Author: martin fierz
Date: 19:15:34 07/20/02
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On July 20, 2002 at 20:25:15, Jim Monaghan wrote: >Um, .... Martin the diagram is OK. You're looking at the position at Black's >17th move. I had posted correctly from the game at Black's 19th move. Van Wely >had played the manouvre ... Bh6+ and ... Bxd2+. So the White bishop at c3 is >"gone". oops, i missed that intermezzo :-) >I had just thought that taking the WR, which proved so valuable in the >concluding attack was the better piece to capture than the WB. i remember seeing this game commented, but it's too long ago and i don't remember anything. probably there was some analysis on taking the rook instead of the bishop there... i found a webpage where an italian FM comments the game, (http://www.messaggerie.it/commenti/shiwel00.html) saying that taking the rook was better and that it is unclear (meaning: "i have no idea who is better here"). anyway, he's a weak FM and i wouldn't believe what he says :-) since black never repeated this line i would guess this position has to be good for white. then again, maybe this is the type of position black players are not willing to play, because the slightest mistake will kill you. i can't see anything clear for white in the final position. probably black will go 20...a5 again 21.Bf1 (to stop Ra6) and now fritz likes Kd8 and thinks black is a bit better. hmm. new in chess magazine, anyone? aloha martin
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