Author: Mike S.
Date: 13:40:16 10/09/02
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On October 09, 2002 at 16:20:52, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>(...) I've seen more than one program park a rook on
>(say) the open
>E file, even though black can block that file at will with a bishop. The rook
>can't go to the
>7th because Be6 locks it in. (...)
[Event "P3/700 40/20:00"]
[Site "ThinkerBoard Tournament"]
[Date "2002.10.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thinker 4.2b"]
[Black "Nimzo 2000b"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 c5 8. Qxc4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qxc6 Bh3 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Qf3 Rc2
15. Nc3 Bb4 16. Rd1 e4 17. Rxd8 (17. Qf4 Qxd1+ $3 18. Nxd1 Rxe2 {and White has
to return material}) 17... Rxd8 18. Qf4 Bxc3 19. Be3 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bc1 21. Nd4
Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Rxa2 23. Nc6 Re8 24. Nb4 Ra5 25. Nc6 Ra2 26. Nb4 Ra5 27. Nc6 Ra2
1/2-1/2
After 14...Rc2 (the mysterious move) 15.Nc3:
[D]3q1rk1/p3bppp/5n2/4p3/8/1NN2QPb/PPr1PP1P/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 15
:o)) (But I should not forget to add, Nimzo's eval was drawish already when it
played Rc2.)
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