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Subject: Re: Interesting Position (from Anand-Bologan)

Author: Laurence Chen

Date: 15:43:41 12/01/00

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On December 01, 2000 at 12:57:57, Franck ZIBI wrote:

>
>In the round 2.2 of the World Championship in India (1st Dec.),
>Anand faced IGM Bologan with white, and reached the following position :
>
>[D] 2b1rb1k/2r2ppp/n2p4/3P2PN/3NPQ2/2p3RP/1q3PK1/1B1R4 w - -
>
>Bologan has just played 36. ... c3 with (what looks like)
>a very good position for black (the c3 pawn is a monster).
>
I don't believe that the move 36. ... c3 is a good move, it's not a monster,
it's only an optical illusion.  Passed pawns are only a strength in endgames,
however, in a middlegame with a lot of pieces, especially queens and rooks on
board, then the passed pawn is a liability.  My question would be can any chess
engine find a better move than the one played by Black?
Regards,
Laurence



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