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Subject: Re: Diemer - Kotek, Corr. 1955

Author: Jim Monaghan

Date: 20:47:48 10/25/01

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On October 25, 2001 at 10:03:38, Simon Finn wrote:

>On October 24, 2001 at 16:31:14, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>Each of these 9 problems is unsolved on Crafty or Yace on my machine in one
>>minute.  Does your program solve any of them, and if so, what is the score that
>>it finds?
>>
>>[D]r2q1r2/p1pbppbk/1p3npp/n2P2B1/7Q/2NB1N2/PPP3PP/4RRK1 w - - acd 9; acn
>>26362089; acs 62; bm d6; ce 68; id "IQ.1004"; pv Ne5 Be8 b4 Nb7 Nc6 Bxc6 dxc6
>>Nd6 Rd1 Re8;
>
>I don't suppose the programs have any great problems finding the line:
>
>1. d6 cxd6 2. Rxe7 Qxe7 3. Nd5 Nxd5 4. Bxe7
>
>That is the idea, isn't it?
>
>But after (say)
>
>4... Nxe7 5. Qxe7 Be6 6. Qxd6 Nc4
>
>Black has a solid position, only a small material disadvantage,
>and prospects of counterplay.
>
>So it's a matter of fine positional judgement whether cashing in
>with 1. d6 is actually any better than maintaining the pressure
>with 1. Ne5.
>
>Simon

The game went:

1. d6 cxd6 2. Rxe7 Qxe7 3. Nd5 Qe6 4. Nxf6+ Bxf6 5. Bxf6 Qe3+ 6. Kh1 (1-0)
(On 6... Kg8 7. Ng5 h5 8. Qxh5 gxh5 9. Bh7#)

Jim




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