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Subject: Re: Crafty-Fritz new idea - 20...b4

Author: Dan Andersson

Date: 12:28:29 08/30/00

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On August 30, 2000 at 13:44:48, Tim Mirabile wrote:

>[D]1r2kb1r/2qb1p2/p2ppP2/1pP5/3NP2p/P1N2Q2/2P4P/1K1R1BR1 b k - 0 20
>
>Now 20...dxc5 is coming under serious doubt after 21.Nxe6, but what about
>20...b4!? and if 21.axb4 dxc5?  Now 22.Nde2 transposes back to the game, and
>22.Nxe6 can be met by Rxb4+.

A sharp position it is. A first try is 22. Nb3 and (22 ... c4 looks too risky
23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rd4 Qc7 25. Rgd1 Bc6  and now 26. Nd5 (rather than 26. Na2 )26
.. exd5 27. exd5 Bd7 and blacks king is naked.) 22 .. cxb4  and both Na2 and Nd5
look more than adequate. These are just first tries.



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