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Subject: Re: 26..Bc3

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 02:57:58 04/29/02

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On April 29, 2002 at 05:12:22, Ed Schröder wrote:

>[d]r4k2/1pQq3p/1p2bppP/rP2p3/Pb1pP3/3P1NP1/5PB1/R1R3K1 b - - 0 1
>
>When replaying I noticed 26..Bc3 and didn't understand, I wonder if the simple
>26..Bc5 is not an easy win since white is forced to exchange queens, next the
>[a4] pawn will fall, thereafter white is left with 2 incredible weak pawns on
>[b5] and [h6].

My guess is he would have played Rxc5, with the check getting a pawn for the
exchange, and now able to defend the a-pawn.
Black has two misplaced rooks, that has got to count for something.
I never understood Rca8, giving up the c-file looked unnatural to me.

-S.



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