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Subject: Re: IM Larry Kaufman's "Solutions" in CCR Test

Author: Ulrich Tuerke

Date: 13:27:34 05/04/01

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On May 04, 2001 at 14:12:01, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:

>On May 04, 2001 at 13:35:09, Dana Turnmire wrote:
>
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  I checked out a few of the "solutions" given in the One Hour CCR Test with
>>>>>>>>>>>Nunn's Chess Openings (I was building an opening book with MCO14 but found so
>>>>>>>>>>>many errors I gave up) and have not found one yet that is "incorrect."
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  #5 Solution 5...e5 NCO suggests that "with counterplay."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>If I enable comet's book, it wants to play e6 here. So, this seems to be an
>>>>>>>>>alternative.
>>
>>  Most opening books give evaluations of approximately equal chances for both
>>sides.  I would stick with the positional evaluation of an International Master
>>unless I had good authority to do otherwise.
>
>Any GM ever played e6? or they are games from not so strong players?
>Historically, e5 has been *the* move and the reason why White should play 3.Nf3
>rather than 3.e4. I learned this from a GM (O.Panno) long time ago. Did things
>change?

After all, a world champion had played e6 (some time ago) in

Saemisch - Alekhine, Carlsbad 1923,  1/2

Can't be that bad.
>
>Miguel



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