Author: John Merlino
Date: 09:44:59 04/04/03
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On April 04, 2003 at 11:44:08, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: > Adams vs Simonson, New York 1940 > [D]r3r1k1/pp3ppp/3b4/3P1q2/1n1B1P2/3B1P2/PP2Q2P/1K1R2R1 b - - 0 20 >Simonson here essayed 20...Qxd5, which would have lost to the beautiful >double-rook sac 21.Rxg7+! Kf8 22.Rg8+!! Kxg8 23.Rg1+ Kf8 24.Bg7+ Kg8 25.Bf6+ Kf8 >26.Rg8+!! Kxg8 27.Qg2+ Kf8 28.Qg7#, if only Adams had seen it. Instead he >sacrificed a bishop: 21.Bxh7+?? Kxh7 22.Rxg7+ Kh6!, 0-1. > Source ==> http://www.chesscafe.com/REVIEWS/books.HTM Chessmaster 9000 avoids Qxd5 in less than one second, because it sees that it leads to a Mate in 9 (one more move than you describe above, as Black has 27...Kf8: Time Depth Score Positions Moves 0:00 1/3 2.15 1344 20...Nxd3 21.Rxg7+ Kf8 22.Qxd3 Qxd5 23.Rxh7 Bxf4 24.Rh8+ Ke7 0:00 1/3 -0.54 2441 20...Qxd5 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Rxg7+ Kh6 0:00 1/4 0.00 7812 20...Qxd5 21.Rxg7+ Kf8 22.Rg8+ Kxg8 23.Rg1+ Kf8 24.Bg7+ Kg8 25.Be5+ Kf8 26.Bg7+ 0:00 1/5 Mate09 18415 20...Qxd5 21.Rxg7+ Kf8 22.Rg8+ Kxg8 23.Rg1+ Kf8 24.Bg7+ Kg8 25.Bf6+ Kf8 26.Rg8+ Kxg8 27.Qg2+ Qg5 28.Qxg5+ Kf8 29.Qg7# 0:00 1/5 1.71 22260 20...Qxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rxd3 Re1+ 24.Kc2 Re2+ 25.Rd2 Rc8+ 26.Kd3 0:00 1/6 1.61 47184 20...Qxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rxd3 Re1+ 24.Kc2 Bxf4 25.Rxh7 Re2+ 26.Kc3 Rxh2 27.Rxh2 Bxh2 0:01 1/7 1.61 89763 20...Qxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rxd3 Re1+ 24.Kc2 Bxf4 25.Rxh7 Re2+ 26.Kc3 Rxh2 27.Rxh2 Bxh2 0:02 1/8 1.70 216799 20...Qxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rxd3 Re1+ 24.Kc2 Bxf4 25.Rxh7 Re2+ 26.Kb3 Rxh2 27.Bc5+ Ke8 28.Rxh2 Bxh2 0:05 1/9 1.74 478173 20...Qxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rxd3 Re1+ 24.Kc2 Re2+ 25.Rd2 Rc8+ 26.Kd3 Rxd2+ 27.Kxd2 Rc4 28.Bf6 Rxf4 0:12 1/10 1.74 1208400 20...Qxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rxd3 Re1+ 24.Kc2 Re2+ 25.Rd2 Rc8+ 26.Kd3 Rxd2+ 27.Kxd2 Rc4 28.Bf6 Rxf4 0:37 2/11 1.31 3890135 20...Qxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Nxd3 22.Bxg7 Bxf4 23.Bc3+ Kf8 24.Rxd3 Rad8 25.Bg7+ Ke7 26.Rg4 Bxh2 27.Rh4 Bg3 28.Rxh7 jm
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