Author: Doug V
Date: 20:23:34 10/16/05
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On October 16, 2005 at 20:40:28, John Jack wrote: > >The game that I chose was L. Stein - S. Furman; from the 37th URS Championships, >1969. (Game # 68, page # 253 - of the English edition.) On first blush, the >analysis appears to be very detailed and well done. However upon deeper >inspection the authors only updated previous analysis ... and did not do a very >good job. I found somewhere between 15-20 errors, and these range from only >minor all the way up to jaw-dropping blunders and oversights. Space would not >allow a comprehensive review or analysis here, I will confine myself to just a >few examples to make a point. > >The computer likes the move 14...Qb6; however the authors quote a game where >this was played and Black lost horribly. (Smirin - Gelfand; Sverdlovsk; 1987.) >The authors make no comment on the moves of this game, but 17...Kc8?? was a >terrible mistake, any analysis engine will confirm that taking with the Bishop >was forced. > >Nor is this the only failure by the annotators, I will not dabble with many of >the smaller mistakes and oversights, but save those for my web page. 17.dxc6 >appears to be a routine re-capture, but White had 17.Qe8+!! winning very >rapidly. (The authors make absolutely no comment at all at this point.) Nor is >this the only time that I found an improvement, I found at least five major >improvements over the game or analysis ... many of these required no real work, >only some close scrutiny with an analysis engine. Please explain how 17.Qe8 wins rapidly. I see the variation 17...Nxe8 18.Rxe8+ Qd8 19.Rxd8+ Kc7 20.dxc6 Rxd8 21.Bxd8+ Kxd8 22.cxd7 Kxd7 23.Ra3 Be7 24.Rxb3 a5 and White still has a tough task converting the extra pawn in an ending. Practically, in terms of Stein's style, his choice makes more sense, keeping the queens on the board and using the exposed nature of Black's king. Am I missing something?
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