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K+P+B vs K endgame!

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9th December 2009, 09:21am
#1
by emtofaan
Someplace you won't wanna visit Egypt
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From my game wih a friend :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black tries to get draw by stalemate, white's target is to NOT get stalemate and wins the game.

10th December 2009, 07:56am
#2
by emtofaan
Someplace you won't wanna visit Egypt
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Member Points: 448

Any comments??

10th December 2009, 08:03am
#3
by marvellosity
Portsmouth United Kingdom
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Well, it's a fairly trivial endgame :)

10th December 2009, 08:14am
#4
by Tyzer
Unknown Singapore
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Considering the bishop can control the queening square, this one is pretty trivial...

10th December 2009, 09:00pm
#5
by NM OmarCayenne
United States
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Yep, I assumed the bishop would be on c4 and you were going to show the win after 1... Ke7 2 Kg5 Kf8 3 Kh6.

12th December 2009, 06:25am
#6
by emtofaan
Someplace you won't wanna visit Egypt
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You did?????!

12th December 2009, 10:49am
#7
by NM OmarCayenne
United States
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Member Points: 12607

Sure...otherwise (as marvellosity says) the ending is pretty routine (and Black doesn't have too much hope of a stalemate either).

13th December 2009, 04:53am
#8
by emtofaan
Someplace you won't wanna visit Egypt
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Member Points: 448

Ok, thanks for your comments guys!

15th December 2009, 02:11pm
#9
by westcoastchess
Seattle United States
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what is wrong with 1.Kg5? looks to me like all roads lead to rome

 

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