Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 04:17:48 01/07/02
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On January 06, 2002 at 01:28:43, martin fierz wrote: >On January 05, 2002 at 21:21:40, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>i played good game today. i analyzed it with programs they >>don't understand of course next: >> >>Diepeveen, V - Lahaye, Rick (2177 FIDE) >> >>position: >> white Kc2,Re1,Bb7,a2,b4,c3,g2,h3 >> black Kf8,Rg8,Ne5,a7,f4,f6,f7,h4 >> >> >>Diep says white up 1.0 pawns. I considered this ++-- so +5.0 is better idea >>here. > >[D]5kr1/pB3p2/5p2/4n3/1P3p1p/2P4P/P1K3P1/4R3 w - - 0 1 > > >>I saw here real easy thing which i executed i see at my notation form >>directly. I had plenty of time here (half an hour for 16 moves >>till time control at move 40). >> >> >>Of course i played 25.a4 here. DIEP doesn't consider the plan amazingly. >> >>25.a4 Rg3 >> >>here i get after long thought b5 score 0.2 up for white only. of course >>i do without EGTBs here. >> >>26.a5 f3 >>27.Bxf3 Nxf3 >>28.gxf3 and now my young opponent needed real long time to realize >>that white is blindfolded won here. >> >>After 15 minutes thought game was decided: >> 28..Rxf3 >> 29.a6! though this is easy move again computer doesn't consider it. >> 29..Rxh3 >> 30.b5 Rh2+ >> 31.Kb3 Rd2 >> 32.c4 h3 >> 33.c5 h2 >> 34.b6 ab >> 35.a7 and when i played it Rick resigned. > >>This and only this is the only sound way to win the game. All others are >>tactical computer moves. You sure want your computer to play the >>above moves to win the game! > >why is 29. a6 an exclamation mark move? i would prefer 29. b5, which is also an >easy win for white. i agree of course, that this ending is so winning and that >exchanging into this rook endgame is a good idea. > >BTW, i'm rated 100 points lower than vincent, and i would win this blindfolded >too. it's not crap, that with the blindfolded! > >aloha > martin With a6 the line as shown is going to get on the board simply as it is always out of quadrant that pawn. b5 though also winning objectively (like so many computer moves will do) is simply not a single forced line. I prefer to keep left with a7 + b6 versus rook, above b6 + c5 pawn against rook as there is a statistical bigger chance that king gets closer to it.
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