Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:12:23 10/09/00
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On October 09, 2000 at 10:19:49, Torstein Hall wrote:
>On October 08, 2000 at 17:37:16, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On October 08, 2000 at 17:02:15, Torstein Hall wrote:
>>
>><snipped>
>>>Regarding the laws of Wilhelm Steinitz, I think you can ask any GM you like, and
>>>I think they would agree. And perhaps you can see if you get an better answer
>>>than me!
>>>
>>>Torstein
>>
>>sorry but your rules do not tell me if the following sacrifice is good or bad.
>>[D]r2r2k1/pp1qb1p1/2n4p/2p1p3/2P1B3/P2PBQ1b/1P3P1N/R4RK1 w - - 0 1
>>
>>Gambittiger sacrificed the exchange by Qh5 and won against Crafty
>>Is it a good move?
>
>Hard to tell, but it looks like it the best move if you want to have
>counterplay! ( Just my amatour opinion. :-) ) And an active defence may be the
>best move, even if it may be objectivly lost! How did the rest of the game go by
>the way!
Here is the game again
[Event "Blitz:60'"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "2000.10.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiger 0.92 Gambit Beta"]
[Black "Crafty 17.10 Chessbase version"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[Annotator "0.16"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.09.18"]
{128MB, General.ctg. Celeron 500
} 1. e4 {0} 1... c5 {0} 2. Nf3 {0} 2... d6 {0} 3.
Nc3 {0} 3... Nf6 {0} 4. g3 {0} 4... Nc6 {0} 5. Bg2 {0} 5... e6 {0} 6. O-O {0}
6... Be7 {0} 7. d3 {0} 7... O-O {0} 8. Bf4 {1} 8... e5 {
last book move 0.16/12 104} 9. Be3 {72} 9... Be6 {0.12/11 100} 10. a3 {75}
10... h6 {0.04/11 194} 11. h3 {119} 11... Qd7 {-0.21/11 92} 12. g4 {55} 12...
d5 {-0.24/12 89} 13. exd5 {276} 13... Nxd5 {-0.28/13 0} 14. Nxd5 {77} 14...
Bxd5 {-0.30/12 87} 15. c4 {184} 15... Be6 {-0.47/12 84} 16. Nh2 {55} 16... Rfd8
{-0.78/11 114} 17. Be4 {103} 17... f5 {-0.60/12 0} 18. gxf5 {42} 18... Bxf5 {
-0.68/12 36} 19. Qf3 {79} 19... Bxh3 {-0.99/11 84} 20. Qh5 {44} 20... Bxf1 {
-1.86/10 99} 21. Kxf1 {0} 21... Qe8 {-1.96/10 76} 22. Bg6 {285} 22... Qf8 {
-1.69/12 70} 23. Ng4 {80} 23... Bd6 {-1.51/11 1} 24. Be4 {67} 24... Ne7 {
0.89/11 339} 25. Nxh6+ {39} 25... gxh6 {2.41/12 19} 26. Ke2 {95} 26... Qf7 {
3.44/12 250} 27. Qxh6 {143} 27... Qg7 {4.21/11 0} 28. Qe6+ {66} 28... Kf8 {
5.43/11 9} 29. Bh6 {36} 29... Qxh6 {6.87/11 57} 30. Qxh6+ {Resigns 7} 1-0
23...Bd6 is the losing blunder of crafty and I guess that 23...Rd6 is leading to
a draw.
I guess that Qh5 leads to a draw against the right defence but I do not know.
24.Be4 is winning and is clearly the best move because it is winning
easily(chessmaster6000(ss=10) says +3.xx after 24.Bxh6 and some hours).
I thought that 24.Bxh6 is a draw but I am not sure about it.
Here is a possible line with 24.Bxh6
24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Be4 Ne7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Ke2 Qg7
29. Qh4 Ng6 30. Bxg6 Qxg6 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Nxd8
<snipped>
>I belive the key to play better chess for both
>humans and computers is to have a better understanding of the game! If you make
>a program attack wildly in every position, it will only carry it so far...
>But as another poster here noted, Gambit Tiger can play good old boring chess
>also, when it need to. I'm really looking forward to try it!
>
>Torstein
Nobody claimed that gambittiger attacks wildly in every position but I believe
that it attacks more often than most grandmasters.
Uri
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