Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 23:51:15 02/25/01
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On February 25, 2001 at 23:31:53, Uri Blass wrote:
>On February 25, 2001 at 13:46:32, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>
>> [D]8/5p1k/r5pp/P7/3R3P/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>
>> 1927 Alekhine won the 34th game in the battle vs Capablanca to become
>> World Champion. He did it by playing 1.Ra4! in the above position.
>> Black's rook has to block the pawn and white has at his disposal an
>> endless reserve of rook moves along the a-file. Again, the future for
>> black spells "Zugzwang". The general rule is that a passed pawn should
>> be supported by a rook from the rear. That's why ideas of 1.Rd5? are
>> wrong.
>
>Did you analyze Rd5 to find that it is a drawing move?
No Uri, I did not. But, contradictory to yourself, I prefer to trust your
countrymen (i.e Israel Gelfer - Positional Chess Handbook, Batsford 1991)
Not to mention monsigneur Alekhine himself. For obvious reasons. ;)
>
>If Rd5 is also winning then this is not a good test position.
>I did not analyze the position so I do not know.
>
>I find that a lot of general principles are wrong in practical games.
>
>2)Nimzo-gromit
>
>[D]8/8/4B2k/2p5/5p2/3b4/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 1
>
>Nimzo played 103.g3 following the principle of kapablanca that the pawns ssould
>be in squares of different colour than the bishop
Oh, this Wimzo again - throwing away another half point. I just don't
understand this program. Do you know if the mentioned principle of
Capablanca is implemented in Nimzo - or if the Austrian just plays some
bad chess sometimes? From a few games I've seen it looks like Nimzo isn't
too keen on draws and also often permits the opponent to push pawns too
far in the endgame. (That's why he also lost the Q-ending vs Deep Fritz,
posted elsewhere.)
>
>White lost after 103...f3 104.Bd5 Be2 105.Kh2 Kg5 106.Kh3 c4 107.g4 Kf4
>108.Kh4 Bd3 109.g5 c3 110.Bb3 c2 111.Bxc2 Bxc2 0-1
>
>I prefer 103.f3
>
>Uri
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