Author: Peter Berger
Date: 10:31:41 10/21/03
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On October 21, 2003 at 12:43:40, Drexel,Michael wrote:
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>>Shredder seems to like 22...Rg6
>>
>>22...Rg6 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.Nxb4 0-0-0
>
>Yes, this line doesn't seem to be clearly lost for black and 22.Qh5 Bxc6 23.dxc6
>Rg6 seems to be a draw although it looks dangerous on first sight.
>The question is if there exists something better than 19.Nc6.
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>I can easily get a draw against Fritz 8 in that line.
>But of course I am not satisfied with a draw against Fritz :)
>
>Maybe we should put forward this line to Garry.
>He IS happy to draw the machines.
>
>Michael
I have been following this discussion with great interest, but I haven't found a
better line for black yet.
>
>[Event "Blitz:30'+2""]
>[Site "München"]
>[Date "????.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Fritz 8"]
>[Black "Drexel, Michael"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[PlyCount "58"]
>[TimeControl "1800+2"]
>
>{64MB, Fritz8.ctg, ATHLONXP} 1. e4 {0} c5 {1} 2. Nf3 {0} d6 {1} 3. d4 {0} cxd4
>{1} 4. Nxd4 {0} Nf6 {1} 5. Nc3 {0} a6 {(Nc6) 1} 6. Bg5 {0} e6 {3} 7. f4 {0} Be7
>{0} 8. Qf3 {0} Qc7 {0} 9. O-O-O {0} Nbd7 {1} 10. g4 {0} b5 {1} 11. Bxf6 {0}
>Nxf6 {1} 12. g5 {0} Nd7 {1} 13. f5 {0} Nc5 {1} 14. f6 {0} gxf6 {2} 15. gxf6 {0}
>Bf8 {1} 16. Rg1 {0} b4 {(h5) 2} 17. Nd5 {0} exd5 {1} 18. exd5 {0} Nd7 {(Bd7) 2}
>19. Nc6 {0} Bb7 {4} 20. Bh3 {0} Ne5 {(Bxc6) 3} 21. Rge1 {0} Rg8 {(Bh6+) 7
But I wanted to make a suggestion for White instead. How about 21. Rde1 ? It
looks natural and logical to me - it also stops your plan of defense. I haven't
got a database or chessbooks around currently to check if this is a well-known
one and if it works as I think it does.
Peter
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