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Subject: Re: 26.h3, does NOT draw on this position

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 04:52:44 05/13/03

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On May 13, 2003 at 03:15:53, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On May 12, 2003 at 15:09:08, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>In the Second game Kasparov was very upset at the board soon after playing
>>(diagram) 25...Qa1+. He realized a few moves later that White could force him to
>>take a perpetual check draw with a surprising queen sacrifice. In the press
>>conference he said that he thought he had a forced win with the queen check, but
>>that in hindsight 25...f4 would have been stronger.
>>
>>
>>Junior co-programmer Amir Ban quotes someone from Kasparov's team as saying
>>afterwards that 25...f4 26.h3! was also a draw. We can't be sure yet what Junior
>>would have played. My DJ 7 wants to play 26.Nf1, which would allow black a very
>>strong attack after 26...e3.
>>
>>

Fritz 8 and Chess Tiger 15 both changed from 26.h3! to 26.Nf1 and tiger to Ra8,
probably because they found out that it does NOT draw after all.


[Event "Shootout (Fritz8, Blitz:15'+3") "]


1. h3 Qa1+ {-0.94/12 20} 2. Nf1 {-1.28/14 67} e3 {(Bd7) -1.00/12 11} 3. fxe3 {
-0.84/13 49} fxe3 {-1.00/11 7} 4. Qxe3 {-0.84/13 28} Qxf1+ {-0.97/11 7} 5. Kh2
{-0.87/11 3} Bf5 {(Bd7) -0.91/13 27} 6. Rc1 {-0.97/14 34} Qd3 {-0.97/14 26} 7.
Ra3 {-0.94/14 43} Qxe3 {-1.00/14 33} 8. Rxe3 {-0.94/13 5} Be4 {-0.97/14 20} 9.
Kg1 {-1.03/14 32} Ra8 {-1.00/14 39} 10. a3 {-1.12/14 17} Ra4 {-1.38/14 21} 11.
Rec3 {-1.28/14 23} Bd3 {(Kf7) -1.28/14 27} 12. Kh2 {-1.25/14 40} Kf7 {
-2.13/14 18} 13. Kg1 {-2.16/14 32} Kf6 {-2.25/14 26} 14. Kf2 {-2.47/14 25} b5 {
-2.47/13 11} 15. cxb5 {-2.91/13 21} Ne4+ {-3.03/13 11} 16. Kf3 {
(Ke1) -3.09/14 19} Nxc3 {-3.09/13 12} 17. Rxc3 {-3.31/14 14} Bxb5 {-3.50/14 14}
18. Re3 {-3.56/14 15} Kg5 {-3.56/15 33} 19. Kf2 {-3.59/14 16} Bc4 {-3.66/14 16}
20. Re6 {(Re4) -3.75/14 27} Rxa3 {(Ra6) -3.69/14 15} 21. Rxd6 {-3.66/14 25} Rd3
{(Ra5) -3.63/13 17} 22. Rd7 {-3.66/13 12} Bxd5 {-3.56/13 16} 23. Ke2 {
-3.59/14 17} Rd4 {-3.59/14 17} 24. Ke3 {-3.59/14 13} Re4+ {-3.59/14 25} 25. Kf2
{(Kd3) -3.56/14 24} Rf4+ {-3.66/14 16} 26. Kg3 {-3.72/15 24} Rd4 {-3.72/15 39}
27. Kf2 {-3.72/14 22} h5 {-3.84/15 36} 28. g3 {(Ke3) -3.78/13 19} h4 {
(Rd1) -3.75/14 12} 29. gxh4+ {-3.78/13 10} Kxh4 {-3.81/14 12} 30. Rd6 {
-3.75/14 12} Kh5 {-3.78/14 14} 31. Ke3 {-3.78/15 15} Rd1 {-3.88/14 11} 32. Rd8
{-3.84/14 13} Re1+ {(Bb3) -3.84/14 17} 33. Kf2 {-3.84/14 11} Re5 {-3.88/15 16}
34. Rh8+ {-3.97/14 24} Kg5 {-3.84/11 1} 35. Rh7 {-3.91/14 17} Rf5+ {
(Re4) -3.94/13 12} 36. Ke3 {-3.97/13 12} Rf4 {-4.03/13 12} 37. Rd7 {
(Re7) -4.06/13 14} Bg2 {-4.19/13 14} 38. Rg7 {(Rd2) -4.22/12 8} Rf3+ {
-4.41/13 15} 39. Kd4 {-4.41/13 7} Rxh3 {-4.47/13 10} 40. Ke5 {(Rg8) -4.47/12 8}
Re3+ {-4.63/13 14} 41. Kd4 {-4.59/14 9} Re4+ {-4.69/13 10} 42. Kd3 {
(Kc5) -4.59/14 11} Kf5 {-4.66/13 9} 43. Rg8 {-4.94/14 11} g5 {-5.00/13 10} 44.
Rf8+ {-5.12/13 8} Kg4 {-5.66/15 15} 45. Rg8 {-5.59/13 8} Kh4 {-5.63/13 7} 46.
Rh8+ {-5.71/13 7} Kg3 {-5.84/13 4} 47. Rg8 {-5.91/14 9} g4 {-6.41/13 6} 48. Rc8
{-8.19/14 12} Bf3 {-8.31/13 9} 49. Rc2 {-8.50/13 10} Re2 {-8.44/12 3} 0-1


