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**The Historian**

wrote:
The Historian wrote:

Yes, I did, and found it a poor example. My R and B vs R example was
much better, since this ending is so complex even top level players
have problems with it. Knowing that the draw is very hard for the
Bishop-less side to hold, would you play on if you had the extra piece?

Yes, but I studied Philidor and then Benko. He wrote several good
articles on the win in CL, which showed up in his book of collected
articles.

And a nice book it is. Have you read Mednis on this endgame? Or Nunn in
his Secrets of Pawnless Endings?

There is a popular myth that it is dead drawn.... so I have had many
opponents go for it. One guy bothered me for a draw for 30 moves (the
TD was unsupportive) until I mated him. He claimed it was pure luck;
when I tried to show him what Benko taught me, he just shoved the
pieces into the middle of the board.