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Subject: Re: If anyone can prove the Haloween attack UNSOUND, give the main line

Author: Jeroen Noomen

Date: 07:56:16 05/29/00

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On May 28, 2000 at 22:43:20, Daniel Chancey wrote:

Hi,

The simple refutation is as follows:

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5? Nxe5 5.d4 Ng6 6.e5 Ng8
7.Bc4 d5! 8.Bxd5 c6 9.Bb3 Be6.

Piece gone, only two pawns, bishop on b3 eliminated, Black
simply develops pieces (Qd7, 0-0-0, or N8e7-f5 etc) and
the important white squares d5 and f5 firmly in Black“s grip.

No heavy discussion necessary, 4 Nxe5? is simply losing.

Regards, Jeroen Noomen



>Recently there's been a heavy discussion of this attack.  It could be unsound.
>It might not.
>
>All Masters and Computer programs    The job is this:  Prove this attack unsound
>by playing dozens of games.   If anyone finds the solution:  give the main line
>and playable alternatives and tell who has the advantage.  Also add a few
>opening traps
>
>
>
>Castle2000



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