This is a draw. Is not computer really able to see it? I will check now :)
White to draw or to win? I'm seeing a possible perpetual. But idk I'm not "midstrength"
I looked for a win for white but after some minutes I realized it's only a draw. That's a very cool idea! But it's hard to believe a computer can't see it.
Of course an Engine can't see it! Now I understand why. After the position gets totally closed there are still 50 moves to be played before the draw (assuming white won't capture anything with one of his pawns in case black tries to sac a piece). With so many moves ahead to calculate the engine's brute force approach is useless. It will assume there's still a long game ahead and it won't even think of losing more material. So any sac is out of question and it will try to play its 'best moves' without losing more material. The poor thing can't see that the closed position forms a kind of shield for his king. In fact, it's an easy pattern for a human but impossible for an engine.
Fantastic position! Thanks for this one!
Fantastic position! Thanks for this one!
Even the best engines at full power would not see the best move? For me it should be Ba4 after a few seconds of thought, in order to get a draw with Ba4-Bb3 or if black takes by pushing all the pawns to block.
Maybe Komodo? Does anybody have Komodo to check it?
B a4 +
Critter, of all engines, nails it - although, oddly, it scores it as -0.05.
@todo_pro after searching 1 billion nodes komodo did not find a draw.
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