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Subject: Re: It is a mistake of tiger and not a combination

Author: blass uri

Date: 05:18:55 08/07/00

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On August 07, 2000 at 08:01:53, stuart taylor wrote:

>On August 06, 2000 at 11:35:02, blass uri wrote:
>
>>On August 06, 2000 at 10:00:43, pete wrote:
>>
>>>>>Fritz started to be happy only after tiger's 51.Qxd6.
>>>>>I suspect that tiger touched the wrong piece and I believe that taking d6 with
>>>>>the rook was better.
>>>>>
>>>>>Uri
>>>>Chessmaster6000(ss=10)'s observations:
>>>>1)Qb8+ instead of Qxd6 was a draw.
>>>>2)The position after Rxd6 instead of Qxd6 is also a draw
>>>>3)52.Qb8+ is a mistake and 52.Kh1 is the right move for white when black has
>>>>about a pawn advantage for and not 11 pawns after more than one minute of
>>>>search.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>Indeed 51. Rxd6 allows White to escape to eternal check in the last moment .
>>>
>>>I didn't see that when I followed the game .
>>>
>>>I don't agree that Qb8 + would have helped much as Black has Nf8 ; please
>>>provide a saving line .
>>
>>chessmaster admit after 16 minutes and 45 seconds that Qb8+ is bad for
>>white(evaluation -0.37)
>>After 33:06 it finds Rxd6 with evaluation 0.00
>>
>>It seems that Qb8 is not good but I did not analyze it enough to be sure that it
>>is losing.
>>
>>>
>>>After 51. Qxd6 nothing seems to help saving the game although ptobably Kh1 or
>>>Nf4 would have put up a somehow longer resistance .
>>>
>>>Still with possible threats like a3 or Ng3,f5 in the initial position I think it
>>>is a very good idea to play ...Ne6 and my admiration remains :-)
>>
>>It may be a good practical idea but I think there are other ways for equallity.
>>
>>Uri
>
>I didn't catch the conclusion (because my printer isn't working, so I can't
>print position then analyse with chess program-as I often do).
> Is it a combination, or a mistake?
>thank you,
>S.Taylor

It is a mistake of tiger.

51.Qxd6 was the losing mistake when 51.Rxd6 is leading to a draw.

49...Ne6 50.Qxb6 c5 51.Rxd6 is a draw.

Uri



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