>
>[D]2b2rk1/Rp5p/3p1qpQ/2nP4/2P1pp2/8/P1RN1PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
>
>Analysis by Fritz 8:
>
>1.h3 Bf5 2.Nb3
>  =  (0.06)   Depth: 7/18   00:00:00  84kN
>  =  (0.06)   Depth: 7/24   00:00:00  126kN
>1.a4 e3 2.Nf1 Nd3 3.Ra2 Qd4 4.Ra5 Qxc4 5.Re2
>  =  (0.09)   Depth: 7/24   00:00:00  147kN
>  ³  (-0.44)   Depth: 8/25   00:00:00  352kN
>1.Ra8!
>  ³  (-0.41)   Depth: 8/25   00:00:00  368kN
>  =  (0.06)   Depth: 8/25   00:00:00  394kN
>1.h3 Qa1+ 2.Nf1 e3 3.fxe3 fxe3 4.Qxe3 Qxf1+ 5.Kh2 Qf6 6.Re2 Qh4 7.Qc3 Qf4+
>  =  (0.09)   Depth: 8/29   00:00:01  492kN
>  µ  (-1.00)   Depth: 9/49   00:00:02  1027kN
>1.Ra3 e3 2.Nf1 Bf5 3.Rc1 Qb2
>  µ  (-0.97)   Depth: 9/49   00:00:02  1229kN
>  µ  (-0.94)   Depth: 9/49   00:00:02  1295kN
>1.h4!
>  µ  (-0.91)   Depth: 9/49   00:00:03  1565kN
>  ³  (-0.44)   Depth: 9/49   00:00:04  1734kN
>1.Ra8 e3 2.Nf1 Qf5 3.Rxc8 Rxc8 4.Rb2 Qf6 5.Re2 Nd3 6.fxe3
>  ³  (-0.41)   Depth: 9/49   00:00:04  2086kN
>  ³  (-0.28)   Depth: 10/36   00:00:06  3035kN
>1.Nf1 e3 2.Nxe3 Bf5 3.Rc1 Qb2 4.Rd1 fxe3 5.Qxe3 Bd3 6.f3 Bxc4 7.Qd4
>  =  (-0.25)   Depth: 10/36   00:00:07  3308kN
>  µ  (-0.72)   Depth: 14/43   00:01:43  54759kN
>
>(Pichard, MyTown 13.05.2003)
>
>
>
>
>Analysis by Chess Tiger 15.0:
>
>1.h3 Qa1+ 2.Nf1 e3 3.fxe3 fxe3 4.Qxf8+ Kxf8 5.Ra8 Qd4 6.Rxc8+ Kf7 7.Ng3
>  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 8   00:00:00  112kN
>  µ  (-0.78)   Depth: 9   00:00:02  717kN
>1.h4 Qa1+ 2.Nf1 e3 3.fxe3 fxe3 4.Qxf8+ Kxf8 5.Ra8 Qd1 6.Rxc8+ Kf7 7.Rc7+ Kg8
>8.Rb2
>  =  (-0.04)   Depth: 9   00:00:03  768kN
>  µ  (-0.72)   Depth: 10   00:00:04  1169kN
>1.h3 Qa1+ 2.Nf1 e3 3.fxe3 fxe3 4.Qxf8+ Kxf8 5.Ra8 Qe1 6.Rxc8+ Kf7 7.Rc7+ Kg8
>8.Rb2
>  ³  (-0.56)   Depth: 10   00:00:05  1308kN
>1.Nf1 e3 2.Ra8 Nd3 3.Rxc8 Rxc8 4.fxe3 f3 5.gxf3 Qxf3 6.Rd2 Qe4 7.Ng3
>  ³  (-0.52)   Depth: 10   00:00:08  2075kN
>  µ  (-0.74)   Depth: 11   00:00:11  3025kN
>1.Ra8 e3 2.fxe3 fxe3 3.Qxe3 Qa1+ 4.Nb1 Qxb1+ 5.Rc1 Qd3 6.Qe7 Qd4+ 7.Kh1 Nd3
>8.Rb1
>  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 11   00:00:13  3597kN
>  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 11   00:00:13  3597kN
>




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