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Subject: Re: Tactical test position (Nxf7)

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:05:46 05/08/03

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On May 08, 2003 at 10:01:40, Richard Pijl wrote:

>On May 08, 2003 at 09:26:42, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>
>>It's certainly (to the naked eye) a piece for 2 pawns and more, if not a good
>>bit more! It can't be TOO much of a mistake!
>>If there were serious looking counter attacking ideas for Black, then it might
>>need more investigation.
>>S.Taylor
>
>Baron, like the King, initially selects Nxf7 and drops it after 40 seconds (on a
>PIII-500) for Bf4. The reason seems to be that it values Bf4 a little better
>than Nxf7, not that Nxf7 is incorrect.
>
>I forced Nxf7 to check if there was a problem and I saw the score drop
>(perspective of white from 122 to 46, and after more than an hour (again, on the
>PIII-500) I got a fail high. But no convincing winning scores (yet).

You  cannot expect to see convincing winning score at that point.

Even some plies after Nxf7 Fritz8 cannot see a convincing winning score in a few
minutes.

Uri



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