Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 09:39:58 01/22/98
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On January 22, 1998 at 08:48:08, Ernst A. Heinz wrote: >On January 22, 1998 at 07:30:35, Amir Ban wrote: >>>>ECM #070 >>>>original solution = [ e4 ] >>>>"DarkThought" says = [ Rf3 ] Kh1 g5 d4 exd4 Re6 Qg7 ... >>>> (score = +1 after iteration #13, >>>> g5 directly seems to be a transposition) >> >>I tend to disagree. e4 is positional, and the point is that it's >>possible. It prepares a pawn storm through d5, g5 and eventually e3, but >>white is not dead yet. Rf3 doesn't seem to do much. > >Rf3 fixes the white f-pawn on f2, thus preventing White from advancing >it. >"DarkThought" thinks that the E file will be opened anyway -- in its PV >White plays d4 and then Black takes exd4. Of those you guys are following in this thread, I think this one has a large potential to be correct with more search. I think ... e4 might put white into some very deep trouble that could resolve as material gain. I don't know if the other moves are cooks, but this might not be "positional". bruce
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