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

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 14:01:29 05/04/01

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On May 04, 2001 at 16:27:34, Ulrich Tuerke wrote:

>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

Yes, but Deep Alekhine would have played e5 :-)

Miguel

>
>Can't be that bad.
>>
>>Miguel



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