Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 09:36:16 04/18/03
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On April 18, 2003 at 12:30:51, Harald Faber wrote:
>On April 18, 2003 at 10:29:07, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On April 18, 2003 at 09:49:33, Jan Kiwitter wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Kurt,
>>>
>>>thanks for playing this very interesting match.
>>>
>>>I don't think the move 9.c5 is so bad, because white gets the half open a-file
>>>and also the doubled b-pawns are not easy to attack. Furthermore white casually
>>>has the possibility to play b3-b4-b5.
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>Jan
>>
>>Position before 9.c5?!
>><[D]rn2kb1r/pp3ppp/1qp1pn2/3p1b2/2PP1B2/1QN1PP2/PP4PP/R3KBNR w KQkq - 0 9
>>
>> Hi Jan
>> The move 9.c5 is surely not faulty but in my opinion bad for computer
>> programs. The half open a-file will never play a rule after Black's a7-a6
>> and the pawn thrust b4-b5 is almost never possible. And if White is going
>> to centralize the rooks, Black can once play a6-a5 and open the a-file in
>> its favour.
>> Regards
>> Kurt
>
>
>9.c5 makes it hard for black to find a good place for the Bf8 and prevents e.g.
>that black plays c5 himself.
>If somehow black can play a7-a6 to hinder white from playing b3-b4-b5 then b6
>gets weak. I think it is not that clear that c4-c5 is weak.
Hi Harald
As already mentioned, I do not claim that c4-c5 is weak, I merely believe
it's a bad move for chess programs.
Kurt
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