Author: Bernhard Bauer
Date: 12:51:03 06/22/01
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On June 22, 2001 at 13:10:22, Dann Corbit wrote: >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. Great! You remind me sometimes of KomputerKorner. He couldn't compute the sguare root of 36. But he was of great value to many. May be the same with you. At least you are not angry. Kind regards Bernhard
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