Author: blass uri
Date: 12:41:03 07/19/98
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On July 18, 1998 at 20:28:44, Howard Exner wrote: >On July 18, 1998 at 03:52:14, blass uri wrote: > >> >>On July 17, 1998 at 14:02:14, Howard Exner wrote: >> >> >>>Here's what I'm getting in this position: >>>1. Rxe6 fxe6 2. Bh6 a6 3. Bxa6 Qc7 4. Nxe6 Qc6 5. Bxb7 Qxb7 6. Re1 Qc6 >>>7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Ng7+ Kd8 9. Qe4 Bf6 10. Nc5 >> >>after 7.Qf3 my programs play N7f6 > >This move, N7f6 is better than what I proposed. I realize that most the >computer programs will consider this quite hopeless for white now. But >just to satisfy my curiousity do you mind if we continue on a bit. >Does the next set of moves look reasonable to you. > >7 ...N7f6 8.Nac5 Rg8 9. Nd3 my programs play 7...N7f6 and 8...Rg8 but after Nd3 are not so optimistic like before. Uri > >We've come 9 moves from the original position and part of my assessment on this >requence of moves is pretty well in line with what Bruce Moreland posted a while >back that he spoke to Im's and one Gm and they said it was a complicated >position. So Rxe6 does stir up a hornet's nest. But despite the high eval >computers give to black for the resulting position the position does have >that element of an uncastled black king. It is well sheilded by by its pieces >but how will black undertake anything, given its pieces being preoccupied >with sheilding the king? That's my reasoning for playing on a bit. > >After white plays Nac5 how would your programs autoplay this game out? >Would they manage to keep building on Black's big material advantage? > >If the computers are correctly assessing the position now with the >black king in the middle then I'll join Bob in saying the move, while >complicating things, is nevertheless unsound. Ditto for agreeing with >fca who started this thread. > >Also has anyone played the game out using Bh6 or Qa3 as the first move? >After 9 moves of play in these lines what is the eval? That could save us time >too as the original intent of this thread was to see if Rxe6 was any >worse than other first choices. If other first choices were "losing" >also then perhaps the entire example is the wrong choice, as fca >originally suggested. > >Either way the verdict falls I'm enjoying analysing this position. Puzzles >have always intiqued me and chess seems to have an unlimited supply of them.
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