Bc6b5
Bc1d2 Bb5c6 Bd2f4 Bc6f3 Bf4g3 Bf3c6 Bg3f2 Bc6b5 Bf2e1 Bb5c6 Be1g3 Bc6f3
a3a4 Bf3c6 a4a5 b6xa5 Kd4c4 a5a4 Kc4b4 Ke6d5) -2.69/20 22} 35. Bb2 {(Bc1b2
Bb5e2 Bb2c3 Be2b5 Bc3e1 Bb5d7 Be1f2 Bd7b5 Bf2g3 Bb5a4 Bg3h2 Ba4e8 Kd4c3
Be8c6 Kc3d3 Ke6d7 Bh2g1 Bc6b5+ Kd3e4 Bb5c6+ Ke4e5) +2.57/19 22} Be2 {(Bb5e2
a3a4 Be2d1 a4a5 b6xa5 Bb2c3 a5a4 Kd4c4 a4a3 Kc4b4 a3a2 Kb4a3 Bd1g4 Ka3xa2
Ke6d5 Bc3b4 a7a5 Bb4a3 Kd5c6 Ka2b3 Bg4d1+ Kb3c4 Bd1e2+ Kc4d4) -2.70/18 22}
36. a4 {(a3a4 Be2d1 a4a5 b6xa5 Bb2c3 a5a4 Kd4c4 Bd1f3 Bc3b2 Bf3c6 Bb2d4
a7a5 Bd4b2 Bc6e8 Bb2a3 Be8c6 Ba3c1 Ke6d7 Bc1d2 a4a3 Kc4b3) +2.68/19 22} Bd1
{(Be2d1 a4a5 b6xa5 Bb2c3 a5a4 Kd4c4 a4a3 Kc4b4 a3a2 Kb4a3 Bd1g4 Ka3xa2
Ke6d5 Bc3b4 a7a5 Bb4a3 Bg4e6 Ka2b3 Be6d7 Kb3c3 Kd5c6 Kc3d4) -2.66/18 22}
37. a5 {(a4a5 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Kc5d5 a7a6 Kd5e5 Bd1c2 Bb2c1 Bc2b1 Bc1f4
Bb1c2 Bf4e3 Bc2b1 Be3c5 Bb1c2 Bc5d4 Bc2d3 Ke5d5 Bd3b1 Kd5e5 Bb1c2 Bd4c5
Bc2b1 Bc5e3 Bb1d3 Be3f4 Bd3c2) +2.72/18 22} bxc5 {(b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7
Kc5d5 Bd1e2 Bb2d4 a7a6 Bd4e3 Be2d3 Kd5e5 Bd3b1 Be3c5 Bb1c2 Bc5d4 Bc2d3
Bd4f2 Bd3e2 Bf2e3 Be2f3 Be3d4 Bf3e2 Bd4f2 Be2d3 Bf2e3) -2.77/17 22} 38.
Kxc5 {(Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Kc5d5 Bd1b3+ Kd5e5 a7a6 Bb2c1 Bb3c4 Bc1e3 Bc4e2 Be3c5
Be2d3 Bc5d4 Bd3c4 Bd4f2 Bc4e2 Bf2e3 Be2c4 Be3a7 Bc4d3 Ba7b6 Bd3b5 Bb6e3
Bb5d3 Be3d4) +2.75/20 21} Kd7 {(Ke6d7 Kc5d5 Bd1e2 Kd5e5 Be2d3 Bb2a1 a7a6
Ba1c3 Bd3c2 Bc3d2 Bc2d3 Bd2e3 Bd3e2 Ke5f6 Be2d3 Be3f4 Kd7e8 Bf4e5 Ke8d7
Kf6f7 Bd3e4 Kf7f6 Be4b1 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 h5h4 Kf6f7 Bb1a2+ Kf7f8) -2.76/20
22} 39. Kd5 {(Kc5d5 Bd1c2 Bb2c1 a7a6 Kd5e5 Bc2b1 Bc1f4 Kd7e8 Ke5f6 Bb1d3
Bf4g3 Ke8d7 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 h5h4 Bg3xh4 Kd7xd6 Bh4g3+ Kd6d7 g6g7 Bd3c4)
+2.92/20 22} Bb3 {(Bd1b3+ Kd5e5 Bb3c2 Bb2c1 Bc2d3 Bc1f4 a7a6 Ke5f6 Kd7e8
Bf4e5 Bd3c2 Be5g3 Ke8d7 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 h5h4 Bg3xh4 Kd7xd6 g6g7 Bc2b3
Bh4g3+ Kd6d7) -3.00/19 22} 40. Ke5 {(Kd5e5 Bb3c2 Bb2c1 a7a6 Bc1f4 Bc2d1
Ke5f6 Bd1h5 Bf4e5 Kd7d8 Kf6e6 Bh5g4+ Ke6f7 Bg4h5 Be5f4 Kd8d7 Kf7f6 Kd7d8
Bf4e5 Kd8d7 Be5f4) +3.12/20 21} Bc2 {(Bb3c2 Bb2c1 a7a6 Bc1f4 Bc2d1 Ke5f6
Bd1h5 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Kf7e6 Bh5e2 Ke6f6 Be2d3 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 h5h4 Kf6f7 Kd8d7
g6g7 Bd3c4+ Kf7f8 h4h3 g7g8Q Bc4xg8 Kf8xg8) -3.21/19 21} 41. Bc1 {(Bb2c1
a7a6 Bc1f4 Bc2d1 Ke5f6 Bd1h5 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Bf4e5 Kd8d7 Kf7f6 Kd7e8 Be5h2
Ke8d8 Bh2g3 Kd8e8 Kf6e6 Bh5g4+ Ke6f6 Bg4f5 h4h5) +3.13/19 22} a6 {(a7a6
Bc1a3 Bc2d1 Ke5f6 Bd1h5 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Ba3c1 Kd8d7 Bc1f4 Kd7d8 Bf4e3 Kd8d7
Be3c5 Kd7d8 Kf7e6 Bh5g4+ Ke6f6 Bg4h5 Bc5d4 Kd8d7 Bd4e5 Kd7e8 Be5g3 Ke8d7
Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Kf7e6 Bh5e2 Ke6f7 Be2h5) -3.13/20 22} 42. Bf4 {(Bc1f4 Bc2d1
Ke5f6 Bd1h5 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Bf4e5 Kd8d7 Be5g3 Kd7d8 Bg3f4 Kd8d7 Bf4e5 Kd7d8
