Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 03:49:55 03/26/00
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On March 25, 2000 at 08:26:10, blass uri wrote: >On March 25, 2000 at 06:21:36, Colin Frayn wrote: > >>On March 24, 2000 at 16:14:57, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: >> >>>Topalov-Shirov,Linares 1998 >>>8/8/4rpp1/3p1b2/p6P/2B5/6P1/6K1 b - - >>>Here Shirov played the amazing move 47...Be7!! >> >>(Bh3!!) >> >>>"bean counters" would never found out 47...Be7!! >> >>They wouldn't need to. Computers don't take unnecessary risks. The position is >>clearly won for black anyway, so a slow pawn advance coupled with king support >>should do the trick. No need for fancy sacrifices :) >> >>Cheers, >>Col > >No >The position was analyzed and is not clearly won for black. > >I am not sure if Bh3 is the only way to win but I am sure that computers cannot >win with black against the right defence. > >Uri This is correct. Bh3 definitely wins, and I think Be4 might have won also, but I'm not sure. Other moves only draw.
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