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Subject: Re: ECM errata (301 thru 400)

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 14:34:30 01/27/98

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On January 27, 1998 at 12:45:49, Bruce Moreland wrote:

You managed to put in here a lot of processor time in just a few hours.
Great.


>
>On January 27, 1998 at 11:53:23, Amir Ban wrote:
>
>>No. 321 (Rd5):
>>
>>I play here Nd5 instead, but don't see a plus score. Black mustn't take
>>on d5, but after Rd5 Qc7 I don't see a continuation.
>>
>>Recommend: Discard.
>
>I ran this for an hour and have Nd5, +2.
>

Ok. Unless you have a clear line for Nd5 we should discard it.


>>No. 327 (Rxd7):
>>
>>I don't find this. I think it works but I'm not sure. The idea seems to
>>be Rxd7 Nxd7 Qh5.
>>
>>Recommend: No change (?).
>
>Rxd7 after a couple minutes but only +0.5.  Prior to that the score had
>been slightly negative so maybe it sniffs something.
>

Keep it.


>>No. 330 (Rxf6):
>>
>>I find that the routine Re1 (+186) is more effective.
>>
>>Recommend: Change key to Re1.
>
>I ran this for an hour, had Re1 (+1.8) until ten minutes, then shifted
>to Ne2 (+2.1).  The scores are misleading here, since white starts out
>up a pawn, right?
>

Yes and an attack. Looks like Rxf6 is bad but routine attacking moves
get an advantage so let's discard it.


>>No. 336 (Rxd4):
>>
>>I find Bxe5! as a free gain of a pawn. I don't know what the point of
>>Rxd4 is.
>>
>>Recommend: Change key to Bxe5.
>
>Rxd4 is illegal.
>
>r1bqr1k1/pp3pp1/2p4p/3PN1n1/3P1b2/2NB4/PPQ2PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1
>
>I have Rxe5 (the key in my version of the file) at 21 seconds, +2.
>

Mistake. Change that to 335 and retry.


>>No. 345 (Nxf6):
>>
>>I find a different knight sacrifice Nxf7. I can't follow all the
>>complications after both, but I consistently get better scores with Nxf7
>>(+189).
>>
>>Recommend: Side solution Nxf7.
>
>It might transpose.  I come back to Nxf6 at depth 9, but I didn't run
>this one for longer than 20 seconds.
>

So side solution.



>>No. 354 (Qxf3):
>>
>>This one's unclear. 1...Qxf3 2.Nxf3 Rxh3+ 3.Kg1 Rxf3 is a nice position
>>for black but I don't see a decisive line. This may be meant as a
>>positional sacrifice. It doesn't look inferior to any other possibility,
>>which may be a basis for accepting it.
>>
>>Recommend: Investigate.
>
>I have this as a draw score after 20 seconds, but didn't look further
>yet since I find the key move.
>

It's reasonable to find it, but where's the win ?


>>No. 366 (Rxd8):
>>
>>I think this one's wrong. 1.Rxd8 Qxd8 2.Qh4 Kg8 3.Rxf6 white gets two
>>minor pieces for a rook, but will be sorry he did after 3...Qb6 which
>>gives black a strong counterattack.
>>
>>Recommend: Discard.
>
>Found in 38 minutes with a score of +0.5.
>

What line ? I mistrust this one even if you found it due to line I
posted above.



>>No. 371 (Rxd5):
>>
>>I think this is based on faulty defense: 1.Rxd5 cxd5 2.c6 Bc8 3.Ba6 Ka8
>>and black is not in trouble.
>>
>>Recommend: Discard.
>
>Didn't find it in an hour.
>

I suspect the ECM line neglected the Ka8 possibility.


>>No. 377 (d6):
>>
>>Don't find what d6 does except lose a pawn.
>>
>>Recommend: Discard.
>
>I don't find this in an hour, but d6 is a clearance sacrifice apparently
>designed to put a knight on d5, maybe even after Rxe7.
>
>I might set this one up to go a few days.
>

Good idea. I thought about the d5 square, but there's no way to put the
knight there.


>bruce


Amir



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