Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 13:45:00 09/29/03
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On September 29, 2003 at 11:13:48, Roy Eassa wrote: >On September 29, 2003 at 10:36:10, Alexander Yates wrote: > >>In Reply to: Re: Garry Kasparov - My Great Predecessors posted by Mark Young on >>September 28, 2003 at 09:34:43: >> >> >>On September 28, 2003 at 09:34:43, Mark Young wrote: >> >>>On September 28, 2003 at 04:38:08, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >>> >>>>On September 28, 2003 at 00:15:02, Mark Young wrote: >>>> >>>>>H. Pillsbury - Em. Lasker >>>>>After whites 17 move of f5 >>>>> >>>>>[D]2r2rk1/pp3pp1/4bb1p/q2p1P1Q/3P4/2N5/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 1 >> >> >> >>>>> >>>>>Here GM Kasparov gives 17..Rxc3 a (!!) mark. With the comment that the move >>>>>Rxc3!! is beyond the powers of even a strong computer. >>>>> >>>>>Is Rxc3 really beyond the powers of a strong computer? Or is the move Rxc3 not >>>>>worthy of a (!!) because it leads only to a draw. This is what the computers see >>>>>after blacks 17..Rxc3. >>>> >>>> >>>> I do not think that 17...Rxc3 will be played by >>>> any computer program. And by the way: I have still >>>> not found a win for Black in the following line: >>>> >>>> [Event "40'/40+40'/40+40'"] >>>> [Site "MyTown"] >>>> [Date "????.??.??"] >>>> [Round "?"] >>>> [White "Neue Partie"] >>>> [Black "?"] >>>> [Result "1/2-1/2"] >>>> [SetUp "1"] >>>> [FEN "2r2rk1/pp3pp1/4bb1p/q2p1P1Q/3P4/2N5/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 1"] >>>> [PlyCount "23"] >>>> [TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:2400"] >>>> >>>> 1... Rxc3 2. fxe6 Ra3 3. bxa3 Qb6+ 4. Kc2 Rc8+ 5. Kd2 Qxd4+ >>>> 6. Ke1 Qc3+ 7. Ke2 Qc2+ 8. Rd2 Qe4+ 9. Kd1 Qb1+ 10. Ke2 Qe4+ >>>> 11. Kd1 Qb1+ 12. Ke2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2 >>> >>>I came to the same conclusion. I don't think there is a win after Rxc3 with best >>>defense. This is why computer will not play the move. Computers see Bd7 holding >>>a much better advantage. And it seems the computers are correct. >> >> >>The computers are not correct. They can't see deep enough to find Rxc3!! >>followed by Ra3! >> >>This game I'm sure has been well analyzed by many Grandmasters, not just >>Kasparov, who BTW is the highest rated player of all time! >> >>There are many combinations still too difficult for computers, and that has been >>demonstrated by various tests. Nolot comes to mind...#6 I believe. Regardless, >>we know some combinations are too deep or abstruse for the computer at present >>time. >> >>Even if a computer does find the move, it will take a very long time and it may >>not be for the correct reasons. >> >>1... Rxc3 2. fxe6 Ra3 3. bxa3 Qb6+ 4. Kc2 Rc8+ 5. Kd2 Qxd4+ >>6. Ke1 Qe3+ 7. Be2 fxe6 8. Qh3! Bc3+! 9. Kf1 Rf8+ 10. Bf3 Qe4! -+ >> >>There are other variations of course and the B retreat has merit so the machines >>most likely will stay with Bd7, instead of moving on to the more complex Rxc3!! >> >>Just for the record, Lasker made this sacrifice famous, and Rxc3 is now regarded >>as thematic. >> > > >I have spent a bit of time analyzing with several programs. I think you're >right that this is probably a win for Black. It is VERY deep with many >variations. Here are a few more: > >1... Rxc3! 2. fxe6 > > [2. bxc3 Rc8! 3. fxe6 > (3. Rc1 Qb6+ 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. a4 Bxb5 6. axb5 Qxb5+ 7. Kc2 Qa4+ > 8. Kd3 Bg5 9. Ke2 Qa2+ 10. Kf3 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Qd2 -+) > (3. Rd3 Rc6 4. a4 Qxa4 5. Rd2 g6! 6. fxg6 Bg5 -+) > 3... Qxc3 4. exf7+ Kf8 5.Qe2 Bxd4 6. Qe8+ Rxe8 7. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 > 8. Rxd4 Qxd4 -+] > >2... Ra3! 3. bxa3 > > [3.e7 Re8 4. bxa3 Qb6+ 5. Kc2 Rc8+ 6. Kd2 Bxd4! -+] what about: 1... Rxc3 2. fxe6 Ra3 3. e7 Re8 4. bxa3 Qb6+ 5. Bb5 Qxb5+ 6. Ka1 Rxe7 7. Qf3 ? Blacks position is better, but is it already a won position? regards Joachim > >3... Qb6+ 4. Kc2 Rc8+ 5. Kd2 Qxd4+ 6. Ke1 Qe3+ 7. Be2 fxe6 8. Qh3 > > [8. Kf1 Bd4 9. Rxd4 Qxd4 10. g3 Rf8+ 11. Bf3 Qd2 12. h3 Rf5 13. Qg4 h5 -+] > >8... Bc3+ 9. Kf1 Rf8+ 10. Bf3 Qe4! 11.Qg3 > > [11. a4 Bb4! 12. Qh5 > (12. Kf2 Bc5+ 13. Kf1 Qc4+ 14. Ke1 Bb4+ 15. Kf2 Qxa2+ -+) > 12... g6! 13. Qh3 Qc4+ 14. Kf2 Qc2+ 15. Kg3 Bd6+ 16. Kh4 Rf4+ > 17.g4 g5+ 18. Kh5 Kg7 {and Black forces mate}] > >11... Qc4+ 12. Kf2 Bd4+ 13. Rxd4 > > [13. Ke1 Qc3+ 14. Kf1 e5 15. Rxd4 Qxd4 16. Qf2 Qc4+ 17. Qe2 e4 -+] > >13... Qxd4+ 14. Ke2 Qb2+ 15. Ke1 e5! 16. Bxd5+ Kh8 17. Qd3 Qc1+ 18. Qd1 Qxd1+ > > [{More complex is} 18... Qc5 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. Rf1 Rxd5 21. Rf8+ Qxf8 > 22. Qxd5 -+] > >19. Kxd1 Rd8 -+ {Black should win the endgame.}
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