Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 05:08:46 02/22/04
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On February 22, 2004 at 04:56:31, Tim Foden wrote: >GLC and LG 2000v3 played a match last night. One of the games that I watched >acheived this position: > >[D]r5k1/1p2qpp1/1p2b1n1/1Pp1p2p/r1PpP2P/P2QPPP1/1BR3B1/3R2K1 w - - 4 27 > >GLC statically evaluates this position as +0.591 (for white). I believe this is >badly wrong. To me (a patzer) black looks to have all the advantages... GLC >went on to lose this game. > >Blacks rook on a4 is simultaneously attacking 2 weak pawns. >Black has more space in the centre. >Blacks bishop is better placed, and is not "bad", and is also attacking a weak >pawn. >Blacks king safety looks OK. > >White has a rook and queen pinned down to defending a weak pawn. >Whites queen is doing work blockading a pawn. >There is space around the white king. >2 of the white kings pawns are weak. >The potential for attacking the white king is high (3 potential attacking >pieces). >Whites light square bishop looks quite "bad" > >In general blacks piece mobility looks much better than whites. > >I belive this should be evaluated as at least 1/2 pawn in favour of black, maybe >more. What do other progs evaluations say? > >Cheers, Tim. maybe GLC overevluated the bishop pair of white here. In such closed position with many pawns the bishop pair is not worth much. regards Joachim
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