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Subject: Re: Is this move really the best?

Author: KarinsDad

Date: 21:16:43 05/02/00

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On May 02, 2000 at 18:36:26, Pete R. wrote:

>On May 02, 2000 at 16:36:46, KarinsDad wrote:
>
>>On May 02, 2000 at 15:18:54, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>On May 02, 2000 at 14:25:38, Pete Galati wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 02, 2000 at 09:07:42, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>In my set of tactical test positions there is the following example:
>>>>>
>>>>>[D] 2rqk2r/pb1nbp1p/4p1p1/1B1n4/Np1N4/7Q/PP3PPP/R1B1R1K1 w k – bm Rxe6
>>>>>
>>[snip]
>>>
>>>After
>>>1.Rxe6 fxe6 2.Nxe6 Qa5 3.Bxd7+ Kxd7 4.Nec5+ Ke8 5.Qd7+ Kf7 6.Nxb7 Rc7
>>>white is losing and white has no logical alternative to avoid this line after
>>>1.Rxe6 except 2.Bh6.
>>>
>>
>>I do not get why the following is not a logical alternative.
>>
>>1.Rxe6 fxe6 2.Nxe6 Qa5 3.Bxd7+ Kxd7 4.Nec5+ Ke8 5.Qd7+ Kf7 6. Bh6+ Kf7 7. Ne6
>>threatening 8. Ng5 Qxg5 9. Bxg5. Now, black can probably escape this, but his
>>king is fairly exposed. And granted, this is many ply down, so hard to see for a
>>program, but quite a few of these moves are basically forced, so I would think
>>that extensions would be in order.
>>
>>Is there something I am missing?
>>
>>KarinsDad :)
>
>Yes, at least here your line at move 6 makes no sense.  How can Bh6 be a check,
>and then the king on f7 move to f7?

Yes, I somehow zoned on this and thought is was 5 ... Kf8.

KarinsDad :)



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