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Subject: Re: VK v DF - What A Difference A Queen Makes!

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 08:41:02 10/15/02

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On October 15, 2002 at 11:27:54, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>On October 15, 2002 at 11:23:20, Graham Laight wrote:
>
>>In the first four games, we saw Fritz embarass itself with its inability to make
>>any progress.
>>
>>Now, by selecting openings where the queens stay on, they win two games in a row
>>(assuming Fritz completes the job on this won game).
>>
>>What an incredible difference keeping the queens on the board has made!

>Kramnik had a winning position until 19. Nxf7, which appears to not have been a
>sound sacrifice, though it is still a little unclear.

Maybe 19.Nxf7 simply wins against any human, against a comp better have it
calculated 100% right!

anti-computer strategy says: 19.Bd5! Rf8 20.bxc4!

[d]2rq1rk1/p2n1ppp/bp1N1b2/3B4/PBPp4/6P1/5P1P/R2Q1RK1 b - -

And black is completely paralysed.

Ed



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