Author: Jim Monaghan
Date: 22:07:09 09/07/01
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Amazing how these programs can refute or at least doubt GM analysis. Here's a few more: [D]3r4/7p/Rp4k1/5p2/4p3/2P5/PP3P1P/5K2 b - - 0 1 Tarrasch - Rubinstein, 1911 Theme: Active counterplay in R endings even at cost of material vs passive defense. Gelfer (Positional Chess Handbook) says: Passive defense by 1...Rd6 or 1...Rb8 is doomed to failure. So this becomes another avoid moves test. The "right" idea is: 1...Rd2! 2. Rxb6+ Kg5 3. Ke1 Rc2 4. Rb5 Kg4 5. h3+ Kxh3 6. Rxf5 Rxb2 and Black drew without effort. If 3. a4 f4 4. a5 f3! is welcome to Black. This seems right intuitively to me but probably won't hold up. Another one from Gelfer, active king theme: [D] 8/R5pp/2p1k3/2p2p2/2P5/1P2P1P1/P3r2P/6K1 b - - 0 1 Lilenthal - Smyslov, 1941 1...g5! 2. Rxh7 Rxa2 3. Rh6+ Ke5 4. Rxc6 Ke4 5. Rxc5 f4! 6. exf4 Kf3 7. h3 Ra1+ 8. Kh2 Ra2+ with perpetual check. Again looks neat. I like the idea of pursuing active positional goals: Rook to 7th, active king vs materialism. Yace had trouble with both of these ... Jim
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