Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 11:53:31 08/14/00
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On August 14, 2000 at 05:38:59, Alvaro Rodriguez wrote:
>On August 14, 2000 at 02:47:26, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>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
>
>I don´t think other moves are good here, only b3 is correct IMO
>Maybe you have seen something else?
>
>Regards,
>Alvaro
I have posted a 15 plies deep analysis in the other thread about this position.
After b3 and 15 plies the black bishop was still there in good health and black
had still a good position. The only problem is the position of the bishop, but
this bishop also happens to be a pain for white as well...
b3 is maybe correct, but that's not an obvioulsy winning move. White has still a
lot of work, and he has to be very careful.
I don't like Bxa2, but it's not obviously losing as some would say. White has
some weak points to defend after that, and it is possible that the bishop can be
eventually exchanged against 3 pawns.
Anyway, it's obvious that the bishop can be exchanged against 2 pawns, so it's
like losing one pawn overall for black if white plays perfectly. So Bxa2 is not
such a blunder.
Christophe
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