White has a slight edge in this position I think... but with that said it might still end up being a draw.
If I have the knight in this situation I want to exhaust all pawn moves before accepting the draw. If I have the bishop I'm happy to take the draw now before I make a mistake.
Thats my take... but I haven't eaten yet today.
White must be winning in this position. In fact Na7+ is a fast win I guess... if Kb7 Kb5 +- and if Kb6 Nc8+ and Ne7-g8-h6. I think it's an easy win.
In my opinion, Mr. Forfeit, I would have exausted all pawn moves before any draw or resignation... I almost never resign for the simple reason that you never will get a stalemate if you do not try to play it out. good luck with our game, I think you won.
Bradley
to finish the comment, black has pawn moves so He should have never agreed,.
I think you're wrong Tonydal and it's a force win with Na7+ like I said:
1.Na7+ Kb7
2.Kb5 Bc3 (your line)
3. Nc6 c4
4.Nd4 c3
5.Kc4 Kb6
6.Kb3 Kc5
7. Nb5 and in the next move the c3 pawn falls. With the extra "a" pawn it will be easy to win even if the black king could eat all the others white pawns.
Better analysis?
Hmm... I guess I missed my chance, then. By the way, it was completely on purpose that I played all my pieces on the white squares. I guess, while I had an idea that I had the advantage, I didn't really want to risk a loss.
Soyelkapo wrote:
I think you're wrong Tonydal and it's a force win with Na7+ like I said: 1.Na7+ Kb7 2.Kb5 Bc3 (your line) 3. Nc6 c4 4.Nd4 c3 5.Kc4 Kb6 6.Kb3 Kc5 7. Nb5 and in the next move the c3 pawn falls. With the extra "a" pawn it will be easy to win even if the black king could eat all the others white pawns. Better analysis?
BTW is black to move 1...Bd6 ?
This is a game I recently finished. The position shown is where we were when my opponent and I agreed to draw the game. I was just wondering whether anybody thinks there was any play left in this position, and for which side? Thanks in advance.