Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:24:01 03/22/01
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On March 22, 2001 at 13:56:08, Sune Larsson wrote:
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> [D]4r3/4b2k/5R2/3p1P1q/pP2p1pP/P5P1/1B2Q2K/8 w - - 0 1
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> Bleiman-Cosulich, Nice 1974
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> Have you ever experienced playing a tournament game, fighting hard
> for several hours, reaching a tough position with mutal chances -
> when suddenly, in one single blow, all of your calculations are
> shattered in their foundations?! It feels like a bucket of ice cold
> water was thrown right in your face. Maybe the black player had some
> feelings of this kind. Very often it comes down to one being too hasty
> with "if I play this move I threaten to take his..., then he *must* move...,
> and then I can play...".
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> Test: White to move has a bucket of cold fluid in his hands, ready
> to be thrown. How materialistic are the comps?
> The rest of the game further down.
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>Bleiman - Cosulich
>Nice, 1974
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>In this delicately balanced position white surprised black with the unexpected
>1.Qa6!!,
>quickly turning the tables in his favour. 1.Qa6!! Rg8 [1...Bxf6 2.Qxf6 Rg8
>3.Qe7+ and Bc1+] 2.Qb7! Rg7 (The end could be: 3.Rg6! Rf7 4.Qxd5 Qxf5 5.Rg7+ 1-0
Crafty likes this move after 5 seconds or so and sticks with it:
10 1.99 1.53 1. Rg6 Rg8 2. Rxg8 Kxg8 3. f6 Bd6 4.
Kg2 Kf7 5. Bd4 Qf5
10 4.36 ++ 1. Qa6!!
10 10.71 4.46 1. Qa6 d4 2. Bxd4 e3 3. Qb7 e2 4. Re6
Kg8 5. Rxe2 Qf7 6. Qe4
10-> 10.71 4.46 1. Qa6 d4 2. Bxd4 e3 3. Qb7 e2 4. Re6
Kg8 5. Rxe2 Qf7 6. Qe4
11 11.30 ++ 1. Qa6!!
11-> 15.97 4.85 1. Qa6 d4 2. Bxd4 e3 3. Qb7 e2 4. Re6
Kg8 5. Rxe2 Qf7 6. Qe4
12 18.18 ++ 1. Qa6!!
12 1:58 6.27 1. Qa6 d4 2. Bxd4 Rd8 3. Re6 Re8 4.
Qb7 Qf7 5. Bf6 Rb8 6. Qxb8 Bxf6 7.
Rxe4
12-> 1:58 6.27 1. Qa6 d4 2. Bxd4 Rd8 3. Re6 Re8 4.
Qb7 Qf7 5. Bf6 Rb8 6. Qxb8 Bxf6 7.
Rxe4
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