Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 22:23:10 07/11/01
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On July 12, 2001 at 01:12:37, Uri Blass wrote: >On July 12, 2001 at 00:53:45, Peter McKenzie wrote: > >>On July 11, 2001 at 22:27:39, John Hatcher wrote: >> >>>This game proves that there's hope for the rest of us. >>> >>>Today, in the Vidmar Memorial tournament, in a game between GM Mohr (2468)and GM >>>Crisian (2635), this position arose: >>> >>>[D]8/8/5k2/4r3/8/4RP2/4K3/8 b - - 0 1 >>> >>>GM Crisian played 57. ...Ra5??, instead of ...Rxe3 with an elementary draw. >> >>I'd call Ra5 an elementary draw as well, known since Philidor. > >Rxe3 is a simpler draw. >The only reason to play Ra5 is if black wants to win(black has chances to do it >only against very weak players) or if black is a computer that evaluates both >moves as 0.00 > >Uri Of course Rxe3 is simpler, but you have to wonder how, after ... Ra5, white was able to achieve a position where black could make a mistake. bruce
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