Originally posted by schakuhr [fen]8/6P1/3b4/6P1/1k6/4r3/2B5/1K6[/fen]
black to move
this is a pretty lopsided draw too.
That's 8-5 in points. The one starting this thread is 4-0.
Still, as someone else posted, I didn't think about the K+ 2 knights vs. king, where there's no forced mate. That's a 6 point advantage with no forced win, so I guess that's the most lopsided draw possible.
They say it's possible to force mate with a Bishop and a knight vs. a king. I guess it must be, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do it.
Complete Draw as I'm sure everyone else in this thread has said. All white has to do is keep moving back and forth keeping control of the Queening square
Originally posted by kbaumen What's the idea behind this? To prove that white can draw with king and bishop against a whole set?
It was mainly a joke in response to schakuhr's problem [which depended much more on tactics than general principles] with a pinch of morbid curiousity [what is the maximum material deficit that can yield a drawn position? The only thing I did not do is promote all the pawns to Q.]
Still, I think the topic of this post was more about material draws, not stalemates or perpetual checks, for which, of course, material disparity is basically irrelevant.
Originally posted by sh76 1. c7+ Kc8 (forced)
2. cxb8=Q Kxb8 (forced)
stalemate
Still, I think the topic of this post was more about material draws, not stalemates or perpetual checks, for which, of course, material disparity is basically irrelevant.
Um, the solution was intended to be obvious. That was the joke. 😉 🙂
Originally posted by sh76 1. c7+ Kc8 (forced)
2. cxb8=Q Kxb8 (forced)
stalemate
Still, I think the topic of this post was more about material draws, not stalemates or perpetual checks, for which, of course, material disparity is basically irrelevant.
Well, if there's anything I hate, it's people who can't stick to the topic. 😛