Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 05:55:44 05/21/00
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On May 21, 2000 at 06:27:09, Harald Faber wrote: >[D]1r2kr2/p4p2/4pQ1p/2RpP1p1/3Pn2P/3N4/q4PP1/2R3K1 w - - > >(Sutovsky-Glek) > >This position appeared in a German GM-tournament where the game went on with: > >1.Rc7!? Nxf6 2.exf6 Qd2 3.Re7+ Kd8 4.Rcc7 Qxd3 1/2 because of perpetual check on >the 7th row. > >Question is: Is this queen sac correct=can black play for a win after the 2nd >white move or can black play for a win and play a better move than 2...Qd2? > >Juniors eval decreases from about +2.4 at d=17 down to +1.4 at d=21 for 2...Qa4 >3.Ne5 Kd8 in favour of black. But counting the material black should be up 4-5 >and not 1.4 so Junior sees some compensation... :-) I have pretty much the same line here, but in a different order. 2. ...Kd8 3. Ne5 Qa4, and I don't see how white can get a draw, since the perpetual doesn't work. I think black will be forced to trade his queen for a white rook soon, but black is still winning after it.
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