Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 20:08:46 01/24/98
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On January 19, 1998 at 19:31:18, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On January 19, 1998 at 18:42:00, Amir Ban wrote: > >>No. 142 (d3+): >> >>I don't see the point to the key. d3+ Kh1 and then what ? I tried Qa1 >>and Qf2 but they fail. >> >>Recommend: Get rid of it. > >I picked this one at random. > >b3r3/q2B2k1/3Q2p1/1p5p/3pP3/5P2/1p4PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1 > >Mine would play 1. ... d3 in 1:40 (on a P2/300), but there is room to go >wrong. > >If there is a win, it is with 1. ... d3 2. Kh1 Qf2 3. Rd1 d2, I think. >I think that 3. ... Qc2 might draw. > >At worst I think black ends up up a piece for two pawns, but it would be >nice to believe that those nice pawns could cause more trouble than >this. > >Is it clear that ... d3 is the best move in the position? > >Does anyone have a copy of the book? > >bruce Yes, I *do* have a copy of the book, and what I *HATE* about this ECM file is that the positions are all numbered incorrectly! Since everyone is cleaning this up it would be nice to have the position numbers actually be the same as what the book uses. If I were to go through the agony of finding out the numbers for each after you guys cut down the number of problems in the set would people actually use the correct numbers? Dave Gomboc gomboc@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
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