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Subject: Re: A Test Position - Sacrifice for an Attack

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 21:53:05 10/23/00

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On October 23, 2000 at 22:06:13, Chessfun wrote:

>On October 23, 2000 at 20:46:08, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>
>>On October 23, 2000 at 19:44:15, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>On October 23, 2000 at 15:01:07, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>>
>>>>[D]r4rk1/p1q1nppp/b2b4/2nP4/1P3p2/P1N2N2/B1P3PP/R1BQK2R w - -
>>
>>
>>>Gambit 1.0 Cel 433 48 mb.
>>>; 00:00:00.6  1.   Score: 4.06   depth: 7 bxc5 Bxc5 Ne4 Rae8 c4 Nc6 Nd2
>>>; 00:00:00.3  1.   Score: 4.06   depth: 7 bxc5 Bxc5 Ne4 Rae8 d6 Qc6 Nxc5 Nd5+
>>>Kd2 Qxc5
>>>; 00:00:02.1  1.   Score: 3.70   depth: 8 bxc5 Rfe8 Ne4 Nf5 Ng5 Bxc5 Qg4 Qe5
>>>; 00:00:08.1  1.   Score: 3.40   depth: 9 bxc5 Bxc5 Ne4 Nf5 c4 Rfe8 Qe2 Ne3 Nfg5
>>>Bd4
>>>; 00:00:25.9  1.   Score: 3.00   depth: 10 bxc5 Rfe8 Ne4 Nf5 Ng5 Bxc5 c4 Bd4 d6
>>>Qxd6
>>>; 00:00:44.2  1.   Score: 2.96   depth: 11 bxc5 Rfe8 Ne4 Nf5 Ng5 Bxc5 d6 Nxd6
>>>Bd5 Nxe4 Bxe4
>>>; 00:04:53.4  1.   Score: 1.64   depth: 12 bxc5 Rae8 Ne2 Nxd5 c4 Nc3 cxd6 Qc5 d7
>>>Rxe2+ Qxe2 Nxe2 Kxe2 Bxc4+ Bxc4 Qxc4+
>>>; 00:07:21.9  1.   Score: 1.64   depth: 13 bxc5 Rae8 Ne2 Nxd5 c4 Nc3 cxd6 Qc5 d7
>>>Rxe2+ Qxe2 Nxe2 Kxe2 Bxc4+ Bxc4 Qxc4+
>>>; 00:17:02.6  1.   Score: 1.42   depth: 14 bxc5 Rfe8 Ne2 Qxc5 c4 Nxd5 Qc2 Rac8
>>>Rf1 Bxc4 Bxc4 Qxc4 Qxc4 Rxc4
>>
>>Thanks for the output Sarah. :)
>>
>>I'm somewhat disappointed that GT shows such a high score for white here, and
>>I'm interested to know if you make the move bxc5 what it will see for black.
>>
>>Jeremiah
>
>
>I'm not. I doubt many programs could resist bxc5 though admit I have
>not checked any others.
>
>I think more important are the moves in the line posted as they follow
>the game score after bxc5.
>16. bxc5 Rfe8 17. Ne2 Qxc5 18. c4 Nxd5 After this which is the
>line Gambit originally posts. Gambit now evals the following this
>also follows the game 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Bc5
>
>Now in the game played was;
>21. Kd2 Gambit prefers Kd1 and after 21...Ne3+ posts;
>
>22. Bxe3 Rxe3 23. Nc2 Rd8+ 24. Ke1 Re6 25. Rd1 Rde8 26. Rd2 Bb7
>27. Rf1 g5 28. Rf2 Bxf2 29. Kxf2 f5 30. g3 Re4
>which it evals as +0.58 Depth 15.
>
>In the line 21. Kd2 if forced it follows;
>21. Kd2 Ne3 22. Kc3 Rac8 23. Now Nxf4 instead of Bb2 23....Bxd4+
>24. Kxd4 Nc2+ 25. Kc3 Nxa1 evals as;
>
>26. Kb2 Bxc4 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Kxa1 f6 29. g3 Rd8 30. Re1 Rc2
>31. h3 Rb8 32. Nd5 Rb3 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Re7+ Kf8
>+0.60 Depth 15.
>
>Sarah.

It would be nice if Mike Valvo had some analysis of this game. He might have
some lines where white could have improved after bxc5. But even if white
mis-stepped in the ensuing play, clearly the play of Valvo was excellent as he
maximized the force of his pieces until Deep Thought cracked.



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