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Subject: Re: (OT) Adams vs Zhong Zhang, Wijk aan Zee 2004 [ 17. Qc1 TN ]

Author: Brian Kostick

Date: 17:24:57 01/15/04

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On January 15, 2004 at 07:59:20, John Roberts wrote:

>On January 15, 2004 at 07:15:05, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>
>> Please see ==> http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272141
>>
>>AdrianP: 17. Qc1N! is a fantastic Adams novelty... impossible to spot,
>>especially for a computer, but once you've seen it, it makes perfect sense. The
>>Q dropping back kills off most of B's chances of counterplay but is ready to be
>>re-deployed without much difficulty along the c1-h6 diagonal or along the 1st
>>rank. But those are just incidental bonuses - the main point is clear when you
>>look at the juicy N outposts on e4 and f6... to clear the d2 square for the b3 N
>>(also slowing down B's potential counter-attack with the advance of the a-pawn).
>>Beautiful move! It is very fitting that Adams converts his advantage in such a
>>precise manner.
>
>Why don't we run some evals on it?  Maybe it'll turn up in the 22nd ply or at
>least come in 2nd-5th, etc.
>
>Anyone up for it?  I think it's far from impossible!


This is multi line infinite analysis after 15 ply. Qc1 as seen here is ranked
6th by DF7 while a couple of other engines I tried didn't even give it that. We
do know that it won against Zhong this day and I look forward to doing full game
analysis. Regards, BK

From: M. Adams - Z. Zhong, Corus 2004
[D]r1r2bk1/1pqn1p1p/p2p2p1/3Pp1Pn/8/1N2BP1B/PPPQ3P/1K1R3R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Fritz 7:

1. ± (0.88): 17.Nc1 Bg7 18.Bg4 a5 19.Ne2 f5 20.gxf6 Nhxf6 21.Be6+ Kh8 22.Nc3 a4
23.Nb5
2. ± (0.88): 17.Na5 f5 18.gxf6 Nhxf6 19.Be6+ Kh8 20.Rhf1 Bg7 21.Rde1 Rf8 22.f4
Ne4
3. ± (0.78): 17.Qd3 Bg7 18.Nd2 Nc5 19.Qc3 Nf4 20.Bxc8 Nxd5 21.Qa3 Nxe3
4. ± (0.78): 17.Bg4 a5 18.Bxh5 gxh5 19.Qd3 a4 20.Nd2 a3 21.b3 Qc3 22.Qxc3
5. ± (0.78): 17.Rhe1 a5 18.Nc1 a4 19.a3 Bg7 20.Bg4 b5 21.Nd3
6. ± (0.75): 17.Qc1 Bg7 18.Nd2 b5 19.Ne4 b4 20.Qd2 Rab8 21.Bg4 f5 22.gxf6




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