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Subject: Re: Garry Kasparov - My Great Predecessors Rxc3!! is Best

Author: Eelco de Groot

Date: 19:00:06 09/29/03

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On September 29, 2003 at 11:18:48, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On September 29, 2003 at 10:52:38, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>On September 29, 2003 at 10:36:10, Alexander Yates wrote:
>>
>>>In Reply to: Re: Garry Kasparov - My Great Predecessors posted by Mark Young on
>>>September 28, 2003 at 09:34:43:
>>>
>>>
>>>On September 28, 2003 at 09:34:43, Mark Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 28, 2003 at 04:38:08, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On September 28, 2003 at 00:15:02, Mark Young wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>H. Pillsbury - Em. Lasker
>>>>>>After whites 17 move of f5
>>>>>>
>>>>>>[D]2r2rk1/pp3pp1/4bb1p/q2p1P1Q/3P4/2N5/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Here GM Kasparov gives 17..Rxc3 a (!!) mark. With the comment that the move
>>>>>>Rxc3!! is beyond the powers of even a strong computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Is Rxc3 really beyond the powers of a strong computer? Or is the move Rxc3 not
>>>>>>worthy of a (!!) because it leads only to a draw. This is what the computers see
>>>>>>after blacks 17..Rxc3.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     I do not think that 17...Rxc3 will be played by
>>>>>     any computer program. And by the way: I have still
>>>>>     not found a win for Black in the following line:
>>>>>
>>>>>     [Event "40'/40+40'/40+40'"]
>>>>>     [Site "MyTown"]
>>>>>     [Date "????.??.??"]
>>>>>     [Round "?"]
>>>>>     [White "Neue Partie"]
>>>>>     [Black "?"]
>>>>>     [Result "1/2-1/2"]
>>>>>     [SetUp "1"]
>>>>>     [FEN "2r2rk1/pp3pp1/4bb1p/q2p1P1Q/3P4/2N5/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 1"]
>>>>>     [PlyCount "23"]
>>>>>     [TimeControl "40/2400:40/2400:2400"]
>>>>>
>>>>>     1... Rxc3 2. fxe6 Ra3 3. bxa3 Qb6+ 4. Kc2 Rc8+ 5. Kd2 Qxd4+
>>>>>     6. Ke1 Qc3+ 7. Ke2 Qc2+ 8. Rd2 Qe4+ 9. Kd1 Qb1+ 10. Ke2 Qe4+
>>>>>     11. Kd1 Qb1+ 12. Ke2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2
>>>>
>>>>I came to the same conclusion. I don't think there is a win after Rxc3 with best
>>>>defense. This is why computer will not play the move. Computers see Bd7 holding
>>>>a much better advantage. And it seems the computers are correct.
>>>
>>>
>>>The computers are not correct. They can't see deep enough to find Rxc3!!
>>>followed by Ra3!
>>>
>>>This game I'm sure has been well analyzed by many Grandmasters, not just
>>>Kasparov, who BTW is the highest rated player of all time!
>>>
>>>There are many combinations still too difficult for computers, and that has been
>>>demonstrated by various tests. Nolot comes to mind...#6 I believe. Regardless,
>>>we know some combinations are too deep or abstruse for the computer at present
>>>time.
>>>
>>>Even if a computer does find the move, it will take a very long time and it may
>>>not be for the correct reasons.
>>>
>>>1... Rxc3 2. fxe6 Ra3 3. bxa3 Qb6+ 4. Kc2 Rc8+ 5. Kd2 Qxd4+
>>>6. Ke1 Qe3+ 7. Be2 fxe6 8. Qh3! Bc3+! 9. Kf1 Rf8+ 10. Bf3 Qe4! -+
>>>
>>>There are other variations of course and the B retreat has merit so the machines
>>>most likely will stay with Bd7, instead of moving on to the more complex Rxc3!!
>>>
>>>Just for the record, Lasker made this sacrifice famous, and Rxc3 is now regarded
>>>as thematic.
>>>
>>>Alex
>>>
>>>P.S.
>>>
>>>Give this position to Deep Junior 8 and let it run a long time if you have a
>>>dual, or Junior 8 if you have a very fast single...it might find Rxc3!!...?
>>
>>fxe6 is not best.  e7 and this draws.  I've looked over this several times.
>
>Do you mean this line?
>
>1... Rxc3! 2. fxe6 Ra3! 3.e7 Re8 4. bxa3 Qb6+ 5. Kc2 Rc8+ 6. Kd2 Bxd4! -+


I don't know if it is correct, but after 1... Rxc3 2. fxe6 Ra3 my Rebel
testversion 5so now thinks White still has a draw. :

[D]5rk1/pp3pp1/4Pb1p/q2p3Q/3P4/r7/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R w - - 1 1

00:00:00.2	3,14	1	106	bxa3 Qb6+ Kc1 fxe6
00:00:00.2	4,17	1	206	exf7+ Rxf7 bxa3
00:00:00.2	3,70	2	515	exf7+ Rxf7 bxa3 Qb6+ Kc1 Bxd4 Qxd5
00:00:00.4	1,39	3	2332	exf7+ Rxf7 bxa3 Qb6+ Ka1 Bxd4+ Rxd4
00:00:00.6	0,53	4	15682	exf7+ Rxf7 bxa3 Qb6+ Kc2 Rc7+ Kd2 Qe6
00:00:00.7	1,24	4	27934	e7 Rxa2 exf8Q+ Kxf8 Qe2 Ra1+ Kc2
00:00:01.1	1,10	5	58598	e7 Rxa2 exf8Q+ Kxf8 Qg4 Ra1+ Kc2
00:00:01.8	1,16	6	175834	e7 Rxa2 exf8Q+ Kxf8 Qf5 Ra1+ Kc2
00:00:03.0	1,02	7	389056	e7 Rxa2 exf8Q+ Kxf8 Bc4 dxc4 Qxa5
00:00:08.2	0,20	8	1445500	e7 Rxa2 exf8Q+ Kxf8 Bc4 dxc4 Qxa5
00:00:41.2	0,00	9	8415019	e7 Re8 bxa3 Qb6+ Kc2 Qc7+ Kb1 Qb6+
00:03:14.6	-0,92	10	41688334	e7 Re8 bxa3 Qb6+ Bb5 Qxb5+ Ka1 Qc5
00:08:07.0	0,00	10	105161241	bxa3 Qb6+
00:17:51.4	0,00	11	230462866	bxa3 Qb6+ Kc2 Qc7+ Kb1 Qb6+ Kc2 Qc7+
00:38:11.6	0,00	12	495725373	bxa3 Qb6+
01:26:54.5	0,00	13	1156613636	bxa3 Qb6+ Kc2 Qc7+ Kb1 Qb6+ Kc2 Qc7+
02:40:45.4	0,00	14	2137461754	bxa3 Qb6+ Kc2 Qc7+


Haven't tried the position after 4...Qc7+ or maybe 4...Rc8, or 4.Bb4

Till later,
Eelco




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