Who should win this end game?

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Avatar of zirtoc

White:

dxc6 Rxd2

cxb7 Rd8

Nd7

Now whatchya gonna do, black?  ;-)  If black avoids this line, he's at least down a knight, possibly a rook.  White wins.

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1 dxc6 Rxd2  2 cxb7 Rxb2  0-1 

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Reb wrote:

1 dxc6 Rxd2  2 cxb7 Rxb2  0-1 


You must have a brilliant sense of humor ;-)

Avatar of cjl1967cjl

Thanks Reb! for pointing that out. I was playing Black and lost but my theory is that there is no way I should have lost this game and that given 2 GM's white may have resigned... I was rushed at the end like a blitz game due to time

Avatar of cjl1967cjl

Thanks Paulgottlieb I guess that is what I needed to know. It sounds like if all the best moves are played then it should be a draw or Black has a slight advantage?

Avatar of Cry_Wolf

Rybka evaluates at 0.85, which means a slight (but meaningful) advantage for white. In this position however, black can definitely make a draw with best play. It suggests:

 

Avatar of cjl1967cjl

Maybe an advantage cause White has checking options but still tends to be a likely draw.  What's wrong with Kb4 instead of Rxe8