Author: Alvaro Rodriguez
Date: 12:35:55 08/14/00
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On August 14, 2000 at 15:16:34, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 Bxa2 may not be losing, but white has to play b3 after that, otherwise white just loses a pawn to black without any compensation.. Regards, Alvaro
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