St Louis Winter Classic
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
The game is not over yet but this is certainly a fine example of how a top GM sets about trying to win a slightly favourable but apparently unwinnable endgame, playing on 30-second increments.
The online engine seems to think Howell is winning if he puts his B on d5 which he has just done at move 74, but dinner calls and I will have to study this ending when it's over.
The online engine seems to think Howell is winning if he puts his B on d5 which he has just done at move 74, but dinner calls and I will have to study this ending when it's over.
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Has Howell opened the cage? White king and knight suddenly a lot more active.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Last pawn move was by White on move 52 (moving his e-pawn to e5). In the line that Howell's opponent has just allowed, Black captures that White e5 pawn on move 101. Is that within the 50-move rule or not? I think it is, just!
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Now I think that white's problem is that if his e pawn and knight get exchanged for black's bishop then his bishop and pawn are the wrong colour (they need to be opposite colours to draw) and Howell should win.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Almost the same ending as this famous game http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067288
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Blimey that's a good effort Peter
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Is CQL (https://web.archive.org/web/20140130143 ... n.com/cql/) the answer?
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Is David's game still drawn? I don't see how Black makes progress.
(Now move 110; the next 50-move-draw claim will be at Black's move 151).
(Now move 110; the next 50-move-draw claim will be at Black's move 151).
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*groan* What was difficult about 119...Ra8 and a win? (Hmm. I'm not seeing the win, though the online engine insists but only gives one move.) Doesn't matter, David's opponent allowed another way to win.
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Yes that looked like a win but now his K is in surely it must be winning? I imagine that's what he was focused on.
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Engine was screaming for 125...Bd7
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Ra8 wins because the bishop has no good square, Bc5 then Kc6 traps the knight, otherwise the b-pawn drops.
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Mate in 7 after 128 Na5 Re2 but Black made the wrong reply. Still should win though.
And White has resigned. Terrific that both David and Gawain have won major tournaments abroad already this year.
And White has resigned. Terrific that both David and Gawain have won major tournaments abroad already this year.
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Tim Harding
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
And David won. Great result!
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Re: St Louis Winter Classic
Well done David; live rating now 2684.4
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