Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 07:04:12 10/23/03
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On October 22, 2003 at 15:11:50, Alastair Scott wrote: >But surely, after Rd7, Qxb3+ would have killed the attack? Black would have >R+N+B vs Q, albeit with a rather disjointed position, and could probably >straighten itself out and (eventually) win. I agree. Gothmog thinks white has a draw (the main line is 18... Qxb3+ 19. axb3 Bxd7 20. Qh4+ Kg7 21. Rd1 Rhd8 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. exf5 Ne7 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+), but this seems optimistic. >That said, _not_ playing ... Qxb3+ was much more interesting :) Agreed. That's what makes it fun to run matches between these two engines. They both like to take enormous risks. Tord
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