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From Bacrot -Anand Game, is this position really won?

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:36 am
by Taner Altinsoy
8/1B6/5k2/4p3/4Kppp/8/6PP/8 b - - 0 46

I read some comments in chessbomb that it is dead draw according to databases but when I checked it with DR4 and Nalimov I had the following lines. Can anyone (possibly someone with other tablebases) confirm or comment whether this is actually won by white? I assume white can win as long as he can hang on to his g pawn.

Taner

46... f3 47. g3 Kg7 48. Kxe5 f2 49. Bg2 Kg6 50. Kf4 Kh7 {#17}
(46... h3 47. g3 Kg7 48. Kxe5 fxg3 49. hxg3 {#18})
(46... Kg5 47. Kxe5 f3 48. g3 (48. gxf3 gxf3 49. Bxf3 {=}) (48. Kd4) 48... f2 49. Ba6 Kh5 {#21})
(46... Kg7 47. Kxe5 h3 (47... f3 48. Bxf3 h3 {=}) 48. g3 fxg3 49. hxg3 {#18})
(46... Kg6 47. Kxe5 Kg5 48. Ke4 (48. Bc6 f3 49. Bxf3 h3 {=}) 48... f3 49. g3 Kh5{#18}) *

Re: From Bacrot -Anand Game, is this position really won?

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:57 am
by Sean
I thought it was a draw too. Did Anand maybe just lose on time?

Re: From Bacrot -Anand Game, is this position really won?

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:18 am
by Sean