Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 12:16:34 08/14/00
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On August 14, 2000 at 15:00:26, Uri Blass wrote:
>On August 14, 2000 at 14:53:31, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>I agree that it is not clear if Bxa2 is a losing blunder but a bishop equals
>more than 3 pawns so losing a bishop for 2 pawns is worse than losing a pawn.
>
>Uri
But black gets a pawn majority on the queenside, and the a pawn is passed...
Christophe
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