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Subject: Re: Topalov-Shirov,Linares 1998 [47...Bh3!!]

Author: blass uri

Date: 05:26:10 03/25/00

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On March 25, 2000 at 06:21:36, Colin Frayn wrote:

>On March 24, 2000 at 16:14:57, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>
>>Topalov-Shirov,Linares 1998
>>8/8/4rpp1/3p1b2/p6P/2B5/6P1/6K1 b - -
>>Here Shirov played the amazing move 47...Be7!!
>
>(Bh3!!)
>
>>"bean counters" would never found out 47...Be7!!
>
>They wouldn't need to.  Computers don't take unnecessary risks.  The position is
>clearly won for black anyway, so a slow pawn advance coupled with king support
>should do the trick.  No need for fancy sacrifices :)
>
>Cheers,
>Col

No
The position was analyzed and is not clearly won for black.

I am not sure if Bh3 is the only way to win but I am sure that computers cannot
win with black against the right defence.

Uri



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