Author: Len Eisner
Date: 09:48:14 01/15/00
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On January 15, 2000 at 12:05:49, blass uri wrote: >On January 15, 2000 at 11:14:16, Len Eisner wrote: ><snipped> >>You have to admit, Rd3+ looks bizarre when the simple g4 is available. What >>human master would play Rd3+? >> >>Len > >both moves are winning so I guess some humans masters will play Rd3+ > >I know that someone asked IM ofer bruk(known as positional player) if he >sacrifiesed a queen in the past and he replied that he sacrificed 4 queens in a >game. > >He explained that if he sacrificed another rook it was a draw but he was careful >not to sacrifice another rook. > >Uri It’s one thing to sac a rook for a flashy mate when a simple one is also available. I can understand that. I might even do it myself if I could :) But it’s quite another thing to sac a rook for a mate in 15 when an easy mate in 8 is available. That’s not so flashy. Len
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