Author: Alvaro Rodriguez
Date: 02:34:09 08/14/00
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On August 14, 2000 at 02:50:51, Christophe Theron wrote: >On August 14, 2000 at 00:25:54, Ed Schröder 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 >> >>1..Bxa2 2.b3 Nd5 and black holds the position. If this is what you >>mean I am in agreement. >> >>Ed > > >That's what Tiger thinks, indeed. But I still believe that Tiger should not take >the pawn in a2. It is probably losing in the long term (but giving white a hard >time and many ways to lose). > >Playing b3 quickly does not work. After a 20 plies search the bishop was still >there and black's position was not so bad. Actually it's white that has to play >very carefully in order to hold the position. > > > Christophe I agree, the position is very complicated, and I think we might need some more example of this kind of positions.. Bxa2 looks very bad, but maybe it isn´t.. Maybe Bob have something to show us from the ICC games.. Regards, Alvaro
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