Tuesday 16 March 2021

Knight v Bishop (part 61)

White has just captured on a2 in S Lifshitz (2119) - Spanton (2141), IECG (correspondence) 2006. Who stands better, and by how much?
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White has a protected passed pawn, but no means of defending d4. After that pawn falls, Black will have two passed pawns, and White will not be able to stop them both while at the same time defending the white kingside
45...Bh2 0-1
The analysis engines Stockfish12 and Komodo12.1.1. give best-play as 46.Kf3 Bg1 47.Ke2 Bxd4 48.Kd3 Bf2 49.Kc2 Bh4 etc.

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