Be5d4 Kd8d7 Bd4c5 Kd7d8 Kf7e6 Bh5f3 Bc5b6+ Kd8e8 d6d7+) +3.24/20 22} Bd1
{(Bc2d1 Ke5f6 Bd1h5 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Bf4g3 Kd8d7 Bg3e5 Kd7d8 Kf7f6 Kd8e8 Be5h2
Ke8d7 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Bh2f4 Kd8d7 Bf4g3 Kd7d8 Bg3e5 Kd8d7 Be5g3) -3.21/21 22}
43. Kf6 {(Ke5f6 Bd1h5 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Bf4g3 Kd8d7 Bg3e5 Kd7d8 Be5d4 Kd8d7 Bd4c5
Kd7d8 Kf7e6 Bh5g4+ Ke6f6 Bg4h5 Bc5d4 Kd8e8 Bd4e5 Ke8d7 Be5f4 Kd7c6 Kf6f7
Kc6d7 Bf4g3 Kd7d8 Bg3e5 Kd8d7 Kf7f6 Kd7d8 Kf6e6 Bh5g4+ Ke6f7 Bg4h5)
+3.30/21 21} Bh5 {(Bd1h5 Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Bf4e3 Kd8d7 Be3c5 Kd7d8 Bc5b4 Kd8d7
Bb4a3 Kd7d8 Ba3b2 Kd8d7 Bb2e5 Kd7d8 Be5f4 Kd8d7 Bf4g3 Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4
h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6) -3.51/20 22} 44. Kf7 {(Kf6f7 Kd7d8 Bf4e3 Kd8d7 Be3c5 Kd7d8
Bc5b6+ Kd8d7 Bb6c7 Bh5e2 Kf7xg6 Be2d3+ Kg6f6 Bd3e2 g5g6 Be2g4 g6g7 Bg4e6
h4h5 Be6g8 h5h6 Kd7c6 Bc7b6 Kc6xd6 Bb6e3 Kd6d7 Be3d4) +6.06/20 22} Kd8
{(Kd7d8 Bf4e3 Kd8d7 Be3c5 Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 Kc6xc5 g6g7
Kc5b4 g7g8Q Bg4h3 Qg8d5 Bh3g4 d6d7 Bg4xd7 Ke7xd7 h5h4) -9.63/18 22} 45. Be3
{(Bf4e3 Kd8d7 Be3c5 Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 h4h5 Bg4xh5 d6d7 Kc6xc5 d7d8Q Kc5b4
Qd8b6+ Kb4a3 Qb6xa6 Ka3a4 Ke7f7 Ka4b4 Qa6b6+ Kb4c3 a5a6 Kc3d3 Kf7g7)
+10.48/19 22} Kd7 {(Kd8d7 Be3c5 Kd7d8 Bc5b6+ Kd8d7 Bb6c7 Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4
h4h5 Bg4xh5 d6d7 Kc6xc7 d7d8Q+ Kc7c6 Qd8d3 Kc6b7 Qd3d6 Bh5f3 Qd6b6+ Kb7a8
Qb6xa6+ Ka8b8 Qa6xg6) -10.57/20 22} 46. Bc5 {(Be3c5 Kd7d8 Bc5b6+ Kd8d7
Bb6c7 Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 Bc7b6 Bg4f5 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 Bf5xg6 d6d7 Kc6b5 d7d8Q
Bg6h7 Qd8d5+ Kb5b4 Qd5xh5) +11.04/19 21} Kd8 {(Kd7d8 Bc5b6+ Kd8d7 Bb6c7
Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 Bc7b6 Bg4f5 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 Bf5xg6 d6d7 Kc6b5 d7d8Q Bg6c2
Qd8d5+ Kb5b4 Qd5xh5 Kb4a4 Qh5g4+ Ka4a3) -11.12/18 22} 47. Bb6 {(Bc5b6+
Kd8d7 Bb6c7 Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 Bc7b6 Bg4f5 h4h5 g6xh5 g5g6 Bf5xg6 d6d7 Kc6b5
d7d8Q Bg6c2 Qd8d5+ Kb5b4 Bb6c5+ Kb4c3 Bc5d4+ Kc3d2 Qd5xh5 Bc2d3 Qh5h6+
Kd2c2 Qh6h2+ Kc2b3) +11.64/21 22} Kd7 {(Kd8d7 Bb6c7 Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 h4h5
Bg4xh5 d6d7 Kc6xc7 d7d8Q+ Kc7c6 Qd8d6+ Kc6b5 Qd6d4 Kb5xa5 Qd4b2 Bh5d1
Qb2d2+ Ka5b5 Qd2xd1 Kb5c4 Ke7f6 Kc4c5 Kf6xg6) -11.86/20 21} 48. Bc7 {(Bb6c7
Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 h4h5 Bg4xh5 d6d7 Kc6xc7 d7d8Q+ Kc7c6 Qd8d6+ Kc6b5 Qd6d4
Bh5f3 Qd4d3+ Kb5xa5 Qd3xf3 Ka5b6 Qf3f6+ Kb6b5 Qf6xg6 a6a5 Qg6d6) +13.27/18
22} Kc6 {(Kd7c6 Kf7e7 Bh5g4 h4h5 Bg4xh5 d6d7 Kc6xc7 d7d8Q+ Kc7c6 Qd8d4
Kc6b5 Qd4c3 Bh5g4 Qc3e5+ Kb5b4 Qe5e4+ Kb4xa5 Qe4xg4 Ka5b6 Qg4e6+ Kb6c5
Qe6d6+ Kc5b5 Qd6xg6 Kb5a5) -13.15/18 21 Black resigns})
[d] 8/2B2K2/p1kP2p1/P5Pb/7P/8/8/8 w - - 14 49


