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Subject: Re: Good Test Move....RxB

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 05:53:10 12/30/01

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On December 30, 2001 at 08:29:49, Robert Basham wrote:

>In a recent game back in 1992, I played RXB (to open the g file) and went on to
>win!
>It turned out to be a good "test move" for my chess computors..
>(most of them back then did not find it at all)...
>
>I am wondering if the new programs today will play this move...Rx f5...
>then Qc3, etc.
>
>WK = g1
>WQ = a1
>WR = f1
>WB = e2, h6
>WN = d5, e4
>WP = a2 b4 c4 g2 h3
>
>BK = g8
>BQ = d8
>BR = a8, e8
>BB = f5
>BP = a7 b7 d6 e5 e7 g6 h7
>
>My old Novag machine did find it in about 16 min. at 6 ply.


Something is missing in the position that you posted
black should have more pieces.
The following diagram that is based on your descreption and white has a clear
decisive material advantage with no sacrifices.
[D]r2qr1k1/pp2p2p/3p2pB/3Npb2/1PP1N3/7P/P3B1P1/Q4RK1 w - - 0 1

Uri



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