Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 07:59:53 03/23/01
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On March 23, 2001 at 10:09:57, James T. Walker wrote: >On March 22, 2001 at 16:08:25, Sune Larsson wrote: > >> >> [D]3r2k1/pr3p2/3p4/2p1ppq1/2Pn4/1PNQ2P1/P4RKP/5R2 w - - 0 1 >> >> Reshevsky-Fine, Detroit 1933 >> >> Black might very well have thought himself okey in this position. >> He has a pawn up, a very strong knight and the irritating threat >> of pushing his middle farmer to e4. But something is there for white >> if we just look through the windows. In fact the Gates are suddenly >> wide open...;) >> >> >> Test: White to move and get a crushing position. We don't want to see >> moves like 1.Nd5, Ne2 or Kh1... >> The rest of this fine game further down. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Reshevsky - Fine >>Detroit, 1933 >> >>A pawn up, black's rooks are less influential than white's. However, his knight >>is well placed and ...e4 is an annoying threat. With his next move, white >>nullifies all black's trumps. 1.Rxf5! Nxf5 2.Rxf5 Qh6 (The exchange sacrifice >>has completely transformed the situation. The imminent Nd5 leaves black without >>resource.) 3.Qe4 Re7 4.Qg4+ Kf8 5.Rh5 Qg7 6.Qh4 Ke8 7.Nd5 f5 8.Nxe7 1-0 > >Hello, >I used to see lines like this all the time in Chess Life magazine. They are >completely over my head and need a lot of explaining which was never >forthcoming. I stopped reading Chess Life and chess magazines period because of >this. That's one reason I'm still not a good chess player. (There are many >more) I gave the position to one of the Tigers and it likes Qg6 instead of NxR. > After forcing NxR it likes Qg6 instead of Qh6. After forcing Qh6 , Qe4 it >likes Qg6 instead of Re7? This goes on and on and on. I don't understand why >people give a single line of moves as if they are the only ones that can be >played without any explanation. Maybe we are all supposed to be Masters here? >Most of the positions you post are very interesting and I can see what is >happening. This one is over my head. (A very easy trick) >Jim Sometimes these positions are "easy" sometimes "difficult". The point here was that 1.Rxf5! clearly is white's best move in the original position. This move was chosen by Reshevsky in the mentioned game. And this position, with 1.Rxf5!, is used by Israeli national coach Israel Gelfer, in training groups. The single line of moves you refer to is simply just what I wrote: The rest of the game between Reshevsky-Fine. And it opens up for the investigation of your choice. Nice to hear that you can see what is happening in most test positions! In real games, we could all use a little bird on our shoulders, telling us when there is a combination in the air...;) Sune
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