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Subject: Re: I'm guessing draw, any thoughts?

Author: Ernst A. Heinz

Date: 10:33:13 08/24/00

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Hi Imran,

>It looks like neither Junior nor Nimzo has any route to attack the opponent's
>backward pawns. It also seems that there is no easy way to open up the position,
>so I think it is drawn despite what the evaluation says. If the position were to
>be opened up, it would have to be by Junior's choice, because he has the knight
>on b6. However I don't think Junior will a pawn down.... Any thoughts?

I just happen to have access to an Alpha workstation today.

"DarkThought WCCC'99" suggests for "Nimzo 8" to play 43... Nc6
which would open the position a bit and create some chances for
a future outside black passer on the Queen-side.

"DarkThought" also prefers Black and scores it as being up +0.77
after completing iteration 15.

=Ernst=

P.S.
WWW pages of "DarkThought" at http://supertech.lcs.mit.edu/~heinz/dt/.



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