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Subject: Re: Programmers... & Players

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 10:49:36 07/27/04

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On July 27, 2004 at 13:38:20, Uri Blass wrote:

>On July 27, 2004 at 13:25:55, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On July 27, 2004 at 12:39:38, Dan Andersson wrote:
>>
>>>Engine UCI 71 MB 933MHz PIII Cu-Mine:
>>> 7   00:00  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5
>>> 8   00:00  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>> 9   00:00  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>>Kb5a5
>>>10   00:00  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>>Kb5a5 Bg1f2
>>>11   00:01  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>>Kb5a5 Bg1f2 a6a7 Bf2xa7
>>>12   00:01  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>>Kb5a5 Bg1f2 a6a7 Bf2xa7 Ka5a6
>>>13   00:06  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>>Kb5a5 Bg1f2 a6a7 Bf2xa7 Ka5a6 h7h5
>>>14   00:09  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>>Kb5a5 Bg1f2 a6a7 Bf2xa7 Ka5a6 h7h5 Ka6b7
>>>15   01:27  0,00   a4a5 d3d2 Be1xd2 Bg5xd2 a5a6 Bd2e3 Kb5c4 Be3g1 Kc4b5 Ke6d5
>>>Kb5a5 Bg1f2 a6a7 Bf2xa7 Ka5a6 Kd5e5 Ka6b7 Ke5d4
>>
>>Bd2 seems obvious to me as a player
>>
>>After a5 I am afraid that the black king can prevent the white king to go to h1
>>with a fortress position when after Bd2 I feel more sure that it is a draw
>>because black must play Bxd2 Kc4 and the next move of white not only capture the
>>pawn but earns a tempo by threat against the bishop
>>
>>Uri
>
>In second thought Kc4 seems even better and Bd2 is only wasting a tempo but it
>seems to be that both lead to draw when a5 is losing.
>
>I simply looked for the more beautiful move and saw no problem with it.
>
>Uri

I am not so sure about it
a5 simply seems more risky and I also trusted the first post that claimed that
white lost that game but I cannot see a win for black after a5 inspite of it.

Uri



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