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Subject: Re: Test Position: Fire on board!

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 00:22:32 02/10/03

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On February 09, 2003 at 15:47:42, bobby palacios wrote:

>On February 09, 2003 at 15:26:20, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>>Yet another Shirov brilliancy:
>>
>>[D] r1b1k2r/p1qpb1pp/2p1p3/4R3/3Q4/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1B3K1 w kq - 0 13
>>
>>Find 13.Bg5!
>>
>>[Event "BL 0203 SG Porz - Lübecker SV"]
>>[Site "Porz"]
>>[Date "2003.02.08"]
>>[Round "10.3"]
>>[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
>>[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[ECO "B30"]
>>[WhiteElo "2699"]
>>[BlackElo "2681"]
>>[Annotator ""]
>>[PlyCount "49"]
>>[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
>>
>>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 Ng4 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
>>e5 f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Rxe5 Be7 13. Bg5 Bd6 (13... d6
>>14. Bxe7 dxe5 15. Qc5 Rb8 16. Bd6 Qb6 17. Qxe5 Qxb2 18. Re1 Rb7 19. Qh5+ g6 20.
>>Qf3 Qxc2 21. Bc5 $18) 14. Bf4 c5 (14... Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qb6 16. Qg4 $18) 15. Qe3
>>a6 (15... Rb8 16. Nd5 $5 (16. Rxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxb8 $14) 16... Qb7 (
>>16... Qc6 17. Qg3 $18) 17. Rxe6+ dxe6 18. Bxd6 Qxb2 19. Re1 Rb7 20. Nc7+ Rxc7
>>21. Bxc7 O-O 22. Qxc5 $16) 16. Nd5 Qc6 17. Rg5 h6 18. Bxd6 hxg5 (18... Qxd6 19.
>>Rd1 $18) 19. Rd1 Rh6 20. Ne7 Qa4 21. Qf3 Bb7 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Ng8 Rh8 24. Qf3
>>Rxg8 25. Qh5+ 1-0
>
>
>After Bg5, doesnt 13...Qb6 hold the position for black?  Im not a good
>chessplayer, but most engines I tested doesn't see a win for white after ..Qb6

13.Bg5 is strong, not necessary a killer. I see some advantage for white after
13...Qb6 14.Qd2.
Van Wely has to decide if he wants to play 6...Ng4 again.



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