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Subject: How many programs see the winning move 1...c5! Not 1....Rd8? or ...Rb8?

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 13:13:46 04/15/03

Lautier versus Kasparov Tilburg, 1997.
   Here Kasparov made the terrible mistake to accept a draw (which cost him
clear first) instead of winning a pawn by 1...c5! Notice that Black makes no
progress after 1...Rd8? 2.Kf1 giving White time to defend his weak back rank.
You will notice that most programs will play 1...Rb8 2.Rxc6 Rxb4 3.Rc2 Rxe4 very
materialistic moves by grabbing as many pawns as possible, but it is very hard
to win, because all the pawns are on the same side of the board.

7r/2R1bkpp/2p1pp2/8/1P2P3/8/1B3PPP/6K1 b - - 0 1

Re: How many programs see the winning move 1...c5! Not 1....Rd8? or ...R Jim Bond 18:12:24 04/16/03
Re: How many programs see the winning move 1...c5! Not 1....Rd8? or ...Rb8? stuart taylor 17:56:46 04/15/03
- Re: How many programs see the winning move 1...c5! Not 1....Rd8? or ...Rb8? Jorge Pichard 23:50:05 04/15/03
  - Re: How many programs see the winning move 1...c5! Not 1....Rd8? or ...Rb8? stuart taylor 08:31:34 04/16/03
Re: How many programs see the winning move 1...c5! Not 1....Rd8? or ...Rb8? John Merlino 13:26:26 04/15/03
Re: How many programs see the winning move 1...c5! Not 1....Rd8? or ...Rb8? Jorge Pichard 13:14:35 04/15/03

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