Should Black have claimed a DRAW

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12th August 2008, 01:37pm
#1
by platolag
Lagos Nigeria
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 181

Fischer would never have played for a draw as Black in this position.. is  my statement valid? Is there a way for black to win this game or is Black  in danger of losing the

game? Please share your thoughts. Thanks.

12th August 2008, 01:59pm
#2
by Loomis
Durham, NC United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3138

Fischer would have done a lot of things different in that game, so what difference does it make if he would play for a draw at the end.

12th August 2008, 02:10pm
#3
by bastiaan
eindhoven Netherlands
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 767

I don't have much experience with this kind of endgames, but I'd say accepting the draw was a good decision. In the king to king position any other move would cost you, and then with the other move the rook on the b file is necessary for the pawn. Otherwise white would be able to take the pawn for his rook later on. Leaving you with a rook and an immobilized king vs. a king with 3 linked pawns.
In my experience I wouldn't like to be black in this position, but maybe I'm wrong with this

12th August 2008, 02:34pm
#4
by platolag
Lagos Nigeria
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 181

Loomis wrote:

Fischer would have done a lot of things different in that game, so what difference does it make if he would play for a draw at the end.


I just wanted to know whether i should have fought for a win after white played 52 Ke2 ..., or whether my draw claim was reasonable. I used Fischer because of his fighting spirit on the chess board, and he probably would have risked an endgame of Rook versus two (or 3) connected passed pawns, with unshakeable faith of checkmating White's King? Loomis  would u have offered a draw after White played 52 Ke2? Sorry for putting u on the spot.

12th August 2008, 02:50pm
#5
by kosmeg
Lamia Greece
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 528

Hey dude, 3...e6 is really bad. if you wonna play caro-cann, you have to know the ideas behind the opening. The idea behind caro-cann, is to play a french without having the bad bishop on c8, by locking this the bishop it's like if you play frenc with a tempo less.

12th August 2008, 09:15pm
#6
by DandyDanD
Illinois United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 322

Am I missing something obvious, or does 48... b3 win outright?  (Likewise on moves 50 and 52.)

 

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