4. c5 {(c4c5 b7b6
c5xb6 a7xb6 Bg5f4 Be8c6 Kc2c3 Bc6g2 h3h4 Bg2f3 Kc3b4 Bf3xg4 Kb4b5 Bg4f3
Kb5xb6) +2.49/13 2} Bc6 {(Be8c6 Bg5f4 b7b6 c5xb6 a7xb6 Kc2c3 Bc6g2 h3h4
Bg2f3 g4g5 g7g6 Kc3d4 Ke6d7 Kd4e5 b6b5 Ke5f6) -2.53/14 6} 5. Bf4 {(Bg5f4
Bc6g2 h3h4 Bg2f3 g4g5 b7b6 c5xb6 a7xb6 Kc2d3 g7g6 a2a3 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 Kd7e6
Kd3d4 Ke6d7) +2.55/15 6} Bg2 {(Bc6g2 h3h4 Bg2f3 g4g5 b7b6 Kc2c3 b6xc5 Kc3c4
g7g6 Kc4xc5 Ke6d7 a2a3 Bf3e4 Kc5d4 Be4f3 Kd4c5) -2.54/16 6} 6. h4 {(h3h4
Bg2f3 g4g5 g7g6 Kc2d3 b7b6 Kd3d4 b6xc5+ Kd4xc5 Ke6d7 Bf4e5 Bf3e4 a2a4 Be4g2
a4a5 Bg2f3 a5a6 Kd7e6) +2.54/16 6} b6 {(b7b6 c5xb6 a7xb6 Bf4e5 Bg2f3 Be5xg7
Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Ke6d7 a2a3 Bg4f3 Kc2d3 Bf3h5 Bf8e7 Bh5g6+ Kd3d4) -2.81/14 6}
7. cxb6 {(c5xb6 a7xb6 Bf4e5 Bg2f3 Be5xg7 Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Ke6d7 a2a3 Bg4h5
Bf8e7 Bh5e2 Kc2c3 Be2f3 Kc3d4 b6b5 Kd4c5) +2.97/16 6} axb6 {(a7xb6 Bf4e5
Bg2f3 Be5xg7 Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Ke6d7 a2a3 Bg4h5 Kc2d3 Bh5g4 Bf8e7 Bg4f3 Kd3c4
Bf3e2+ Kc4b4 Be2f3 Kb4b5) -2.91/17 6} 8. Be5 {(Bf4e5 Bg2f3 Be5xg7 Bf3xg4
Bg7f8 Bg4f3 Bf8e7 Ke6d7 a2a3 Bf3e4+ Kc2c3 Be4f3 Kc3d4 Bf3e2 Kd4e4 Be2c4
h4h5 Bc4e2) +3.04/16 6} Be4 {(Bg2e4+ Kc2c3 Be4f3 Be5xg7 Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Bg4f3
Bf8e7 Bf3d1 Kc3d3 Ke6d7 Kd3e4 Bd1e2 Ke4d4 Be2d1 Kd4e5 Bd1e2 Be7g5 Be2c4)
-3.02/15 6} 9. Kc3 {(Kc2c3 Be4f3 Be5xg7 Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Bg4f3 Bf8e7 Bf3d1
Kc3d2 Bd1f3 Kd2e3 Bf3d1 Ke3d4 Ke6d7 Kd4e5 Bd1f3 Be7g5 b6b5 a2a3) +3.07/17
6} Bf3 {(Be4f3 Be5xg7 Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Bg4f3 Bf8e7 Bf3e2 Kc3d4 Be2f3 a2a3 Bf3d1
Kd4d3 Bd1h5 Kd3e3 Ke6d7 Ke3e4 Bh5e2 Ke4e5 Be2f3 Be7g5 b6b5 Bg5e3) -3.09/17
6} 10. Bxg7 {(Be5xg7 Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Bg4f3 Bf8e7 Bf3e2 Kc3d4 Be2f3 a2a3 Bf3h5
Kd4e4 Bh5g6+ Ke4e3 Bg6h5 Ke3d4 Ke6d7 Kd4e5 Bh5f3 Ke5d4 Bf3e2 Kd4e5 Be2f3)
