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Subject: Re: Help with this interesting position?

Author: James Robertson

Date: 17:07:39 11/06/98

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On November 06, 1998 at 14:31:41, blass uri wrote:

>
>On November 06, 1998 at 13:47:22, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>On November 06, 1998 at 01:43:43, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>>
>>>On November 06, 1998 at 00:26:37, James Robertson wrote:
>>>
>>>>The following position was reachied in a blitz game between Exchess 2.49 and
>>>>SSEChess 2.01:
>>>>
>>>>4rrk1/ppp2pp1/2qp3p/2n5/2P1PQ1B/3P4/P1P3PP/R4RK1 w - -
>>>>
>>>>Exchess played Qf2 and won about 30 moves later, but I thought that maybe Bf6
>>>>would be an irresistible sacrifice for a computer program.
>>>>
>>>>After 1. Bf6 gxf6 2. Qxh6, I don't see any way Black can win:
>>>>
>>>>2. ... Nd5 3. Rf3 Ng5 4. Rg3 d5 5. h4 Qd6 6. Kh2 Qe5 7. hxg6 fxg6 8. Qxg6+ Qxg6
>>>>9. Rxg6+ Kh7 10. cxd5 (evaluated -2.15 for Black by Crafty)
>>>>
>>>>2. ... Nd7 3. Rf3 (And Black can't stop Rg3)
>>>
>>>I ran Crafty on it.  Here's what I got after 1.Bf6 gxf6 2.Qxh6:
>>>
>>>2. ... Ne6 3. Rab1 Qc5+ 4. Rf2 Nd4 5. Rxb7 Rb8 6. Rxb8 Rxb8 7. g4 Qg5 8. Qh3
>>>Rb1+ 9. Kg2 Rb2 (Eval: -1.6 for white)
>>
>>3.Rab1 is  not good and Junior5 prefered 3.Rf3 with the idea to play after
>>3...Ng5 4.Kh1
>
>Junior5 prefer after some minutes 4.Rf4 and white is winning
>I think that 2...Ne6 is a losing mistake for black

I can't think of any other move for Black other than 2. ... Ne6. Is there a
better move?

James

>
>Uri
>
>>I think that 2...Ne6 is not good and 2...Nxe4(Junior5's move) is better and
>>after it 3.dxe4 Qc5+ Kh1 Qg5 is one option.
>>
>>Uri



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