Another Bizarre Ending
A few days ago, I expressed my surprise that the ending with two knights and a bishop against a rook was a draw. (Thanks to Andrey and mutlu for their very helpful comments!)
Yet even stranger, in a way, is that four knights vs. queen is a win for the knights. The material disparity, as traditionally conceived, is smaller, and that would seem to favor the queen against the knights. On the other hand, if the strong side has a 4-1 advantage in total toys, as opposed to the 3-1 edge in the earlier case, that numerical advantage may just be the crucial factor in favor of the Liliputians.
If you'd like to see how that unusual ending works out, go here and scroll down to entry 282.
Yet even stranger, in a way, is that four knights vs. queen is a win for the knights. The material disparity, as traditionally conceived, is smaller, and that would seem to favor the queen against the knights. On the other hand, if the strong side has a 4-1 advantage in total toys, as opposed to the 3-1 edge in the earlier case, that numerical advantage may just be the crucial factor in favor of the Liliputians.
If you'd like to see how that unusual ending works out, go here and scroll down to entry 282.
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Friday July 1, 2005 at 5:06am