Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 15:52:34 12/13/03
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On [Black "Shredder 7"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"]December 13, 2003 at 17:49:22, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >Today Zappa played a very frustrating game against Djinn on ICC. Zappa had a >practically won position out of the opening (the book said +2-0=1, and Zappa was >evaluating +.5). Zappa was more or less increasing its spatial advantage when >we came to this position: > >[D]1r1r4/ppbbkppQ/2p1pq1p/2PnN3/3P4/P6P/1P1B1PP1/1BR1R1K1 w - - 0 27 > >First, Zappa has huge branching problems here because of over extending and >changing its mind a lot. But it seems unable to come up with a winning plan. > >1. Rc4 Rh8 2. Qe4 Rbd8 3. Ng4 Qh4 4. Qf3 Kf8 5. Bg6 > = (1.16) Depth: 9/17 00:00:05.66 1800kN >1. Rc4 Rh8 2. Qe4 Rbd8 3. Ng4 Qh4 4. Qf3 Kf8 5. Bg6 > = (1.16) Depth: 9/21 00:00:15.49 5073kN >1. Rc4 Rh8 2. Qe4 Ke8 3. Ba2 Rd8 4. Ng4 Qg6 5. Qf3 Kf8 > = (1.00) Depth: 10/21 00:00:20.85 6809kN >1. Bd3 a6 2. Re2 Nf4 3. Bxf4 Qxf4 4. Rc4 Qf6 5. Ng4 Qg5 > = (1.12) Depth: 10/23 00:01:18.96 24767kN >1. Bd3 a6 2. Re2 Nf4 3. Bxf4 Qxf4 4. Rc4 Qf6 5. Ng4 Qg5 > = (1.12) Depth: 10/26 00:01:40.72 31829kN >1. Bd3 Rh8 2. Qe4 Rbd8 3. Nc4 Kf8 4. Nd6 Bc8 5. Qe5 Qxe5 6. dxe5 > = (1.04) Depth: 11/24 00:02:27.61 46748kN >1. Rc4 Rh8 2. Qe4 Rbd8 3. Ra4 a6 4. Ng4 Qh4 5. Qf3 Kf8 6. Bg6 > = (1.05) Depth: 11/24 00:02:49.88 53688kN > >When I was watching the game, I thought that White should play Rd1, Bc1, Rd3, >and Rf3/g3. However, when I went back and tried to play as white against Zappa, >I couldn't win. I'm convinced this position is won for white. White has a >massive spatial advantage, black is packed on the first rank and has a terrible >bishop. But I can't seem to win it, and neither can Zappa. > >So, can you? :) > >anthony I beat Shredder with this line. Ihave been replaying many of the Fischer games and I have noted that he used the "Rook lift" manuever often - that is how I cam up with 2.Re4 I doubt any program would play the line I played [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Byrne, Michael"] [Black "Shredder 7"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r1r4/ppbbkppQ/2p1pq1p/2PnN3/3P4/P6P/1P1B1PP1/1BR1R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "41"] 1. Qc2 Kf8 2. Re4 Qe7 3. Rce1 Nf6 4. Rf4 Be8 5. g4 Bd7 6. h4 Ke8 7. g5 hxg5 8. hxg5 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 10. Rf3 Qf8 11. Qh7 Ke7 12. g6 Be8 13. Qh5 Qg8 14. gxf7 Bxf7 15. Bg5+ Nf6 16. Bg6 Bxg6 17. Qxg6 Rf8 18. exf6+ gxf6 19. Rxf6 Qxg6 20. Rxg6+ Kf7 21. Rexe6 1-0
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