Author: Ferdinand S. Mosca
Date: 06:58:39 12/15/00
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On December 15, 2000 at 01:43:16, Christophe Theron wrote: >On December 15, 2000 at 00:01:42, Will Singleton wrote: > >>Amateur-Monsoon, today from ICC. Monsoon seems to have dropped a couple pawns >>to get a good attack, pretty good play. Congrats to Monsoon, my first loss to >>that developing program. >> >>Now, the question is, can any engine see the danger here (beyond the obvious >>attack)? I think the score should go negative, but I don't have a program that >>can confirm this. >> >>[D]b3r1k1/5ppp/P7/2p5/8/1PQ2P1P/2P1rqP1/R2RN2K w - - 0 1 > > > >Gambit Tiger needs 1m23s to find a clearly negative score here: > >00:01:23.6 -0,62 11 12866002 Kh2 h5 Qc4 Rxe1 Rxe1 Rxe1 Rxe1 Qxe1 Qxc5 Qe6 a7 Bb7 >Qxh5 > >I don't know if h5 is the beginning of the plan h5...g5...g4, maybe somebody >else can check this? > > > Christophe h5 is a normal move here after white's Kh2. Qc4 is good with the idea of Rd7 and watching any kingside activity by black by the plays Qc4-g4 or to f4. I think it is black that is looking for a draw. It's interesting if Will Singleton will post the pgn. Position after a7 following Gambit Tiger's line. [D]b5k1/P4pp1/4q3/2Q4p/8/1P3P1P/2P3PK/8 b - - 0 1 This could be a good starting point to test between White (good handler of passed pawn) against Black (a good king hunter). By some initial evaluations, white may advance those passed pawns while trying to place his queen in such a way that it can avoid a perpetual check from black. Black for his part will try to advance his 2 or maybe 3 pawns while avoiding to over-exposed his king. Black's chances here is high because of kingside attack (many programs have some weaknesses in king safety) and some tactical moves that will undermine white's passed pawns. Dinan
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