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Subject: Re: ECM 1621

Author: Michel Langeveld

Date: 14:30:02 09/24/01

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On September 24, 2001 at 13:47:44, Peter Berger wrote:

>On September 24, 2001 at 13:32:52, Michel Langeveld wrote:
>
>>ECM 1621
>>
>> r2q3r/2pkb1p1/p2p1n2/4p1p1/Pp2P1P1/1QP5/1P1P2PP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 1
>>
>>Is 1 .. Rxh2 really winning.
>>
>>I see a +2.38 after 1 .. Rxh2 2 Kxh2 ( 2 ... Qh8+ 3. Kg1 Nxg4 4 Rf7 Qh2 5 Kf1
>>Rh8 6 cxb4 Qh1+ 7 Ke2 Qxg2+ 8 Kd3 Rh3+ 9 Kc2)
>>
>>but wat after:
>>
>>1 .. Rxh2 2 Rxf6!
>>
>>for example:
>>
>>2 ... gxf6 3 Kxh2 Qh8+ 4 Kg1 Qh4 (-0.91)
>>
>>Michel
>
>Why take back here ? How about 2...Qh8 ?
>
>A sample line: 3.Qe6+ Kc6 4.Qd5+ Kb6 5.Rf7 Qh4 6.Kf1 Rh1+ 7.Ke2 Qg3 8.Rf3 Qxg2+
>9.Rf2 Qxg4 10.Kd3 Rb8 -+
>
>This is not supposed to be an analysis but 2...Qh8 looks at least very
>promising.

Ok, but I think I can keep draw with 2 ... Qh8. 8 Rf3 is a horrible move.
better seems to be: 8. d4 Re1+ 9. Kd2 Rh8 10. Kc2 Rxc1+ 11. Kb3 bxc3.

I think black can keep a small advantage with Ed's variation



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