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Subject: Re: In regards the the tiger versus crafty post bxa2 is sound!

Author: Christophe Theron

Date: 23:47:26 08/13/00

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On August 13, 2000 at 23:38:14, Peter Kappler wrote:

>On August 13, 2000 at 23:04:06, robert blackwell wrote:
>
>>People should check out a position more carefully before claiming a move is bad.
>>bxa2 in the position given in the earlier post is the right move and it is the
>>move nd5 which loses as it breaks the pin on the d file preventing bxb3! any
>
>
>[D]3r1rk1/2p1Rppp/p4n2/1p1b4/3P4/3B3P/PPPN2P1/4R1K1 b - - 0 1
>
>I think you might need to follow your own advice, because after Bxa2 b3 Bxb3
>Nxb3 Black is lost.



Actually the line is much more complicated than that.

I believe that Bxa2 indeed loses, but playing b3 just after Bxa2 apparently does
not work. It is much much more complicated and deep.


    Christophe



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