Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 13:04:44 10/24/03
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On October 24, 2003 at 15:51:05, Darren Rushton wrote:
>[D] rnq2rk1/1pn3bp/p2p2p1/2pPp1PP/P1P1Pp2/2N2N2/1P1B1P2/R2QK2R b KQ - 0 16
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>16...Nc6!!
>
>About his #1 greatest move, Spassky wrote: I have played 16...Nc6 because I did
>not see any other practical resources because my position was so passive. I was
>very surprised that Yuri Averbakh was thinking (for) about 1 hour (!!). I
>considered that after 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.h6! Bh8 White would have two pieces up and
>they could manage the win very easy.
>
>Mark Taimanov: "I would rather resign the game than to make such a move..."
Funny position and interesting comments. But do you think
that there will ever be a computer program to choose 16...Nc6
Therefore: with respect to computers this is not a good
example.
Kurt
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