Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 20:53:57 11/10/03
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On November 10, 2003 at 15:43:59, Art Basham wrote: >[D]rnbq1rk1/pppp1ppp/5n2/2b5/2B4Q/5R2/PB3PPP/3R1K2 w - - 0 1 > >Whites best first move here is RXN. > >I wonder if computers will show this, or just show BXN... thanks! After the capture RxN, the best result is probably a draw: [D]rnbq1rk1/pppp1ppp/5R2/2b5/2B4Q/8/PB3PPP/3R1K2 b - - acd 12; acn 434132023; acs 999; ce 0; pv Bxf2 Qh5 Bh4 Bxf7+ Kh8 Rh6 Rxf7+ Qxf7 Qg8 Bxg7+ Qxg7 Qe8+ Qg8 Qe5+ Qg7 Qe8+; bm Bxf2; Note that the alternative Qe7 will eventually fail low: 1. ... Qe7 2. Bd3 h6 3. Qg3 Bd4 4. Rxh6 Qf6 5. Rxf6 Bxb2 6. Qh4 Re8 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Qh8+ Ke7 9. Re1+ Kxf6 10. Qxe8 ce about -1.6 pawns
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