Author: Melvin S. Schwartz
Date: 09:22:57 03/06/00
This is a game I played on the Internet over six months ago. After I played Bh2+ my opponent did not resume the game and I was declared the winner. The position is very dynamic and I wondered if my move was the best one. Since my opponent never continued, I was left with looking at the possibilities myself. I gave this position to various chess programs I had at that time and this is what they played at the tournament time control of 40/2 Fritz 5.32 and Hiarcs 7.32 played Bh2+. Rebel 10 played Bxb2+. Now, since I have acquired some new programs since then, I decided to test Rebel-Century, CSTal 2.03, and CM7000 in this position expecting nothing different than what was played by the older programs. However, there was a surprise. CSTal 2.03 played Bh2+, Chessmaster 7000 played Bxb2+, but Rebel-Tiger played Bf4+. While playing the game, my first instinct was to play Bf4+ to get rid of that nasty Bishop. However, I was concerned about that Rook at g1 along with White's Bishop at d3 and White's Queen at d1 all aiming at my King for a dangerous attack, and so I decided to eliminate what I considered at the time to be the biggest threat the Rook at g1. Therefore, when Rebel-Tiger came out with Bf4+ I was surprised, though not disappointed for it appears to be alright. The question I would like you to consider is which move do you think is best: Bf4+, Bh2+, or Bxb2+? I would also be interested in what other programs besides those mentioned by me have to say. Here is the FEN and hopefully a diagram of the position. Take note that White has Queenside rights. [D]r1nqr1k1/pp3p2/3p2pB/1NpPb2n/2P5/3B3P/PP3P2/R2QK1R1 b - - 0 1
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