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Subject: Re: Another Test Position VI: Reti-Alehine, Baden-Baden 1925, Re3!!

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 10:42:43 02/07/01

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On February 07, 2001 at 12:48:44, Uri Blass wrote:

>On February 07, 2001 at 07:04:50, Arturo Ochoa wrote:
>
>>[D]r3r1k1/1pq2pp1/2p2n2/1PNn4/2QN2b1/6P1/3RPP2/2R3KB b - -
>>
>>Clue Move Only: 1... Re3, because this game is too known.
>
>I do not agree that the game is too known.
>
>Can you post the winning line for black after 1...Re3 2.Bg2 Rxg3 3.e3 or after
>1...Re3 2.Bf3
>
>I basically tend to believe chess programs and not humans because I know that
>humans are stupid and do a lot of mistakes and computers refuted a lot of
>sacrifices of humans.
>
>Computers do not say that Re3 is winning and they do not say that it is losing(I
>did not analyze enough so they may say that it is winning but you need a proof
>to convince people about it).
>
>Uri

It is not a clear cut position. I post Kasparov's analysis about 26... Re3,
hoping I don't infringe any copyrights.

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1925.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Kasparov"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/1pq2pp1/2p2n2/1PNn4/2QN2b1/6P1/3RPP2/2R3KB b - - 0 26"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1925.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

26... Re3 $1 {All of a sudden the white king feels insecure. The audacious
rook cannot be taken:   Auf einmal ist es der weisse Koenig, der sich nun
unsicher fuehlt.} 27. Nf3 $2 {From now on Alekhine makes a series of moves
that sweep Whit off the board.   Von nun an fuehrt Aljechin eine Reihe von
Zuegen aus, die Weiss foermlich vom Brett fegen.} ({
Der freche Turm kann nicht geschlagen werden:} 27. fxe3 $4 Qxg3+ {
with mate; and even after  nebst Matt;}) ({und auch nach} 27. Bg2 Rxg3 $1 28.
fxg3 $2 ({Hier ist} 28. e3 $1 {is much stronger, but Black still has
sufficient compensation for the sacrificed material:   viel staerker, aber
Schwarz hat immer noch genuegend Kompensation fuer das geopferte Material.:}
28... Nxe3 29. fxe3 Nd5) 28... Ne3 29. Qd3 Qxg3 {wins. In the last variation
28.e3! was much stronger... (see above). Alas Alekhine's original attempt to
complicate the position could have been met by simply   gewinnt Schwarz.}) ({
Leider konnte Aljechins origineller Versuch, die Stellung zu verkomplizieren,
ganz einfachdurch} 27. Bf3 Bxf3 28. exf3 {ending Black's activity; or even by
the cold-blooded   abgewehrt werden, wonach die schwarze Aktivitaet zum
erliegen kommt.}) ({Auch das kaltbluetige} 27. Kh2 {Black will continue to
apply pressure on g3:   war spielbar. Schwarz wird weiterhin Druck auf g3
ueben:} 27... Raa3 $1 {
and the rook still cannot be touched der Turm ist immer noch tabu} 28. fxe3
Nxe3 29. Qb4 Nf1+ $1 30. Kg1 Qxg3+ 31. Bg2 (31. Kxf1 Bh3+) 31... Ne3 {
and mate. But the quiet 28.Ncb3 would have given White the upper hand.

Enrique



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