Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 08:59:33 10/23/03
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On October 23, 2003 at 10:04:12, Tord Romstad wrote: >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+ Something is wrong there. IIRC this line was +3 according to Hiarcs 9. Kg8 25. Qg5+), And what about 25.g4 ? Another possibility is 20.Rd1 and white has a draw at least. The black squares are too weak. Michael 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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