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Subject: Re: Testposition - Tactics

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:10:22 06/22/01

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On June 22, 2001 at 02:43:51, Bernhard Bauer wrote:

>On June 21, 2001 at 23:45:21, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On June 21, 2001 at 17:15:59, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  [D]4k2r/rp5p/pR4p1/4qp2/3pp1PQ/8/2P4P/R5K1 w k - 0 28
>>>
>>>
>>>  This position is from IM Berg-GM Hector, Sigeman tournament - Malmo.
>>>  These two very tactical skilled Swedes had battled it out just like
>>>  old masters did in the 19th century. Young Emanuel Berg sacked one
>>>  pawn after another but, as it looked, in vain. Now, all good stories
>>>  give some glory to the brave one and that is also what happened here.
>>>  In the above position white, 4 pawns less, has the resource 28.Ra5!! -
>>>  with the point 28.-Qxa5 29.Qf6!  (not 29.Re6+ Kd7). At the present
>>>  moment it looks like this 28.Ra5!! is good enough to draw the game
>>>  for white.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Test 1: Can your program find the move 28.Ra5!! - evals?
>>
>>It's a terrible [definitely losing] blunder, throwing away the rook for no
>>compensation:
>>
>
>Why do you post such crap here and in other threads???
>Please try thinking first before writing.

Actually, that's my problem in the first place.  Taking the rook is what a 5
year old would do.  But then, you see the danger on the king side.  And then,
you see a way out of it.  My mind just stopped right there.  To confirm my
suspicion, I ran two programs who both liked my choice, so I thought I was
right.

>28.Ra5 is a good move. Have a look at the position first.
>It's not enough to give the position to a program, have a look at the score
>and than writing "It's a terrible [definitely losing] blunder,"

I will be wrong again and again.  I'm not afraid to be wrong.  At least it gives
people something to laugh at.



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