Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 19:35:13 08/19/03
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On August 19, 2003 at 18:48:48, John Merlino wrote: >On August 19, 2003 at 18:00:44, David Bigler wrote: > >>White to move, what is the best move ??? >> >>2kr3r/pb1nq1pp/1p2pp2/3pP3/2p2P2/2P1PN2/PPB3PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 15 >> >>how do I create the board of this position ?? >> >>Regards > >Chessmaster 9000, on a P3-733, says: > >Time Depth Score Positions Moves >0:00 1/3 0.31 1107 15.Ba4 Kb8 16.Nd4 fxe5 17.Bxd7 > exd4 18.exd4 >0:00 1/4 0.31 4555 15.Ba4 Rhf8 16.Bxd7+ Qxd7 17.Nd4 > fxe5 18.fxe5 Rxf1+ 19.Qxf1 >0:00 1/5 0.04 14483 15.Ba4 Nc5 16.Nd4 Qc7 17.Nb5 >0:00 1/6 0.00 42290 15.Ba4 Nc5 16.Bc2 Nd7 >0:00 1/6 0.06 48317 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Nd4 Rhg8 17.Qh5 > Qg7 18.g3 >0:01 1/7 0.02 81853 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Nd4 Nc5 17.Qh5 > Nd3 18.Qh3 Rhe8 >0:02 1/8 0.07 186061 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Nd4 Kb8 17.Qh5 > f5 18.Ba4 Nc5 >0:07 1/8 0.28 557473 15.Qe1 fxe5 16.fxe5 h5 17.e4 Rdf8 > 18.exd5 Qc5+ 19.Kh1 Qxd5 >0:12 1/9 0.21 953780 15.Qe1 fxe5 16.fxe5 h5 17.e4 Rdf8 > 18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Be4 >0:25 1/10 0.25 1978161 15.Qe1 fxe5 16.fxe5 Rdf8 17.Qg3 > h5 18.Bg6 h4 19.Qg4 Kb8 20.Rad1 >0:57 2/11 0.21 4526788 15.Qe1 fxe5 16.fxe5 Rdf8 17.Qg3 > h5 18.Bg6 h4 19.Qg4 Kb8 20.b4 >2:41 3/12 0.27 13237506 15.Qe1 fxe5 16.fxe5 g5 17.Qg3 Rhg8 > 18.Nd4 h5 19.Ba4 Nc5 20.Bb5 Ne4 > 21.Qf3 > >jm John, Rex is correct, a4! is the correct move. It's what any good master would play here, and it would also be the first move he/she would consider, the pawn exchange is a distraction, but that's all it is. Terry
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