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Subject: Would be a dead draw (Re: vd Wiel-Van Wely )

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 08:02:42 05/17/00

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On May 17, 2000 at 10:41:03, Frederic Friedel wrote:

>vd Wiel-Van Wely
>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
>Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Nb3 b6 14. a5 bxa5 15. e5
>dxe5 16. fxe5 Rd8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Qd2 Bf5 21. Qxa5
>Qxa5 22. Rxa5 Bxc2 23. Bxd5 Bb4 24. Bxf7 Kh8 25. Rd5 Rxd5 26. Bxd5 Rd8 27. Bc3 *
>(0:21/0:50)
>
>So would 27...Rxd5 28.Bxb4 Rd1 29.Rxd1 Bxd1 be winnable? Chess experts please
>respond.
>
>[D]7k/6pp/p7/4P3/1B6/8/1P4PP/3b3K w - - 0 30

Dead draw. White's a-pawn is going nowhere, and Black can easily hold the rest
with his king and bishop.

                                      Albert Silver



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