Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 13:47:41 12/30/05
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On December 30, 2005 at 11:37:41, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >On December 30, 2005 at 10:59:21, Jan Kiwitter wrote: > >>I should add that in my opinion Rybkas problems against Shredder arised because >>Rybka didn't understand the opening line it played. Still in the book was Qf3 >>but just when Rybka left book it changed to a completely different plan and >>'corrected' Qf3 by playing Qe2 + f4. This mix of two different ideas wasted too >>much time. > > >You are right. The strange thing was that at that point Rybka had only two >moves in the book: 9.Rg1 marked in green and 9.h3 unmarked. It HAD to play >9.Rg1 but didn't. There are many possible reasons for this. > >Rybka was then again taken out of book at move 11.a3. The inferior line (in my >book) had only 13.Rb8, but Shredder played Qb8 after almost four minutes of >pondering. This further lead to the illogical Qe2 and the rest is known. > >You are very perceptive, thanks. Ok, it needs more analysis. I think 16. .. g4 vs. Ikarus was ok, you can always play .. h5 - .. h3 and at least stick that pawn in white's throat. Re. opening vs Shredder, I am not familiar with the theory there, I'm sure Djordje is right. Shredder conducted the attack very energetically, offering a piece where Rybka still thought that she was better. Vas
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