+3.07/18 6} Bxg4 {(Bf3xg4 Bg7f8 Bg4f3 Bf8e7 Bf3e2 Kc3d2 Be2f3 Kd2d3 Ke6d7
Kd3c3 Bf3d5 a2a3 Bd5f3 Kc3d4 Bf3e2 Kd4e5 Be2f3 Be7g5 b6b5 Bg5e7 Bf3h5 Ke5d4
Bh5f3 Kd4c5) -3.07/18 6} 11. Bf8 {(Bg7f8 Bg4f3 Bf8e7 Bf3e2 Kc3d2 Be2f3
Kd2d3 Bf3g4 a2a3 Ke6d7 Kd3c4 Bg4e2+ Kc4d4 Be2h5 Kd4d5 Bh5e2 Kd5e5 Be2f3
Be7g5 b6b5 Bg5d2 Bf3e2 Bd2e3 Be2f3 Be3d4 Bf3e2 Ke5d5) +3.07/18 6} Bf3
{(Bg4f3 Kc3d3 Bf3h5 Bf8e7 Bh5g4 a2a3 Bg4f3 Kd3e3 Bf3h5 Ke3d2 Ke6d7 Kd2d3
Bh5g4 Kd3d4 Bg4h5 Kd4e5 Bh5f3 Be7g5 b6b5 Bg5d2 Bf3e2 Bd2e3 Be2f3 Be3d4
Bf3e2 Ke5d5) -3.07/17 6} 12. Kd3 {(Kc3d3 Bf3h5 Bf8e7 Bh5f3 Kd3c4 Bf3e2+
Kc4c3 Ke6d7 a2a3 Kd7e6 Kc3d2 Be2f3 Kd2e3 Bf3h5 Ke3f4 Ke6d7 Kf4e5 Bh5f3
Be7g5 b6b5 Bg5h6 Bf3h5 Ke5d5 Bh5e2 Kd5c5) +3.07/18 6} Bd5 {(Bf3d5 a2a3
Bd5f3 Kd3e3 Bf3d1 Ke3f4 b6b5 Bf8e7 Bd1e2 Kf4e3 Be2h5 Ke3d4 Ke6d7 Kd4c5
Bh5e2 Be7f6 Be2f3 Bf6g5) -3.41/15 6} 13. a3 {(a2a3 Bd5f3 Kd3e3 Bf3d1 Bf8e7
Ke6d7 Ke3f4 Bd1e2 Kf4g5 Kd7e6 h4h5 Be2d3 h5h6 b6b5 Kg5f4 Bd3h7 Kf4g5)
+3.79/16 6} Bf3 {(Bd5f3 Kd3e3 Bf3d1 Ke3f4 b6b5 Bf8e7 Ke6d7 Kf4g5 Bd1f3 h4h5
Kd7e6 h5h6 Bf3e4 Kg5f4 Be4h7 Kf4e3 Ke6f7 Ke3f4 Kf7e6) -3.88/17 6} 14. Ke3
{(Kd3e3 Bf3d1 Ke3f4 Ke6d7 Kf4g5 Kd7e6 h4h5 Bd1a4 Kg5g4 Ba4d1+ Kg4h4 Bd1b3
h5h6 Bb3c2 Kh4g5 Bc2e4 Kg5f4 Be4b1 Bf8e7 Bb1c2 Kf4e3 Ke6d7 Ke3d4) +3.85/20
6} Bh5 {(Bf3h5 Ke3f4 Bh5g6 Kf4g5 Bg6c2 h4h5 Bc2a4 Kg5f4 Ba4c2 h5h6 Bc2h7
Bf8e7 Bh7g6 Kf4g5 Bg6h7 Kg5g4 Bh7g6 Kg4f4 b6b5 Kf4e3 Ke6d7 Ke3d4 Bg6f5
Kd4c5) -3.85/20 6} 15. Kf4 {(Ke3f4 Bh5e2 Kf4g5 Be2d1 Bf8e7 Bd1a4 h4h5 Ba4c2
Kg5f4 b6b5 h5h6 Bc2b1 Kf4e3 Ke6d7 Ke3d4 Kd7c6 Kd4e5 Kc6d7 Ke5d5 Bb1d3
Be7f6) +3.89/20 6} Bd1 {(Bh5d1 Kf4g5 Bd1c2 h4h5 Bc2a4 Kg5f4 Ba4c2 Bf8e7
Bc2b1 h5h6 Bb1c2 Kf4e3 Ke6d7 Ke3d4 Bc2f5 Kd4d5 Bf5c2 Kd5e5 Bc2b1 Be7g5
Bb1d3 Bg5e3 b6b5 Be3d4 Bd3c2 Ke5d5) -4.04/19 6} 16. Kg5 {(Kf4g5 Bd1c2 h4h5
Bc2a4 Kg5f4 Ba4c2 h5h6 Bc2b1 Bf8e7 Bb1d3 Kf4e3 Bd3c2 Ke3d4 Ke6d7 Kd4d5
Bc2b3+ Kd5e5 Bb3c2 Be7g5 b6b5 Ke5d5 Bc2d3 Kd5c5 Kd7e6 Bg5e7 Ke6d7 Be7f6)
+4.05/20 6} Bc2 {(Bd1c2 h4h5 Bc2a4 h5h6 Ba4c2 Kg5f4 Bc2d3 Kf4e3 Bd3h7 Ke3d4
