tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1835822936104682944..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Benasque 1 - TragediesTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-2226637050132151652009-07-23T13:57:09.855+01:002009-07-23T13:57:09.855+01:00To Richard above:
Hmm, I wonder if R v N is reall...To Richard above:<br /><br />Hmm, I wonder if R v N is really as easy an ending as you make out. I can claim to have beaten somebody quite strong with the R - in a "theoretically drawn" position to boot.<br /><br />And is it easier to draw than R v B?? Dunno about that either - the fact that drawn positions in R&P v B (whilst not that common) are *much* more frequent than with R&P v N might be an argument against, IMO........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-27351684405737823942009-07-22T14:46:45.651+01:002009-07-22T14:46:45.651+01:00BTW there's another, less successful way of tr...BTW there's another, less successful way of trying to swap rooks: 65. ... Kg8 66. e6 Rh7 67. Re8#. Does that count as a "missed win"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-46464554608551342972009-07-22T14:46:09.177+01:002009-07-22T14:46:09.177+01:00Yep, that's the size of it. Would it be impoli...Yep, that's the size of it. Would it be impolite to ask whether that was a computer-assisted answer? (It certainly was for me.)ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-39956621385317957642009-07-22T14:39:17.068+01:002009-07-22T14:39:17.068+01:00I'll have a go at the Edouard win, but I'l...I'll have a go at the Edouard win, but I'll say it's no surprise he missed it because it is not at all obvious. A great many players would need more than the five minutes that he had to spot it.<br /><br />The first instinct is to go after the e-pawn directly (65. ... Re3) or to hold back the f-pawn (65. ... Rh6) but neither works (although both draw). Other rook or bishop moves appear quite pointless ... except:<br /><br /><b>65. ... Rc3! 66. e6 </b>(<i>king moves transpose after 66. ... Rc5, rook moves allow 66. ... Re3</i>)<b> 66. ... Rc7 67. Rxc7 Bxc7 68. Kf3 Be5 69. f7 Kg7 70. Kg4 Bf6 71. Kf5 Be7</b> halting the pawns for mopping up by the king.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-66075173832430966152009-07-22T06:43:01.090+01:002009-07-22T06:43:01.090+01:00I remember a debate on some forum a few years ago ...I remember a debate on some forum a few years ago about whether a player should be able to claim a draw with K+N vs K+R. (an elementary draw IMO which i believe I could teach someone with no knowledge of chess to hold vs the World Champion). A leading arbiter took the contrary view, <b>yet expressed the belief that K+B vs K+R should produce a successful draw claim on the former's behalf</b>. I think games like this confirm my opinion.<br /><br />RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-49854677008402852622009-07-22T00:46:08.527+01:002009-07-22T00:46:08.527+01:00So nobody fancies showing me Edouard's win the...So nobody fancies showing me Edouard's win then?<br /><br />The "momentum" comment is in Rowson, I believe. The game in Tigers is Miles winning a dead drawn game - whether more drawn or not than Marin-Edouard is perhaps a matter of taste.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-76747061949753407512009-07-21T21:29:03.674+01:002009-07-21T21:29:03.674+01:00I think it might be in Chess for Tigers that I rea...I think it might be in Chess for Tigers that I read of Tony Miles turning down a draw offer in a dead level (and indeed dead drawn) ending saying<br /><br />"I'll go with the momentum".<br /><br />I wonder if the overall flow of the game is something we (chess players in general) should think about more. Perhaps even as much as the objective assessment of the position?Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-32414567594776511932009-07-21T10:13:38.425+01:002009-07-21T10:13:38.425+01:00Another recent tragedy. Last week S&B first te...Another recent tragedy. Last week S&B first teamer Michael White had a pretty much won position v GM John Shaw in the Scottish Championship, and had reached move 39 in the game. Except Michael thought he'd reached move 40.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com