Author: Jon Dart
Date: 07:02:22 05/11/02
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On May 11, 2002 at 04:45:11, Vine Smith wrote: >I think there are a couple of reasons why this line is rejected practically >without comment in the books. Having sacrificed a piece in the opening, Black is >looking to win by direct attack, and not to be confronted with a difficult >technical task as in the position at move 19. Also, since there are apparently >no really compelling moves for either side, I imagine the GMs who have >investigated this position simply prefer White's two pieces to Black's one rook, >and one or two pawns the less for White don't make much difference. The passer >on c6 is more than a minor annoyance, too. I think you're right about this, but Rab8 instead of Ng3 doesn't leave Black in a great position, either. At least with Ng3, Black gets to play with a Rook for two pieces, instead of just down a piece. But probably Black should deviate at a much earlier point. --Jon
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