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Subject: Re: I am interested in your opinion about the following correspondence game

Author: John Merlino

Date: 10:49:05 09/16/03

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Chessmaster 9000 (on a humble P3-733) says that 36.Bxc7 gives White a very
slight advantage:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	-0.77	1386		36.a4 Nd6 37.Kf2 Nf5
0:00	1/3	-0.76	1891		36.Qc2 Bd3 37.Qd2
0:00	1/3	-0.51	1073		36.a4 Qd6 37.Bd4 e5
0:00	1/3	0.40	1054		36.Bxc7 e5 37.Bxa5 exf4 38.exf4
0:00	1/4	0.37	3127		36.Bxc7 Qc8 37.Bxa5 e5
0:00	1/5	0.31	9375		36.Bxc7 Qc8 37.Bxa5 e5 38.a4 exf4
					39.exf4
0:00	1/6	0.31	25753		36.Bxc7 Qc8 37.Bxa5 e5 38.a4 exf4
					39.exf4
0:00	1/7	0.13	66017		36.Bxc7 Qc8 37.Bxa5 e5 38.a4 Qg4
					39.Rh1 exf4 40.exf4
0:02	1/8	0.24	129601		36.Bxc7 axb4 37.Qxb4 e5 38.Nd7
					Qxb4+ 39.axb4 exf4 40.Bxf4
0:03	1/9	0.25	295841		36.Bxc7 axb4 37.Qxb4 e5 38.Nd7
					Qxb4+ 39.axb4 exf4 40.Bxf4 Bb5
0:07	1/10	0.05	691071		36.Bxc7 axb4 37.Qxb4 e5 38.Nd7
					Qxb4+ 39.axb4 exf4 40.Bxf4 Bb5
					41.Nc5 Nd6
0:32	2/11	0.21	3089787		36.Bxc7 axb4 37.Qxb4 e5 38.Nd7
					Qxb4+ 39.axb4 exf4 40.Bxf4 Bb5
					41.Nc5 Nd6 42.Rd2
1:31	3/12	0.21	8736960		36.Bxc7 axb4 37.Qxb4 e5 38.Nd7
					Qxb4+ 39.axb4 exf4 40.Bxf4 Bb5
					41.Nc5 Nd6 42.Rd2
7:16	4/13	0.18	43199334	36.Bxc7 axb4 37.Qxb4 e5 38.Nd7
					Qxb4+ 39.axb4 exf4 40.Bxf4 Ra6
					41.Rb2 Nd6 42.Be5 Ra1+ 43.Kd2

As for the potential sacrifice, CM9000 (remember this is a P3-733) says:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	-0.39	1217		20.Ke1 Nf6 21.Qc2 Qf3
0:00	1/3	-0.28	1477		20.Kg1 Nf6 21.Nd4 Bxf1 22.Rxf1
					Nxd4 23.Qxd4
0:00	1/4	-0.13	2586		20.Kg1 Nf6 21.g4 fxg4 22.Ng3
0:00	1/4	-0.12	3938		20.Kg2 Nf6 21.Qc2 Nd5 22.Kf2
0:00	1/5	-0.23	10953		20.Kg2 Nf6 21.Qc2 Ne4 22.Re1 Rff8
0:00	1/6	-0.16	30396		20.Kg2 Nf6 21.Qc2 Ne4 22.Re1 Rff8
					23.g4
0:01	1/7	-0.30	148469		20.Kg2 Nf6 21.Qc2 Bb7 22.Kg1 Ne7
					23.Bg2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2
0:03	1/8	-0.45	334409		20.Kg2 Nf6 21.Re1 Ne4 22.Qc2 Qg6
					23.g4 fxg4
0:09	1/9	-0.54	830032		20.Kg2 Nf6 21.Ng1 Bxf1+ 22.Rxf1
					Ne4 23.Qc2 Qg6 24.Ne2 Re8 25.b5
0:23	1/10	-0.67	2128552		20.Kg2 Nf6 21.Qd2 Ne4 22.Qc2 Qg6
					23.g4 fxg4 24.Ng3 Bxf1+ 25.Raxf1
					gxh3+ 26.Rxh3
0:29	1/10	-0.62	2621734		20.Kg1 Nf6 21.Rh2 Ne4 22.g4 Nxc3
					23.gxh5 Nxe2+ 24.Bxe2 Bxe2 25.Rxe2
					d6 26.Rg2
0:32	1/10	-0.40	2907220		20.hxg4 Qxh1 21.Bg2 Qh6 22.Nd4
					Raf8 23.Rh1 Qg6 24.gxf5 exf5
0:35	2/11	-0.42	3200566		20.hxg4 Qxh1 21.Bg2 Qh6 22.Nd4
					Rd8 23.Rh1 Qg6 24.gxf5 exf5 25.Bd5
1:05	3/12	-0.43	6254954		20.hxg4 Qxh1 21.Bg2 Qh6 22.Nd4
					Rd8 23.Rh1 Qf6 24.g5 Qg6 25.Nxc6
					dxc6 26.Bxc6 e5 27.b5
2:41	4/13	-0.55	15885315	20.hxg4 Qxh1 21.Bg2 Qh6 22.gxf5
					exf5 23.Rh1 Qg6 24.Bd5 Bxe2 25.Kxe2
					Re8 26.Kf2 a6 27.Bxf7+ Qxf7
5:23	4/13	-0.36	31324316	20.Kg1 Nf6 21.Qe1 Ne4 22.g4 Qg6
					23.Bg2 Bxe2 24.Bxe4 Bxg4 25.hxg4
					fxe4 26.Qh4 e5 27.Bxe5 Nxe5 28.fxe5
10:32	5/14	-0.42	62461581	20.Kg1 Nf6 21.Qe1 Ne4 22.Rh2 Qf3
					23.Nd4 Qxf1+ 24.Qxf1 Bxf1 25.Nxc6
					dxc6 26.Rxf1 Rd8 27.g4 Rd3 28.gxf5
					exf5
13:45	5/14	-0.35	83876363	20.hxg4 Qxh1 21.Bg2 Qh6 22.gxf5
					exf5 23.Rh1 Qg6 24.Bd5 Re8 25.Qb3
					Bxe2 26.Kxe2 h6 27.Bxf7+ Qxf7 28.Qxf7+
					Kxf7

jm



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