Ke6d7 Bf8e7 Bh7c2 Kd4e5 Bc2h7 Be7g5 Bh7d3 Bg5e3 b6b5 Be3f2 Bd3h7 Bf2e3
Bh7c2 Ke5d5 Bc2d3 Kd5d4 Bd3f5 Kd4c5 Bf5c2 Be3g5 Bc2d3 Bg5e7 Kd7e6 Kc5c6
Bd3c4 h6h7) -4.09/19 6} 17. h5 {(h4h5 Bc2a4 Bf8e7 Ba4c6 Kg5f4 Bc6e8 h5h6
Be8g6 Kf4e3 Ke6d7 Ke3d4 Bg6c2 Kd4e5 b6b5 Ke5d5 Kd7e8 Kd5c5 Bc2d3 Be7g5
Ke8d7 Bg5e7 Kd7e6 Kc5c6 Bd3c4 h6h7) +4.08/19 6} Ba4 {(Bc2a4 h5h6 Ba4c2
Kg5f4 Bc2d3 Kf4e3 Bd3g6 Ke3d4 Ke6d7 Bf8e7 Bg6f5 Kd4e5 Bf5b1 Be7g5 Bb1c2
Bg5e3 b6b5 Ke5d5 Bc2d3 Kd5d4 Bd3f5 Kd4c5 Bf5c2 Be3g5 Bc2d3 Bg5e7 Kd7e6
Kc5c6 Bd3c4 h6h7) -4.43/19 6} 18. Kf4 {(Kg5f4 Ke6f7 Bf8e7 Ba4e8 Kf4e5 Be8d7
Be7g5 Bd7c8 Bg5e3 b6b5 Ke5d5 Bc8b7+ Kd5d4 Bb7c8 h5h6 Bc8f5 Kd4c5 Kf7e6
Be3d4 Bf5d3 Kc5c6) +4.37/18 6} Kf7 {(Ke6f7 Bf8e7 Ba4e8 Kf4e5 Be8c6 Be7f6
Bc6d7 Bf6g5 Kf7g7 Bg5e3 b6b5 h5h6+ Kg7f7 Ke5d4 Bd7f5 Kd4c5 Kf7e6 Be3d4
Bf5d3 Kc5c6) -4.37/19 6} 19. Be7 {(Bf8e7 Kf7e6 Kf4e4 Ba4c6+ Ke4d4 Bc6d7
h5h6 Ke6f7 Kd4d5 Kf7g6 Be7g5 Kg6f7 Bg5e3 Kf7g6 Kd5d4 Kg6f6 Kd4e4 Bd7c6+
Ke4d3 b6b5 h6h7 Kf6g7) +4.37/18 6} Ke6 {(Kf7e6 Kf4e4 Ba4c6+ Ke4d4 Ke6f7
Be7g5 Kf7g7 Kd4e5 Bc6d7 Ke5d5 Kg7f8 h5h6 Kf8f7 Kd5e5 Bd7g4 Bg5e3 b6b5 Be3d2
Kf7g6 Bd2g5 Bg4h3 Ke5d5 Bh3d7 Bg5f4 Kg6f7 Bf4e3 Kf7f6 Kd5c5 Kf6g6 Kc5b6
Bd7e8 Kb6c7 Kg6f5 d6d7) -4.36/18 6} 20. Ke4 {(Kf4e4 Ba4c6+ Ke4d4 Ke6f7
Be7g5 Kf7g7 Kd4e5 Bc6d7 Ke5d5 Kg7f8 h5h6 Kf8f7 Kd5e5 Kf7g6 Bg5e3 Bd7g4
Ke5d5 Bg4d7 Be3xb6 Kg6xh6 Bb6d4 Kh6g6) +4.36/18 6} Bc6 {(Ba4c6+ Ke4d4 Bc6e8
h5h6 Ke6f7 Kd4d5 Be8d7 Be7g5 Kf7g6 Kd5d4 Bd7c6 Bg5f4 Bc6d7 Bf4e3 Bd7c6
Kd4e5 Bc6d7 Ke5d5 Kg6h7 Be3xb6 Kh7xh6 Bb6d4 Kh6g6) -4.36/18 6} 21. Kd4
{(Ke4d4 Ke6f5 h5h6 Kf5g6 Be7g5 Bc6d7 Kd4d5 Kg6f7 Bg5c1 Kf7g8 Bc1e3 b6b5
Kd5e5 Kg8f7 Be3g5 Bd7c8 Bg5f4 Bc8d7 Ke5d5 Kf7f6 Bf4e3 Bd7f5 Kd5c6 Kf6e5
d6d7) +4.38/18 6} Bd7 {(Bc6d7 Kd4c4 Ke6f7 Be7g5 Kf7g7 h5h6+ Kg7f7 Kc4d4
Kf7g6 Bg5e3 Bd7e6 Kd4e4 Be6h3 Ke4e5 Bh3g4 Ke5d5 Bg4d7 Be3xb6 Kg6xh6 Bb6d4
Kh6g6) -4.36/18 6} 22. Kc4 {(Kd4c4 Ke6f7 Be7g5 Bd7c6 h5h6 Kf7g6 Bg5e3 Kg6h7
Kc4d3 Kh7g6 Kd3d4 Kg6f6 Be3f4 Kf6f7 Kd4e5 Kf7g6 Ke5e6 Bc6e4 d6d7) +4.36/18
