Those of you with good engines and the right hand of EGTs ... is this a win for White or a draw? ICC Chess.fm favours the draw:
8/1P1R4/4N1k1/8/4K3/1r4b1/8/8 w
Shirov blundered under time-pressure with 79...Ke5, blocking the bB guard on b8 and leading to a theoretically-lost KRNKB endgame which he resigned immediately (!?)
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Linares Round 9: Carlsen-Shirov ... position evaluation?
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Re: Linares Round 9: Carlsen-Shirov ... position evaluation?
Linares Round 9: Carlsen-Shirov
8/1P1R4/4N1k1/8/4K3/1r4b1/8/8 w
64.Kd5 Rb1 65.Kc6 Rc1+ 66.Nc5 Bb8 67.Rd5 Ba7 68.Kd7 Bb8 69.Ne6 Kf6 70.Rc5 Rb1 71.Nd8 Bh2 72.Rc6+ Ke5 73.Rc1 Rb3 74.Rc2 Bf4 75.Kc6 Kf5 76.Rc5+ Kf6 77.Kd7 Rb1 78.Kc8 Bh2 79.Rc6+ and now Shirov blunders in the following position:
2KN4/1P6/2R2k2/8/8/8/7b/1r6 b - - 0 1
79...Ke5?? 80.b8Q+ 1-0
8/1P1R4/4N1k1/8/4K3/1r4b1/8/8 w
64.Kd5 Rb1 65.Kc6 Rc1+ 66.Nc5 Bb8 67.Rd5 Ba7 68.Kd7 Bb8 69.Ne6 Kf6 70.Rc5 Rb1 71.Nd8 Bh2 72.Rc6+ Ke5 73.Rc1 Rb3 74.Rc2 Bf4 75.Kc6 Kf5 76.Rc5+ Kf6 77.Kd7 Rb1 78.Kc8 Bh2 79.Rc6+ and now Shirov blunders in the following position:
2KN4/1P6/2R2k2/8/8/8/7b/1r6 b - - 0 1
79...Ke5?? 80.b8Q+ 1-0