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Subject: Re: Anti-GM - Is the Original Rebel Example Sound?

Author: blass uri

Date: 12:12:57 07/16/98

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On July 16, 1998 at 07:01:07, Howard Exner wrote:

>On July 16, 1998 at 01:42:30, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>On July 16, 1998 at 00:10:02, Howard Exner wrote:
>>
>>>On July 15, 1998 at 18:47:56, fca wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 15, 1998 at 14:27:18, Howard Exner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Show me Rxe6 is unsound and I'll retract my claim that it is a good choice for
>>>>>a computer to make in playing a human. It won't be the first time I'm wrong
>>>>>about a chess move.
>>>>
>>>>Right - as I said in the root post, I think Rxe6 fxe6 and White is busted.
>>>>
>>>>So, I play fxe6.  Your move :-)
>>>
>>>I like the reply Bh6 now for white. Hey this is fun, our own correspondence
>>>game. Your move.
>>I play a6
>
>Was Bxa6 instead of Nxe6 considered in reply to a6.
>
>>my programs evaluate the position as better for black
>
>Was any analysis done previously on replys other than Rxe6? Were they much
>better?
>
>>darkthought found after a long time Bh6 with the line a6 Nxe6 axb5 Ng7+  Kf8
>>Ne6+ Kf7 Nxd8+
>>if you go to this line I play Rhxd8
>
>Now that you mention that Ernst got Dark Thought involved in this analysis
>I am starting to doubt that Rxe6 is good (since his analysis is always very
>thorough)
>>
>>I think no computer program can find Bh6 in a reasonable time.
>>they play Nxe6 instead of it.
>
>I agree, Bh6 would be difficult for a computer.
>
>How did the analysis go after 1.Rxe6 fxe6 2.Bh6 a6 3.Bxa6
my programs want to play Qc7 with a possible line
Nxe6 Qc6 Bxb7 Qxb7 Ng7+ Kf8 Nf5+ Kf7 Rae1 gxf5 Qh5+ Kg8 Qf5 Qc6
Qg4+ Qg6 Qxd7 Rd8
I did not decide if to play Qc7 or to play Bxa6 and sacrifise my queen

Uri
>>
>>Uri
>>>
>>>Part of my liking Rxe6 is that if black safely castles, the pawn plus
>>>would give black the trump card of reducing to an endgame. Uri mentioned
>>>that this thread was covered awhile back, so if someone already has
>>>white busted please post the line as it would save us some time.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Kind regards
>>>>
>>>>fca



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