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Subject: Re: Testposition [what about f3?]

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 23:16:23 02/08/02

On February 09, 2002 at 01:30:20, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 09, 2002 at 00:19:53, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On February 09, 2002 at 00:15:20, Scott Gasch wrote:
>>
>>>Monsoon says:
>>>
>>> 1.   +0.53  00:00:00.05  67           PV= 1. f3 <+0.00>
>>> 2.   -0.43  00:00:00.11  397          PV= 1. Nc4 Qc6 <+0.00>
>>> 3.   +0.45  00:00:00.18  2824         PV= 1. f3 a5 2. Qg3 <+0.00>
>>> 4.   +0.28  00:00:00.25  4960         PV= 1. f3 a5 2. Qg3 Be7 <+0.00>
>>> 5.   +0.33  00:00:00.36  15040        PV= 1. f3 Raa8 2. Qg3 Rac8 3. b4 Rxc3
>>>                                        > 4. Rxc3 <+0.00>
>>> 6.   +0.24  00:00:00.55  41949        PV= 1. f3 Re8 2. Qg3 Be7 3. Qf4 Rf8
>>>                                        > <+0.00>
>>> 7.   +0.28  00:00:01.32  184904       PV= 1. f3 a5 2. Qg3 Re8 [TT]
>>> 8.   +0.26  00:00:02.68  453144       PV= 1. f3 a5 2. Qg3 Ba6 3. Nc4 Rb7 4.
>>>                                        > Ne5 Be2 <+0.00>
>>> 9.   +0.22  00:00:06.84  1306005      PV= 1. f3 Be7 2. Nc4 b5 3. Nb6 Qd8 4.
>>>                                        > d5 Bb4 5. dxe6 Bxc3 6. Rxc3 <-1.00>
>>>10.   +0.22  00:00:12.95  2637624      PV= 1. f3 Be7 2. Nc4 b5 3. Nb6 Qd8 4.
>>>                                        > d5 Bb4 5. dxe6 Bxc3 6. Rxc3 <-1.00>
>>>11.   +0.30  00:00:29.75  6259047      PV= 1. f3 Be7 2. Nc4 Bd8 3. Qg3 b5 4.
>>>                                        > Nd2 Be7 5. Ne4 Bb4 6. Rd3 <+0.00>
>>>12.   +0.35  00:01:21.96  17815711     PV= 1. f3 Re8 2. Qg3 Be7 3. Qf4 Rf8
>>>                                        > 4. Nc4 g5 5. Qg3 b5 6. Ne5 bxa4
>>>                                        > 7. bxa4 <+0.00>
>>>13.   +0.34  00:03:11.46  41883402     PV= 1. f3 Be7 2. Nc4 Bd8 3. Qg3 b5 4.
>>>                                        > Ne5 Ra8 5. Nd3 Ba5 6. b4 Bb6 7.
>>>                                        > axb5 axb5 <+0.00>
>>
>>Hooray!  Another vote for f3.  Unfortunately, now that I understand the
>>position, it's only the second best move.  The rook move will be followed by a
>>mate threat by moving the bishop to a8, which puts on a lot of pressure.
>
>Taking a look at f3...
>
>If the response is b5:
>[d]5rk1/rb3pp1/pp2pbp1/3qN3/P2P4/1PR1BP1Q/6PP/2R4K b - - ce 0; pv b5 Rc7 Raa8
>Bg1 Bxe5 dxe5 Rac8 Rxc8 Bxc8 axb5 axb5 Re1 Qxb3 Re4 g5;

If the response is Bd8:
[d]5rk1/rb3pp1/pp2pbp1/3qN3/P2P4/1PR1BP1Q/6PP/2R4K b - - ce 0; pv Bd8 Qg3 Be7
Nc4 Rb7 Qe5 Qd8 Qe4 Bb4 R3c2 b5 axb5 Rxb5 Qd3 Qd5 Ne5 Ba3;

I believe that white and black are about even after f3.

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