Author: Yuriy Lyapko
Date: 05:34:10 08/15/02
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>Dear George, > >I don't think that 6.Nc7+? is the refutation, because instead of 6...Kf8? black >must play 6...Kd8! threatening both to capture the knight on c7 and to checkmate >on f2. The only move for white is 7.Bg5+ and after 7...Qxg5 8. Nxa8 Qf6! white >is doomed, eg. 9.f3 Qxb2 10.Nd2 Qc1-+ or 9.Qc1 Qxf2 10.Kd1 Be3 11.Nd2 b6-+ > >Greetings >Alex I've never said that it is a refutation, but there is a thing I strongly believe: such short risky lines(with 3-4 pawns down by engine's point of view) should not be present in the book... At least for Crafty. It doesn't understand the position and I doubt that it will find the right moves in a reasonable time(especially after this one:1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4 5.Nb5 Bc5 6.Qe2(or Qf3) Nf6(last book move) 7.Nxc7). Best regards, George
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