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Subject: Re: Testposition - The Magnet

Author: Andreas St.

Date: 05:15:16 03/11/01

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On March 11, 2001 at 05:28:55, Sune Larsson wrote:

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>  [D]2r2rn1/p3q1bk/n2p2pp/1b1PPp2/1pp2P1N/1P2N1P1/P1QB2BP/4RRK1 w - - 0 1
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>  Selinski-Sotorenko, corr 1974
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>  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.
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>  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?" ;)
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>  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.
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>  Sune
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>Selinski - Sotorenko
>Fernpartie, 1974
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>1.Nxg6! Kxg6 2.Nxf5! Rxf5 3.Qxf5+! Kxf5 4.Be4+ Kg4 5.h3+ Kxg3
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>[5...Kxh3 6.Bf5+ Kxg3 7.Re3+ Kh4 8.Rh3#;
> 5...Kh5 6.g4+ Kh4 7.Re3]
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>6.Re3+ Kh4 7.Bg6 Qg5+ 8.fxg5 Bxe5 9.Re4+ Kxh3 10.Bf5+ Kg3 11.Be1# 1-0


Hi


Chessmaster 6555 (1.2 GHZ - 128 MB hash) plays in 1 sec 1.Nxg6

after 20 sec.: 1.N3xf5 [cxb3 2.Nxe7 Rxc2 3.N7xg6] Score +2.70

after manual 1.Nxg6 Kxg6 CM 6555 plays 2.Nxf5 after 0 sec. (+8), after 30 sec.
a score about +11.01 [2. ...Kf7 3.Nxe7 Nxe7 4.exd6]


Greets

AS



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