6} Kf7 {(Ke6f7 Kc4d5 Kf7g7 Be7g5 Kg7f7 h5h6 Kf7g6 Bg5e3 Kg6h7 Be3f4 Kh7g6
Bf4g5 Kg6h7 Bg5e3 Kh7g6 Be3xb6 Kg6xh6 Bb6d4 Kh6g6) -4.36/17 6} 23. Kd5
{(Kc4d5 Kf7g7 Be7g5 Kg7f7 h5h6 Kf7g6 Bg5f4 Kg6f6 Bf4e3 Kf6g6 Kd5d4 Bd7f5
Kd4c4 Bf5d7 Kc4d5 Kg6h7 Be3xb6 Kh7xh6 Bb6d4 Kh6g6) +4.36/16 6} Kg7 {(Kf7g7
Be7g5 Kg7g8 h5h6 Kg8f7 Kd5e5 b6b5 Ke5d4 Bd7f5 Bg5f4 Kf7f6 Kd4c5 Bf5d7
Bf4g5+ Kf6f7 Bg5e3 Kf7g6 Kc5d5 Bd7f5 Kd5c6 Bf5d3 d6d7) -4.39/17 6} 24. Bg5
{(Be7g5 Kg7f7 h5h6 Kf7g6 Bg5e3 Kg6h7 Kd5e5 Kh7g6 h6h7 Kg6g7 h7h8Q+ Kg7xh8
Ke5f6 b6b5 Kf6e7 Bd7c6 d6d7 Bc6xd7 Ke7xd7) +4.67/17 6} Kf8 {(Kg7f8 Bg5e3
Kf8g7 Kd5e5 b6b5 Ke5d5 Kg7f6 Kd5c5 Kf6g7 h5h6+ Kg7g6 Kc5d5 Kg6f6 Kd5c5
Kf6g6) -4.78/15 6} 25. Bd2 {(Bg5d2 Kf8g8 h5h6 Kg8f7 Bd2g5 Kf7g8 Bg5e3 b6b5
Kd5c5 Kg8h8 Kc5b6 Kh8h7 Be3d2 Bd7e6 Kb6xb5 Kh7g6 Bd2e3 Be6d7+ Kb5a6 Bd7c8+
Ka6b6) +5.05/17 6} Kg8 {(Kf8g8 h5h6 Kg8f7 Bd2e3 Kf7g6 Be3c1 Kg6h7 Kd5e5
Kh7g6 h6h7 Kg6xh7 Ke5f6 Bd7h3 Kf6e7 Kh7g8 d6d7 Bh3xd7 Ke7xd7 Kg8f7 Kd7c6)
-4.75/17 6} 26. Ke5 {(Kd5e5 Kg8f7 Bd2e3 Kf7g7 h5h6+ Kg7g6 h6h7 Kg6xh7 Ke5f6
Bd7g4 Kf6e7 b6b5 d6d7 Bg4xd7 Ke7xd7 Kh7g6 Be3d4 b5b4 a3a4) +4.91/17 6} Kf7
{(Kg8f7 h5h6 Bd7g4 h6h7 Kf7g7 h7h8Q+ Kg7xh8 Ke5f6 b6b5 Bd2b4 Kh8h7 Kf6e7
Kh7g7 d6d7 Bg4xd7 Ke7xd7 Kg7f7 Kd7c6 Kf7e6 Kc6c5 Ke6d7 Kc5b6) -4.99/17 6}
27. h6 {(h5h6 Bd7g4 h6h7 Kf7g7 h7h8Q+ Kg7xh8 Ke5f6 b6b5 Bd2b4 Kh8h7 Kf6e7
Kh7g6 d6d7 Bg4xd7 Ke7xd7 Kg6f5 Kd7c7 Kf5e4 Kc7c6 Ke4d4 Bb4d6 b5b4) +4.86/18
6} Bg4 {(Bd7g4 Bd2b4 Kf7g6 h6h7 Kg6xh7 Ke5f6 b6b5 Kf6e7 Kh7g6 d6d7 Bg4xd7
Ke7xd7 Kg6f5 Kd7c7 Kf5e4 Kc7c6 Ke4d4 Kc6b6 Kd4c4 Kb6c6 Kc4b3) -4.77/18 6}
28. Kf4 {(Ke5f4 Bg4d7 Kf4g5 Bd7c6 Bd2e3 Bc6a4 Be3xb6 Ba4b5 Bb6d8 Bb5d3
Kg5f4 Kf7e6 Kf4e3 Bd3g6 Bd8c7 Bg6f5 Ke3d4 Ke6d7) +5.09/18 6} Bd7 {(Bg4d7
Kf4g5 Bd7c6 Bd2e3 Bc6b5 Be3d4 Bb5d3 Bd4xb6 Bd3b5 Bb6d8 Bb5d3 a3a4 Kf7e6
Bd8c7 Bd3h7 a4a5 Bh7g8 Kg5h4 Ke6d7 a5a6 Bg8c4 h6h7) -5.35/19 6} 29. Kg5
{(Kf4g5 Bd7c6 Bd2e3 Bc6b5 Be3d4 Bb5d3 Bd4xb6 Bd3b5 Bb6d4 Bb5d3 a3a4 Kf7e6
Bd4c5 Bd3e4 a4a5 Be4d3 Kg5f4 Ke6d7 Kf4e3 Bd3f5 a5a6 Kd7c6) +5.50/20 6} Ba4
