Answers.Body: <p>I will start by stating that all positions with the rooks traded and Black's pawn traded for <em>any</em> of Whites pawns is drawn. You can explore this for yourself in the <a href="https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=8/8/8/1b2Bk2/5P2/8/5K1P/8_b_-_-_0_1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">7-man tablebase</a>.</p>
  <p>We can use this information to understand that Blacks main defensive technique is to threaten the trade of rooks. This narrows the initial variation to <strong>1...Bc6 2.Kf2</strong> as only Kf2 properly deals with the threat of Ra2. Now after <strong>2...Kf5</strong> White again has an only move to avoid an obviously drawn situation: <strong>3.Re2</strong>.</p>
  <p>After these more or less forced moves we reach the critical position.</p>
  <pre>
  <code>
      [FEN "8/8/2b3p1/4Bk2/r4P2/8/4RKPP/8 w - - 0 3"]
  </code>
  </pre>
  <p>As for if this is a draw, Black already has the option to play <strong>3...g5</strong> forcing a trade of pawns. With all the pieces active and an opposite colour bishop dynamic I would put Black as a big favourite to draw.
  Stockfish 13 prefers to delay <strong>g6-g5</strong> for a few more moves, starting with <strong>3...Bb5</strong> and gives an evaluation of 0.94 at depth 45.</p>
  <p>With either third move from Black the position should be a draw as White cannot make progress due to the constant harassment from the rook and bishop, combined with the Black king standing firmly in front of the pawns.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Kramnik vs Topalov 1996 King Indian Bayonet Attack. After a ferocious Attack Kramnik did gain a pawn indeed on move 29, but failed to increase his advantage further and only drew the game. According to Houdini 6.02 Kramnik could have gained a second pawn indeed, but is the following position (black to move) really winning?</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;4b3/8/4k1p1/4B3/r4P2/8/6PP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1&quot;]
  [StartFlipped &quot;0&quot;]
  </code></pre>
  
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Comments.Text: I don't see how White can get a pawn past f5 or h5 without reaching a drawn position.  Black can clamp the White Squares.  With rooks off it is a draw.  White needs to hope that Black will play ..g5?
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Title: Kramnik vs Topalov 1996
ThreadText: # Kramnik vs Topalov 1996
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-18)
  
  Kramnik vs Topalov 1996 King Indian Bayonet Attack. After a ferocious Attack Kramnik did gain a pawn indeed on move 29, but failed to increase his advantage further and only drew the game. According to Houdini 6.02 Kramnik could have gained a second pawn indeed, but is the following position (black to move) really winning?
  
  ```
  [FEN "4b3/8/4k1p1/4B3/r4P2/8/6PP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
  [StartFlipped "0"]
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** endgame
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I don't see how White can get a pawn past f5 or h5 without reaching a drawn position.  Black can clamp the White Squares.  With rooks off it is a draw.  White needs to hope that Black will play ..g5?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2021-06-01. Score: 2
  
  I will start by stating that all positions with the rooks traded and Black's pawn traded for *any* of Whites pawns is drawn. You can explore this for yourself in the [7-man tablebase](https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=8/8/8/1b2Bk2/5P2/8/5K1P/8_b_-_-_0_1).
  
  We can use this information to understand that Blacks main defensive technique is to threaten the trade of rooks. This narrows the initial variation to **1...Bc6 2.Kf2** as only Kf2 properly deals with the threat of Ra2. Now after **2...Kf5** White again has an only move to avoid an obviously drawn situation: **3.Re2**.
  
  After these more or less forced moves we reach the critical position.
  
  ```
  
      [FEN "8/8/2b3p1/4Bk2/r4P2/8/4RKPP/8 w - - 0 3"]
  
  ```
  
  As for if this is a draw, Black already has the option to play **3...g5** forcing a trade of pawns. With all the pieces active and an opposite colour bishop dynamic I would put Black as a big favourite to draw.
  Stockfish 13 prefers to delay **g6-g5** for a few more moves, starting with **3...Bb5** and gives an evaluation of 0.94 at depth 45.
  
  With either third move from Black the position should be a draw as White cannot make progress due to the constant harassment from the rook and bishop, combined with the Black king standing firmly in front of the pawns.
  
  
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