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Today I played in a tournament, and after a two and a half hour game (against some one rated 300 points higher than me), the following position uccured. I was not able to win, especially with two minutes left. Is it possible for black to win?

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Whose move is it?

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
Today I played in a tournament, and after a two and a half hour game (against some one rated 300 points higher than me), the following position uccured. I was not able to win, especially with two minutes left. Is it possible for black to win? [fen]7K/8/7p/3b2k/8/8/8/8[/fen]
Nope, it's not possible for Black to win. If the bishop were on the dark squares, then Black could win.

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Originally posted by thesonofsaul
Whose move is it?
I don't think it matters whose move it is.

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
I don't think it matters whose move it is.
You're right. I replied too fast. Black cannot win either way.

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Originally posted by thesonofsaul
Whose move is it?
white's move, but I'm not sure it matters

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
Nope, it's not possible for Black to win. If the bishop were on the dark squares, then Black could win.
Is this only on the H and A file, or in central ones too?

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
Is this only on the H and A file, or in central ones too?
Only on the two rook files, I believe.

Ya gotta hand it to White, he did exactly what he had to do to squeak out the draw.

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Hardly a cheap draw, your opponent put his King in the right corner and knew what he was doing. Would you have known what to do? Consider it a valuable lesson.

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
Hardly a cheap draw, your opponent put his King in the right corner and knew what he was doing. Would you have known what to do? Consider it a valuable lesson.
Yeah, I know, I would have done the same thing. I just did not think it was possibe; I thought it was my blunder

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Oh, it's probably obvious, but I'll also mention that if the black pawn were on the h-file (the mirror image of your position), then Black would win with a light-squared bishop, but only draw with a dark-squared bishop.

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ok, thanks.

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OK, at the risk of beating a dead horse, I forgot to explain White's objective in your game. If the white king can make it to the a1 square, he has a guaranteed draw, and it doesn't matter in the least whose move it is in the position or where the black a-pawn or black king is located. Once at the a1 square, the white king will just shuffle to a2, a1, a2, a1, etc. (Remember, this only works for rook pawns.) Also, even the addition of a "wrong-colored" bishop doesn't help Black. Hope that makes it a little clearer.

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Huh? Why not -h5 -h4 -h3 -h2 -h1Q?

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Is this a draw? (I've tried it and I think it is)

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