Author: John Merlino
Date: 11:28:53 03/10/01
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On March 10, 2001 at 12:02:56, Werner Schuele wrote: >With following line CM8000 loses soon: >1. e4 c6 >2. d4 d5 >3. e5 Bf5 >4. Nf3 e6 >5. Be2 c5 >6. Be3 end of book; CM8000 plays now Qb6? >7. Nc3 Qxb2? >8. Nb5 Kd7 and looses soon!! >Werner I'm not ENTIRELY sure that 6...Qb6 deserves a '?'. In the CM8000 database, that move is played 28 times in 135 games. Admittedly, though, the result is +14 =9 -5 for White, but GMs have lost as White in some of these games.... I believe the problem really lies with 7...Qxb2? It IS played, in three of the 21 games, but all three games are wins for White. The correct move appears to be 7...Nc6. jm
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