Author: Howard Exner
Date: 15:46:24 02/06/00
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On February 06, 2000 at 09:10:02, pete wrote: >On February 06, 2000 at 08:23:59, Howard Exner wrote: > >>[D]6k1/p4p1p/1b2p3/8/PP4p1/6Pn/4K1BP/B7 w - - id Insomniac - Shredder3; bm Nxh3; >> >>The try Nxh3 instead of the move played, Be5, has some merit. Should at least >>draw and a possible win for white may also be hidden here somewhere. Check it >>out. After 1.Nxh3 gxh3 2. a5 Black can try to eventually capture Bxg3 (Bg1 or >>Bc7) but white's advanced queenside pawns will be lurking. Any good defense here >>for black? > >1. a5 Bc7 ( or similar ) 2. Bd4 wins > >1. ... Bg1 2. b5 Kf8 or whatso ever then > >3. Be5 Ke7 ( or is there something better ? ) followed by Bb8 , b6 and a6 where >it seems Black has to sacrifice its Bishop to hold the pawn when remaining >material should be sufficient to win . > >Not perfectly worked out at all ; just the ideas . I don't think Bxh3 works the >same way ; as after 1. Bxh3 gh 2. a5 Black has Bc7 with counterthreats like Bxg3 >while in the starting position the knight on h3 is of no special worth IMHO. Pete, I completely overlooked the straight forward a5 as I became so engrossed in the preliminary Nxh3 followed by a5. a5 does seem to limit black to reply Bg1. Here is another line for white to consider starting again with a5. 1. a5 Bg1 2. b5 Kf8 3. Kd3 (threatening Bd4) Bxh2 4. b6 a6 5. Be5 This seems to work out to white's advantage too. Here are some of my Bxh3 ideas, for what their worth. A. 32. Bxh3 gxh3 33. a5 Bg1 34. b5 Kf8 35. b6 axb6 36. a6 b5 37. Kd3 Ba7 38. Bd4 Bb8 39. Kc3 Ke7 40. Kb4 Kd6 41. Kxb5 e5 42. Be3 Kc7 43. Bb6+ Kd6 44. Bf2 Kc7 45. g4 f6 46. Be3 h6 47. a7 Bxa7 48. Bxa7 Kd6 49. Kc4 Ke6 50. Be3 B. 32. Bxh3 gxh3 33. a5 Bc7 34. Bd4 a6 35. b5 axb5 36. a6 Bb8 37. a7 Bxa7 38. Bxa7 C. 1. Bxh3 gxh3 2. a5 Bc7 3. Bd4 Bxg3 4. b5 Bxh2 5. Bxa7 Bd6 6. Kf1 Kf8 7. a6 Ke7 8. Bf2 Bb8 9. b6
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