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All Opposite-Colored Bishop Endings Are Drawn, Except When They're Not

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Saturday June 27, 2009 at 11:37pm

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Spencer (mail):

Just to clarify, we're allowed to discuss moves here correct?

[DM: Yes.]

6.28.2009 9:39pm

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Spencer (mail):

Well guess I will give my thoughts. It seems to me that the move e5 leads to a win, or at least I cant find a defense for black. I was thinking 1.e5 fxe5 2.fxe5 Ke7 (if Kd5 then e6 Kd6 Kf6 Bf2 Kf7 Bh4 actually transposes to the main line) 3.Bc4 Bb6 4.Ke4 Kd7 5.Kd5 Bd8(Im not really sure if these are the best defensive moves for black) 6.e6 Kc7 7.Ke5 Bh4 8.Kf5 Kd6 9.Kg6 Bd8 10.Kf7 Bh4 11.Be2 Bd8 12.Bf3 Kc5 13.Bc6 Kd6 14.Bd7 and white wins

Well thats what I have so far, can anyone find a defense against this?

6.29.2009 5:53am

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Darren Erickson:

I was thinking about 1. e5 as well towards a win. But I'm also wondering if 1. ...Ke7 isn't enough to preserve the draw. 2. exf6 Kf7 3. Bc4+ Kf8 and the black King can't be dislodged (though it does look like white will eventually slide the King to the b pawn's defense - probably still a win for white.) 2. e6 and black just holds the King on e7 - white can't slide the King to e5 / connect the f pawn to protect the e pawn. As long as black can leave the Bishop on the a7-g1 diagonal it will take King support for any threat to emerge there.

6.30.2009 11:47pm

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