Tuesday 9 February 2021

Knight v Bishop (part 26)

Black has just captured on e6 in Spanton (163) - Joseph Soesan (162), Guernsey 1994. Who stands better, and by how much?
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White is winning, according to Stockfish12; has the upper hand (+.96), according to Komodo11.01.
41.Ke3 f5
Komodo11.01 likes this but Stockfish12 prefers 41...Bd5. Note that meeting the latter with 42.Nxd5?? turns a win into a losing pawn-ending.
42.Kd4 Bg2
One of Black's problems is that the bishop has no targets, unlike the knight, and can do little to protect the black weaknesses.
43.Na4 Bf1 44.Nb6 Be2 45.Nc8 Bf1 46.Nd6 b6
Little better is 46...b5 47.Ne8 and 48.Nc7(+).
47.Ne8 bxc5+ 48.Kxc5 g6 49.a4 Kd7 50.Nd6 Be2 51.Nf7 Bd1 52.a5 1-0

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