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Subject: Re: good test move ...... Nxe3

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 18:48:17 12/29/02

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On December 29, 2002 at 21:06:36, bobby palacios wrote:

>[D] 6k1/5pp1/4r2p/P2p2b1/1N4n1/B2RP1P1/2R2PKP/4qB2 b - - 0 34
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>This position arose from TheKing 3.23 - Junior 7 blitz game on my p4 2.4ghz.  I
>dont know if TheKing 3.23 played the best defensive moves, but it was still a
>pretty good move that most engines couldnt find (only evaluating it as a draw).
>It definitely turned the tide of battle.  Junior 7 found it in less than 5
>seconds with an eval of -0.36 in its favour.
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>The game continued:
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>34...Nxe3  35. fxe3 Rf6  36. Rc1 Qf2+  37. Kh1 Bxe3  38. Rxe3 Qxe3  39. Rc8+ Kh7
> 39. Bd3+ g6  40. Rc2 Rf2  41. Rxf2 Qxf2  42. a6 f5  43. h4 h5  44. Bc1 Qe1+
>45. Kh2 Qxc1  0-1
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>And the Queen continued to mop up the remaining pieces.

this is no surprise to me. Junior is bold. Shredder would not find it in blitz
on Athlon XP 1.66Ghz.
The King did not play the best defensive moves. 39.Nxd5 (trying to create a
fortress after 39...Rxf1+) is a somewhat better try but it probably would make
not much difference.



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