Linares Round 9: Carlsen-Shirov ... position evaluation?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:13 pm
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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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 (!?)
g