{(Bd7a4 Bd2e3 Ba4c2 Be3xb6 Bc2a4 Bb6e3 Ba4b5 Be3d4 Bb5d3 Bd4b6 Bd3b5 Bb6c5
Kf7g8 Bc5d4 Kg8h7 Bd4e3 Bb5c6 Kg5f6 Bc6d7 Kf6e7 Bd7c6 d6d7) -5.85/18 6} 30.
Be3 {(Bd2e3 Ba4c6 Be3xb6 Bc6b5 Bb6d4 Kf7g8 Kg5g6 Bb5e8+ Kg6f6 Kg8h7 Kf6e7
Be8c6 Bd4e3 Bc6b5 d6d7 Bb5xd7 Ke7xd7 Kh7g8 Be3f4 Kg8f7 Bf4e3 Kf7g6 a3a4)
+8.76/19 6} Bc6 {(Ba4c6 Be3xb6 Bc6b5 Bb6g1 Bb5a4 Bg1c5 Kf7g8 Kg5f6 Kg8h7
Bc5e3 Ba4c6 Kf6e6 Kh7g6 d6d7 Bc6xd7+ Ke6xd7 Kg6f6 a3a4) -8.51/15 6} 31.
Bxb6 {(Be3xb6 Bc6b5 Bb6d4 Kf7g8 Kg5g6 Bb5e8+ Kg6f6 Kg8h7 Kf6e6 Kh7xh6 d6d7
Be8xd7+ Ke6xd7 Kh6g6 a3a4 Kg6f5 a4a5 Kf5e4 a5a6 Ke4xd4 a6a7 Kd4e3 a7a8Q)
+12.00/17 5} Bd7 {(Bc6d7 Bb6d4 Kf7g8 Kg5f6 Kg8h7 Kf6e7 Bd7b5 d6d7 Bb5xd7
Ke7xd7 Kh7g6 a3a4 Kg6xh6 a4a5 Kh6g6 a5a6 Kg6f5 a6a7 Kf5e4 a7a8Q+ Ke4xd4)
-12.00/17 5} 32. Bd4 {(Bb6d4 Kf7g8 Kg5f6 Kg8h7 Kf6e7 Bd7b5 d6d7 Bb5xd7
Ke7xd7 Kh7xh6 Bd4b6 Kh6h5 a3a4 Kh5g6 a4a5 Kg6f5 a5a6 Kf5f4 a6a7 Kf4e4
a7a8Q+ Ke4d3) +15.00/18 5} Kg8 {(Kf7g8 Kg5f6 Kg8h7 Kf6e7 Bd7f5 a3a4 Kh7xh6
d6d7 Bf5xd7 Ke7xd7 Kh6h5 a4a5 Kh5g4 a5a6 Kg4f5 Bd4b6 Kf5f4 a6a7 Kf4e4
a7a8Q+ Ke4d3 Qa8f3+ Kd3c4) -15.10/18 6} 33. Kf6 {(Kg5f6 Kg8h7 Kf6e7 Bd7f5
Bd4e3 Kh7g6 d6d7 Bf5xd7 Ke7xd7 Kg6f6 a3a4 Kf6g6 a4a5 Kg6h7 a5a6 Kh7g8 a6a7
Kg8h7 a7a8Q) +15.50/18 5} Kh7 {(Kg8h7 Bd4e3 Bd7g4 Kf6e7 Kh7g6 d6d7 Bg4xd7
Ke7xd7 Kg6f5 a3a4 Kf5e4 Be3b6 Ke4d3 a4a5 Kd3c4 h6h7 Kc4b4 h7h8Q Kb4b5
Qh8d4) -19.45/17 5} 34. Be3 {(Bd4e3 Bd7c6 Kf6e7 Kh7g6 d6d7 Bc6xd7 Ke7xd7
Kg6f6 a3a4 Kf6g6 a4a5 Kg6f5 h6h7 Kf5e4 Be3b6 Ke4f3 h7h8Q Kf3e4 Qh8d4+)
+20.30/19 5} Bb5 {(Bd7b5 Kf6e7 Kh7g6 d6d7 Bb5xd7 Ke7xd7 Kg6f6 a3a4 Kf6g6
a4a5 Kg6f5 h6h7 Kf5e4 Be3b6 Ke4d3 h7h8Q Kd3c4 Qh8d4+ Kc4b3 Qd4d3+ Kb3a4
Qd3d4+ Ka4b5 Qd4h4) -20.88/18 5} 35. Ke7 {(Kf6e7 Kh7g6 d6d7 Bb5xd7 Ke7xd7
Kg6f6 a3a4 Kf6g6 a4a5 Kg6f5 h6h7 Kf5e4 h7h8Q Ke4xe3 a5a6 Ke3d3 a6a7 Kd3c4
a7a8Q Kc4b3 Qa8d5+) +21.78/18 6} Ba4 {(Bb5a4 d6d7 Ba4xd7 Ke7xd7 Kh7g6 a3a4
Kg6f6 Be3d2 Kf6f5 h6h7 Kf5g4 h7h8Q Kg4g3 Qh8h1 Kg3f2 Kd7e7 Kf2e2 Qh1d5
Ke2f2) -22.46/16 6 Black resigns}
[d] 8/4K2k/3P3P/8/b7/P3B3/8/8 w - - 17 36

