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Subject: Re: attacking game

Author: Vasik Rajlich

Date: 01:18:18 04/29/04

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On April 28, 2004 at 19:07:07, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>On April 28, 2004 at 06:03:29, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>
>>On April 27, 2004 at 18:52:28, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>
>>>On April 27, 2004 at 06:16:29, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>>>
>>>>A friend of mine showed me the following very cool game.
>>>>
>>>>When will computers be able to hammer home an attack like this, sparing nothing
>>>>- 16. a3, 19. c4, 20. Bf6, etc.
>>>
>>>You wan't computers to be able to bluff?
>>>Like CSTal and some odd personalities of commercial engines?
>>>
>>>It`s not advisable to bluff without knowing your opponent.
>>>
>>>The attack in this game was certainly not sound.
>>>
>>>Michael
>>>
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>>According to Gerd black is already in trouble after 17. .. a5. I tried to refute
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>You mentioned 16.a3 (I assume you meant 16.h3).
>After 16.h3 Qe6 follwed by f6 or 16.h3 Qxe4 17.a4 f6! I don't see any problems
>for Black.

This is probably true. We were preparing this opening for a bundesliga match,
and the conclusion was that white should play 9. e5 in the opening.

>
>17...a5? was a mistake but the moves 19.c4 and 20.Bf6 are not obvious.
>Im not sure whether 17...a5 was the decisive mistake.
>Maybe Black was not lost before 21...Qh5.
>
>21...Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rg3 Kf8 24. Rxg7 Re6 25. Qh6 Rxf6 26. Rg6+ Ke8 27.
>Rg8+ Kd7 28. Qf8 Ne7 29. Qd8+ Ke6 30. Re8 Qc6 31. Qxe7+ Kd5 32. Qe4+ Kc4
>seems to be only a perpetual for example.
>
>Michael

Yes, this is the toughest line. It would take a lot of analysis to figure out
what is really happening. However, white is down only two pawns (after 24. Rxg7)
so this is only a way for black to survive, not to refute this entire outrageous
idea.

Vas

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>>it, using Rybka, but couldn't.
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>>These kinds of attacks are still one area where humans are better than
>>computers.
>>
>>Vas
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>r4rk1/1pp2ppp/1bnp4/p5B1/PPqp3N/7P/3Q1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 20
>>>>
>>>>[Event "Oberliga Ost-B 9899"]
>>>>[Site "Germany"]
>>>>[Date "1999.??.??"]
>>>>[Round "?"]
>>>>[White "Euler, Gerd"]
>>>>[Black "Galdunts, Sergey"]
>>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>>[ECO "C47"]
>>>>[WhiteElo "2385"]
>>>>[BlackElo "2465"]
>>>>[PlyCount "53"]
>>>>[EventDate "1998.10.??"]
>>>>[Source "ChessBase"]
>>>>[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
>>>>
>>>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nb4 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Bc4 Bc5
>>>>8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Nc6 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bg5 Qg6 12. Qd2 d6 13. Nh4 Qh5 14. Be2 Bg4
>>>>15. Bxg4 Qxg4 16. h3 Qxe4 17. a4 a5 18. Rfe1 Qd5 19. c4 Qxc4 20. Bf6 Qd5 21.
>>>>Ra3 Qh5 22. Rg3 g6 23. Re4 Rfe8 24. Rg5 Rxe4 25. Rxh5 Re6 26. Qg5 Ne5 27. Rxh7
>>>>1-0



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