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Subject: Re: Endgame Exchange Sac by Junior 6

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 12:44:14 03/03/00

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On March 02, 2000 at 23:28:15, Paulo Soares wrote:

>On March 02, 2000 at 18:30:52, Len Eisner wrote:
>
>>On March 02, 2000 at 14:16:04, Paulo Soares wrote:
>>
>>>On March 01, 2000 at 22:35:33, Len Eisner wrote:
>>>
>>>>[D]6bk/8/7P/p7/1p1R4/r2B1PP1/6K1/8 b - - 0 45
>>>>
>>>>Junior 6 played Rxd3! against Hiarcs 7.32 in a 5/3 blitz game on my PIII 500.
>>>>It’s a nice exchange sac that wins by force by queening one of the passed pawns.
>>>>
>>>>Len
>>>
>>>I didn't get to find a winner line for black. Below a possible
>>>variant(the best?):
>>>
>>>1... Rxd3 2. Rxd3 b3 3. h7 Bc4 4. Rd4 a4 5. Rxc4
>>>a3 6. Rb4 a2 7. Rxb3 a1=Q 8. Re3 Kxh7 9. Kf2
>>>
>>>Paulo Soares, from Brazil
>>
>>In the game Junior 6 played Kxh7 instead of Bc4 in your line.  Here’s how it
>>went from the position in the diagram:
>>
>>1...Rxd3 2. Rxd3 b3 3. h7 Kxh7 4. Rd7+ Kh6 5. Ra7 Bh7 6. Ra6+ Kg7 7. Rb6 Bc2 8.
>>Rb7+ Kf6 9. Rb6+ Ke7 10. Rb7+ Kd6 11. Kf2 a4 12. Ke3 a3 13. Kd2 a2 14. Ra7 b2
>>15. Rxa2 b1Q 16. Rxc2 Qg1 17. Rc3 Qxg3 and black wins.
>>
>>I guess it’s possible for white to save the game, but I don’t see how.
>>
>>Len
>
>I believe that, following the line of the game, 6. Rxa5 are better than 6. Ra6+.
>All the analyses were made with the help of a program.
>
>1... Rxd3 2. Rxd3 b3 3. h7 Kxh7 4. Rd7+ Kh6 5. Ra7 Bh7 6. Rxa5
>Bd3 (6... b2 7. Rb5=) 7. Ra3 b2 8. Rb3 b1=Q 9. Rxb1 Bxb1=
>
>Paulo Soares

Instead of 5...Bh7,Black should play 5...Bc4.Now White can neither
take the a-pawn[6.Rxa5 b2] nor check the Black king.Most likely
Black has a win here.  JAFM



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