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ALLlESTIEN wrote:
llama03 wrote:

Oh, well I just tried, and chess.com's depth 15 SF isn't showing an overwhelming score in all of these, but mine at home was showing either mate or something like +80.00 in all of these.

As the worlds 3rd strongest engine, I can assure that the position above is a win for white.

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Numquam
llama03 schreef:
Numquam wrote:
llama03 schreef:

Ok, I tried to cover various stuff.

 

 

Maybe 59...Rd1+ is better in your 54...Rc2 55.Qe8 Kg7 line. It is like the same position I had.

 



That is not the continuation I meant. I know it can be confusing. So I added the continuation. Also 60...Rb1 instead of 60...Ra1 and the rook can go to the back-rank.

ALLlESTIEN
llama03 wrote:
ALLlESTIEN wrote:
llama03 wrote:

Oh, well I just tried, and chess.com's depth 15 SF isn't showing an overwhelming score in all of these, but mine at home was showing either mate or something like +80.00 in all of these.

As the worlds 3rd strongest engine, I can assure that the position above is a win for white.

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ALLlESTIEN
llama03 wrote:
ALLlESTIEN wrote:
llama03 wrote:

Oh, well I just tried, and chess.com's depth 15 SF isn't showing an overwhelming score in all of these, but mine at home was showing either mate or something like +80.00 in all of these.

As the worlds 3rd strongest engine, I can assure that the position above is a win for white.

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My previous account was @Icravethatmineral.

llama
Numquam wrote:
llama03 schreef:
Numquam wrote:
llama03 schreef:

Ok, I tried to cover various stuff.

 

 

Maybe 59...Rd1+ is better in your 54...Rc2 55.Qe8 Kg7 line. It is like the same position I had.

 



That is not the continuation I meant. I know it can be confusing. So I added the continuation.

Ok, I see it now. My engine shows mate in 34.

 

 

 

llama

I don't know if you're posting from a phone, but if you're on a computer, stockfish is free, and there are free GUIs too (which you'll need so that you can interact with stockfish), like Arena and SCID.

aronian22

This might be a draw without the e2 pawn though.

How is white going to make progress?

Numquam

I think it is instructive how white wins it when black tries to set up a fortress. First pin the knight to the back-rank. Then play Qb8. The queen covers a lot of squares of the 7th rank which will be useful. Next the king marches to either c6 or e7 and white can deliver the final blow.