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Subject: Re: Dubious ThoughIQ test positions

Author: Jim Monaghan

Date: 11:02:55 11/29/02

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On November 29, 2002 at 13:15:56, Jim Monaghan wrote:

>>1162
>>[D]5r2/p5kp/1p3rp1/2pPpp2/2n3q1/P1PQPRB1/5RPP/6K1 w - - bm Bf4;
>>Bf4 e4! and white hasn't good continuation?
>
>I think this one is OK. White's in trouble here. He is a pawn down, his pieces
>are not co-ordinated, and his pawns are shattered. With Bf4 he is playing for a
>perpetual attack on the BQ which is in tactical difficulties. So Bf4 e4 Qxc4
>exf3 Rxf3 -- Black's queen is still in trouble and White can probably still
>effect a perpetual attack soon once the d1 square is covered.

Hmmm ... on a second look at the end of this line ...g5 tries to extricate the
queen and causes problems for White Rg3 Qd1+ Kf2 Rg6 and it looks like Black is
winning.

Thanks Jouni.

Cheers,
Jim



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