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Subject: Re: Test Position: Karpov, Anatoly-Korchnoi, Victor Moscow, 1974

Author: Daniel Jackson

Date: 11:24:50 06/29/04

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On June 29, 2004 at 14:05:00, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On June 29, 2004 at 10:20:45, Daniel Jackson wrote:
>
>>On June 29, 2004 at 09:42:14, Rob Basham wrote:
>>
>>>On June 29, 2004 at 08:38:10, Daniel Jackson wrote:
>>>
>>>>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0–0
>>>>9.Bc4 Bd7 10.h4 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.0–0–0 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.h5 Nxh5 15.g4 Nf6
>>>>16.Nde2 Qa5 17.Bh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 Rfc8
>>>>
>>>> [D]2r3k1/pp1bpp1p/3p1npQ/q7/2r1P1P1/2N2P2/PPP1N3/2KR3R w - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>19.Rd3 R4c5 20.g5 Rxg5 21.Rd5 Rxd5 22.Nxd5 Re8 23.Nef4 Bc6 24.e5 Bxd5 25.exf6
>>>>exf6 26.Qxh7+ Kf8 27.Qh8+ 1-0
>>>>
>>>>Both a positional and tactical test. Does any engine find Karpov's 19.Rd3!
>>>>
>>>>Daniel
>>>
>>>Hi..
>>>This is one of my favorite moves!
>>>Bringing the rook to the third rank is often very powerful!
>>>
>>>Yes, Chess Tiger Gambit 2 finds this move in 5 sec. ..only 8 ply, and does not
>>>change...!
>>>
>>>But Chess Tiger 14 prefers Rd5, etc.
>>>
>>>Rob
>
>>That's interesting, as this move shouldn't be obvious to a chess program, as it
>>is not directly an attacking move, yet it prepares the attack. It's an
>>intermediate move which forces Black to play 19..R4c5 and at the same time
>>serves as a prophylactic move, preventing Black from sacrificing with Rxc3.
>
>1 second for Rebel. A matter of king safety I assume.
>
>
>>It was added to theory after this game, an innovation by Karpov.
>
>Who?
>
>Ed :)
 1 second? Whoa!
 I think your next version of Rebel should be called Rebel Savant!:)

Daniel



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