Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 07:08:56 01/28/03
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On January 28, 2003 at 06:38:50, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: >On January 27, 2003 at 13:14:39, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: > >>I came across this position many years ago in a German magazine, and that's all >>the information I have about it, sorry [the magazine didn't give any analysis >>either, just the best move]. But it seems fairly clear to me that after 21. a4 >>the Queen Rook, in tandem with the Queen, will wreck havoc on Black's King side. >>Regards, JAFM >The German magazine is "Schach-Echo", Nr. 4/83, the game is on page 118. >I transcribe the relevant part [ after 21. Rac1? ] ==> Die Exweltmeister >Botwinnik und Smyslow waren im Saal nicht anwesend, aber sie verfolgten die >Partie über Telefon. Beide gaben an, dass 21. Tad1 gewinnt, weil auf >21. --- Tad8 22. Dd8: die Türme stärker als die hilflose Dame sind. Praktisch >kommt es zu einem Bauernendspiel. Natürlich sahen nicht nur Botwinnik und >Smyslow den auf der Hand liegenden Zug, sondern jeder Schächer. Und übrigens >zeigte ein "gewöhnlicher sterblicher" Schachfreund, dass 21. a4 noch einfacher >war, denn auf diese Weise kommt der weisse Turm über a3 am raschesten ins >Spiel --- zum Verdenben des einsamen schwarzen Königs. >The text basically says what I wrote yesterday, it only adds that 21. Rad1 >would also have won, although 21. a4 is simplest because that is the fastest >way to bring the Queen Rook into play [via a3]. Thanks Jose, I suspect that this position is worthy of deep analysis by humans and computers. I feel like it would be a good position for working on my engine. It is simple, yet, very rich. Miguel
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