Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 05:39:45 03/27/02
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On March 27, 2002 at 03:27:23, Uri Blass wrote: >On March 27, 2002 at 01:05:41, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On March 26, 2002 at 23:38:37, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On March 26, 2002 at 22:35:12, Art Basham wrote: >>> >>>>See if you can guess what is the best first move here for white..! >>>>White can mate in about 10 or 12 moves...(I think..). >>>> >>>>[D]2r1r1k1/pb4p1/1p6/8/Pn2N2P/1q5P/4Q2K/R1B3R1 w - - >>> >>>That's a good one. I'm pretty sure that the obvious knight check wins, but the >>>better move is a heck of a lot prettier. >> >>Yes, why go for material when one has mate!;) 1.Rxg7!! > >The reason that humans may prefer material is that >it is practically better to go for material that you are sure about >and not for mate that you are not sure about. > >Uri Ah...Uri I looked at this position late last night and was very tired, even had an antihistamine in my system which slowed me down, and the first move I looked at was Rxg7+! True it did say it was mate so it does help, but I still had to solve it. Well, the main lines anyways. I always look for mates in open and dynamic positions regardless. I _Did Not_ use a computer! I worked it out in my mind, groggy at the time and found the mating lines. If I was playing at the board I'd look at Nf6+ but not for long as I would check the sac and when I solved the mate then BANG my Rook would Kiss the King!;) Terry
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