Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 04:51:43 03/11/01
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On March 11, 2001 at 05:28:55, Sune Larsson wrote: > > [D]2r2rn1/p3q1bk/n2p2pp/1b1PPp2/1pp2P1N/1P2N1P1/P1QB2BP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1 > > Selinski-Sotorenko, corr 1974 > > > Somehow my mind went back to the old Evans Gambit. I was raised with > this gambit (and others), which provided the tense and fireworks needed > for my age. But the old love never dies and the skipper still smiles > from his heaven above. Anyway, tactics is the name of the game, and > here is a nice position from a Russian corr game. > > A lot of tension and options, as you can see. White has to keep an eye > on the e5-pawn, which is under attack, and moves like 1.-c3 or 1.-cxb3. > He found a nice way of forcing the black king into a land of danger and > death. Pushed further and further towards the guillotine. Strong, almost > magnetic forces are working here, which formes the name of this theme: > The Magnet. Or if you prefer it this way: "Hi there big fellow - care to > join me for a cup of coffee?" ;) > > > Test: White to move and win. Let's go for the king! Some clues further down. > White might have some other promising continuations here, but we > assume that Selinski's choice is the most straight forward. > > Sune > > > > > > > >Selinski - Sotorenko >Fernpartie, 1974 > >1.Nxg6! Kxg6 2.Nxf5! Rxf5 3.Qxf5+! Kxf5 4.Be4+ Kg4 5.h3+ Kxg3 > >[5...Kxh3 6.Bf5+ Kxg3 7.Re3+ Kh4 8.Rh3#; > 5...Kh5 6.g4+ Kh4 7.Re3] > >6.Re3+ Kh4 7.Bg6 Qg5+ 8.fxg5 Bxe5 9.Re4+ Kxh3 10.Bf5+ Kg3 11.Be1# 1-0 Fritz6 has no clue, but Nimzo8 plays the keymove in 50 seconds. New position 2r2rn1/p3q1bk/n2p2pp/1b1PPp2/1pp2P1N/1P2N1P1/P1QB2BP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1 Analysis by Nimzo 8: 1.a3 µ (-0.88) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.a4 µ (-0.85) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.a4 ³ (-0.51) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.e6 ± (0.89) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.e6 ± (0.89) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.bxc4 ± (0.93) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.bxc4 ± (1.24) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.exd6 ± (1.37) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.exd6 +- (1.74) Depth: 1/11 00:00:01 1.exd6 Qxd6 2.Nxc4 Qc5+ 3.Be3 Bd4 ± (1.38) Depth: 3/14 00:00:01 1.exd6 Qxd6 2.Nxc4 Bd4+ 3.Be3 Bxe3+ 4.Rxe3 Qc5 5.Rfe1 +- (1.59) Depth: 5/17 00:00:01 1.bxc4 +- (1.60) Depth: 5/17 00:00:01 1.exd6 Qxd6 2.Nxc4 Bd4+ 3.Be3 Bxe3+ 4.Rxe3 Qc5 5.Rfe1 +- (1.59) Depth: 5/17 00:00:01 1.Nexf5 +- (1.60) Depth: 5/17 00:00:01 1.Nexf5 +- (2.20) Depth: 5/17 00:00:01 1.Nexf5 cxb3 2.Qe4 Nc5 3.Nxe7 Nxe4 4.Nxc8 +- (3.41) Depth: 5/17 00:00:02 1.Nexf5 cxb3 2.Qe4 Qd7 3.Nxd6 Bxf1 4.Bxf1 Rc2 +- (3.25) Depth: 6/19 00:00:02 1.Nexf5 +- (2.80) Depth: 7/20 00:00:03 672kN 1.Nexf5 cxb3 2.Qxc8 gxf5 3.Bh3 Bxe5 4.Bxf5+ Kg7 5.Rxe5 dxe5 +- (2.30) Depth: 7/20 00:00:04 1053kN 1.bxc4 +- (2.31) Depth: 7/20 00:00:08 2127kN 1.bxc4 +- (2.91) Depth: 7/20 00:00:11 3556kN 1.bxc4 Qe8 2.Qd3 Ba4 3.exd6 Qd8 4.d7 Bxd7 +- (3.00) Depth: 7/20 00:00:17 5744kN 1.bxc4 Qe8 2.Nf3 dxe5 3.Nxe5 Bxe5 4.fxe5 Qxe5 5.Qd1 Bd7 6.Nxf5 +- (3.08) Depth: 8/22 00:00:25 8577kN 1.Nxg6 +- (3.09) Depth: 8/22 00:00:29 9718kN 1.bxc4 Qe8 2.Nf3 dxe5 3.Nxe5 Bxe5 4.fxe5 Qxe5 5.Qd1 Bd7 6.Nxf5 +- (3.08) Depth: 8/22 00:00:30 10451kN 1.bxc4 Qe8 2.Nf3 dxe5 3.Nxe5 Bxe5 4.fxe5 Qxe5 5.Qd1 Bd7 6.Nxf5 +- (3.00) Depth: 9/23 00:00:46 15879kN 1.Nxg6 +- (3.01) Depth: 9/23 00:00:50 17390kN 1.Nxg6 +- (3.61) Depth: 9/23 00:00:52 18507kN 1.Nxg6 cxb3 2.Nxf8+ Qxf8 3.Qxf5+ Qxf5 4.Nxf5 Bxf1 5.Bxf1 Rc2 6.Be3 +- (4.60) Depth: 9/23 00:01:04 22809kN 1.Nxg6 cxb3 2.Nxf8+ Qxf8 3.Qxf5+ Qxf5 4.Nxf5 Bxf1 5.Bxf1 Rc2 6.Be3 +- (4.33) Depth: 10/25 00:01:29 32896kN 1.Nxg6 cxb3 2.Nxf8+ Qxf8 3.Qxf5+ Qxf5 4.Nxf5 Bxf1 5.Bxf1 Rc2 6.Be3 +- (4.40) Depth: 11/26 00:02:45 62244kN 1.Nxg6 cxb3 2.Nxf8+ Qxf8 3.Qxf5+ Qxf5 4.Nxf5 Bxf1 5.Bxf1 Rc2 6.Be3 +- (4.39) Depth: 12/28 00:06:14 143649kN (PIII-500E, 128MB hash, 3 and 4 men EGTB, 11.03.2001) Ernst.
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