Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 15:51:26 08/14/00
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On August 14, 2000 at 18:23:36, Michael Fuhrmann wrote: >On August 14, 2000 at 18:02:13, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 14, 2000 at 17:15:03, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>>On August 14, 2000 at 13:55:30, Robert Hyatt 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 >>>> >>>> >>>>If by "holds" you mean doesn't lose material, then I agree. If you mean >>>>"maintains near-equality_ then I don't agree... >>> >>>Regardless of whether it is good or bad, I don't want to see my program play >>>Bxa2, since it is often a losing blunder, and even when it isn't, it looks like >>>a gross computer move. >>> >>>bruce >> >> >>Couldn't agree more. Except for those cases where the bishop takes and then >>escapes. It is ugly to see programs that some argue play at a strong GM level, >>play a move like Bxa2 that no beginner would play (may be ok in this position, >>although black seems to get into trouble). >> >>I used to cringe at such moves. > >This debate recalls (for me) a similar move Fischer played vs Spassky in the >world championship. (Think it was Bxa7, leading to a trapped bishop.) At the >time I remember the commentators being incredulous that Fischer played a moved >that no club player would play, etc. If I remember correctly, Fischer lost that >game badly. That is correct. I was just getting ready to make that very same comment just prior to looking at your thread. I remembered it well at thhe time and could not believe that he actually made it. Wayne
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