Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 08:32:02 01/17/02
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On January 17, 2002 at 07:41:01, David Rasmussen wrote: >On January 17, 2002 at 06:59:39, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On January 17, 2002 at 06:47:27, David Rasmussen wrote: >> >>>[D]8/8/1ppk4/3p1p1p/pP1R1P1P/P5P1/1KP1r3/8 b - - 0 66 >> >>depth=19 1/18(Re3) +2.68 Re3 Rd3 Rxd3 cxd3 d4 Ka2 b5 Kb1 c5 Kb2 Kc6 Kb1 c4 Kb2 >>Kd6 Kb1 c3 Kc2 Kc7 Kb1 Kb7 >> >>-- >>GCP > >Crafty also wants to put the rook at e3 to force a swap, that will bring the >c-pawn to d3. Chezzz doesn't like that at all. It likes Re1 and c5 and other >moves, but Re3 is the way down on the list as no. 15... This is because of two >things: > >1. It thinks it's rook is more active than white's, so it doesn't want to swap >them for nothing. Maybe getting the c-pawn to d3 is not nothing but... >2. It doesn't want to get the c pawn to d3, because even though it is isolated >here, it is more central. > >Is Chezzz wrong or is Crafty wrong? Chess experts? After Re3 Rd3 Rxd4 cxd3 c5! 1) Kc3 d4+ Kc2 Kc6 wins 2) d4 cxb4 axb4 Kc6 whatever Kb5 also wins -- GCP
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