Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 18:32:03 11/08/00
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On November 08, 2000 at 10:06:15, Uri Blass wrote: >[D]3rr1k1/1bq1b1p1/pp1ppnnp/2p5/2P1P3/1PNBBN1P/P2Q1PP1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1 > >Gandalf sacrificed by Bxh6 and lost the game(I am not sure if Bxh6 is wrong but >gandalf played weak after this move). > >The line of the game was 20.Bxh6 gxh6 21.Qxh6 Nf8 22.Ng5? > >Gambittiger shows the same main line but it can after more than 12 minutes on my >pentiumIII450(192Mbytes hash) to avoid Bxh6 when Gandalf cannot like Bxh6 even >after 14 hours. Excellent example of a good looking sacrifice that doesn't work. You can get the queen and the knight in there, but the knight gets traded off and then black counterattacks. White can't bring up any reserves to intensify the attack, while black can move pieces naturally to the k-side. >1)Gambittiger wins in part of the games because it is good in the endgame. >Gambittiger is also better than Crafty in tactics. > >The fact that Gambittiger wins against Crafty is not a proof that it is because >of better king safety evaluation because when you are better in tactics playing >for king attack can help you to score better. Tiger is just strong to start with. "ChessBeta", whatever the heck that is, but I think it is a non-gambit Tiger, just got 3.5 out of 4.0 against mine, and I had a hardware advantage. This doesn't happen every time, but I think I'll lose more than I win. bruce
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