Author: Tim Mirabile
Date: 14:23:12 12/12/00
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Perhaps this position: [D]5rk1/1p1b2pp/3P4/1P1R1p2/p3pP2/8/P3QKPP/2r5 w - - 0 32 ...since 32.Re5 seems to be a point of no return as far as giving back the material goes. On December 12, 2000 at 16:26:21, David Eppstein wrote: >In >http://www.kasparovchess.com/serve/templates/folders/show.asp?p_docID=13535&p_docLang=EN >we have yet another claim that "no computer can find this combination". He >means the final moves of the game where Shirov, ahead in material, drops back to >material equality and allows his opponent to queen first in order to get a >mating attack. > >I'm not pasting a FEN because I'm not really sure where the combo starts -- >maybe move 30, where he deserts the back rank to set up the material exchanges? > >Shirov - Grischuk, FIDE KO 2000 >1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 O-O Bc5 5 Nxe5 Nxe4 6 Qe2 Nxe5 7 d4 Be7 8 Qxe4 Ng6 >9 f4 c6 10 Bd3 d5 11 Qe2 f5 12 Nd2 O-O 13 Nf3 Nh8 14 Bd2 a5 15 c4 Nf7 16 cxd5 >cxd5 17 Rac1 Bf6 18 b4 a4 19 b5 Re8 20 Ne5 Nd6 21 Bb4 Ne4 22 Bxe4 dxe4 23 Rfd1 >Be6 24 d5 Bd7 25 Nc6 Qc8 26 Ne7+ Bxe7 27 Rxc8 Raxc8 28 Bxe7 Rxe7 29 d6 Rf7 30 >Rd5 Rc1+ 31 Kf2 Rf8 32 Re5 Rfc8 33 Re7 R1c2 34 Rxd7 Rxe2+ 35 Kxe2 b6 36 Rb7 Rc2+ >37 Ke3 Rc3+ 38 Kd4 Rd3+ 39 Ke5 e3 40 Ke6 h6 41 Re7 Rd4 42 Kd7 Re4 43 Rxe4 fxe4 >44 Ke7 1-0 > >Is it true that no computer can find this?
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