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Subject: Re: Slate's Challenge of the Day

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 20:19:40 10/07/03

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On October 07, 2003 at 23:03:00, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On October 07, 2003 at 22:34:09, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On October 07, 2003 at 21:37:50, Telmo Escobar wrote:
>>
>>>On October 07, 2003 at 18:48:30, Slater Wold wrote:
>>>
>>>>[D]r2br1k1/1b1n2p1/p2pp1Pp/qp6/3BPP2/P1N5/1PPQ4/1K1R1B1R w - -
>>>>
>>>>This game can be over in ~10 moves.
>>>>
>>>>Can you find Bxg7?
>>>
>>> I'd firstly examine 1.Bxg7 Kxg7 2.Rxh6 Kxh6 3.Qh2+ Kxg6 4.Bxb5- but I'm fond of
>>>"brilliant" blunders.
>>
>>Blacks 4 .. Bg5 reply still loses.  Or are you thinking of something else?
>
>1.Bxg7 Kxg7 2.Rxh6 Kxh6 3.Qh2+ Kxg6 4.Bxb5 Bg5 5. Bxd7 Rh8 6. Qg2
>
>leads to this:
>
> 14->   9:19   1.64   1. ... Raf8 2. Bxe6 Rxf4 3. Bf5+ Kf7
>                      4. Qxg5 Qe5 5. Qg6+ Ke7 6. Qg1 Kf7
>                      7. Qb6 Qe7 8. Rxd6 Rh1+ 9. Ka2 Kg8
> 15     9:19   1/44*  1. ... Raf8
>
>So I am not so sure of the win any more (1.6 pawns is not terribly decisive).
>
>I will analyze this one overnight.

You cut me like a knife Dann.  :)

Raf8 Bxe6?  Come on!  Live a little!

How about, Raf8 Rd5!!



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