[Terry McCracken]

Thank You Deep Blue....

I'm not going to go through all this computer analysis.

[Jack Lad]

Thank You Deep Blue....

I'm not going to go through all this computer analysis.

Very droll.

1. Rxe8 Bxe8 2. Bd8 Kf7 3. Bxg5 Ke6 4. Bf4 Bc6 5. Kd3 Bg2 6. h4 Bf3 7. g5 g6 8. Kd4 b6 9. c5 Bc6 10. Be3 Be8 11. a3 Bc6 12. Kc4 Bd7 13. Bd2 Ba4 14. Be1 Bc6 15. Bb4 Bd7 16. Kd4 Bc6 17. Bc3 Ba4 18. Bb2 Bb5 19. Bc1 Bc6 20. Be3 Ba4 21. Bf2 Bd1 22. Bg1 Ba4 23. Kc4 Bc6 24. Bh2 Bd7 25. Bg3 Bc6 26. Bf4 Kf5 27. Be3 Ke6 28. Bc1 Kd7 29. Bd2 Ke6 30. Bc3 Kd7 31. Be5 Ba4 32. Bf4 Bc6 33. Kd4 Ke6 34. Bc1 Bb5 35. Bb2 Be2 36. a4 Bd1 37. a5 bxc5 38. Kxc5 Kd7 39. Kd5 Bb3 40. Ke5 Bc2 41. Bc1 a6 42. Bf4 Bd1 43. Kf6 1 - 0

It is probably better for you to play black and see if you can hold the draw against me as I try to win for white. This way it would make it easier to understand the subtleties involved in this difficult endgame.

[Terry McCracken]

Thank You Deep Blue....

I'm not going to go through all this computer analysis.

Very droll.

1. Rxe8 Bxe8 2. Bd8 Kf7 3. Bxg5 Ke6 4. Bf4 Bc6 5. Kd3 Bg2 6. h4 Bf3 7. g5 g6 8. Kd4 b6 9. c5 Bc6 10. Be3 Be8 11. a3 Bc6 12. Kc4 Bd7 13. Bd2 Ba4 14. Be1 Bc6 15. Bb4 Bd7 16. Kd4 Bc6 17. Bc3 Ba4 18. Bb2 Bb5 19. Bc1 Bc6 20. Be3 Ba4 21. Bf2 Bd1 22. Bg1 Ba4 23. Kc4 Bc6 24. Bh2 Bd7 25. Bg3 Bc6 26. Bf4 Kf5 27. Be3 Ke6 28. Bc1 Kd7 29. Bd2 Ke6 30. Bc3 Kd7 31. Be5 Ba4 32. Bf4 Bc6 33. Kd4 Ke6 34. Bc1 Bb5 35. Bb2 Be2 36. a4 Bd1 37. a5 bxc5 38. Kxc5 Kd7 39. Kd5 Bb3 40. Ke5 Bc2 41. Bc1 a6 42. Bf4 Bd1 43. Kf6 1 - 0

It is probably better for you to play black and see if you can hold the draw against me as I try to win for white. This way it would make it easier to understand the subtleties involved in this difficult endgame.

Robin no doubt is better than I in such endings, you should ask him to play it out. I think if he agrees you'll find it's a draw. Computers are weak in such endings.

Terry