Author: blass uri
Date: 01:43:57 12/14/98
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On December 14, 1998 at 04:07:12, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On December 14, 1998 at 00:12:19, blass uri wrote: > >>I do not know if it is a good sacrifice. >>I suggest a simple test for it. >>can you beat chessmaster,fritz5,Junior5 with the sacrifice(You have the right to >>take back moves)? >> >>If you cannot then I suspect that it is a wrong sacrifice. > >I think this has to do with what a "real sacrifice" is. > >I wouldn't use the term to describe a situation where a piece is sacrificed in >return for massive compensation against the king, in the form of increased >tactical complexity. I would tend to use it in a case where you're still >playing chess after the sacrifice, a case where there aren't extremely specific >threats that need to be made and defended against, a case where there are >resources for either side, and where compensation tends to be long-range. If the sacrifice is right then you can prove it by a game against programs. I did not say a short game. If you cannot beat chess programs by the sacrifice even after many moves when you have the right to take back moves then I suspect that the sacrifice is wrong. Uri > >bruce
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