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Subject: Re: Another GM sac refuted by computers??

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 20:11:38 07/31/04

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On July 31, 2004 at 17:48:17, Mark Young wrote:

>On July 31, 2004 at 17:14:49, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On July 31, 2004 at 10:21:28, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>>
>>>On July 31, 2004 at 07:24:15, Mark Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>[d]3q3r/4b1k1/4P1p1/rpp2p1p/1nn2Q2/5N1P/P4PP1/RBB1R1K1 w
>>>>Another GM sac refuted by computers?
>>>>
>>>>This position is from...
>>>>
>>>>GM Fischer - GM Leonid Stein
>>>>Interzonal, Sousse 1967
>>>>
>>>>GM Fischer played the (so called) winning move Bxf5! Annotators claim GM Fischer
>>>>wins easily after Bxf5! gxf5 Qg3+ Kh7 Ng5+ Bxg5 Bxg5 Qe8(or Qd3).
>>>>
>>>>For this reason GM Stein played Qf8? and lost...but Bxf5 gxf5! seems to more
>>>>then hold the position. Do any computers or humans disagree.
>>>>
>>>>Example line.
>>>>Bxf5 gxf5! Qg3+ Kh7 Ng5+ Bxg5 Bxg5 Ra3!.
>>>
>>>after the forced line Bxf5 gxf5! Qg3+ Kh7 Ng5+ Bxg5 Bxg5 Ra3!
>>>
>>>[D]3q3r/7k/4P3/1pp2pBp/1nn5/r5QP/P4PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
>>>Analysis by Shredder 8; amd@3000+ ; 2 best lines after 10 min
>>>
>>>1. ³ (-0.55): 5.Df4 Df8 6.Tad1
>>>2. -+ (-1.76): 5.Dh4 De8 6.Ted1 Cd3 7.Fc1 Cxc1 8.Taxc1 Dxe6 9.Te1 Dc6 10.Dxh5+
>>>Dh6 11.Dxf5+ Dg6 12.Dxc5 Dxg2+ 13.Rxg2 Tg3+ 14.fxg3 Ce3+ 15.Txe3
>>>
>>>Fischer blundered and his opponent followed him ! ;o)
>>
>>I don't agree.  First of all the line you give as "forced" is not forced.  I
>>guess it was provided by the "experts" who said it was a great sac.  I doubt
>>that computers can prove that Bxf5 is either good or bad at this time.  There is
>>still a lot of chess to be played after gxf5.  Even gxf5 may not be the best
>>response.
>>Jim
>
>I have looked the position for sometime. What is clear is gxf5 is the only good
>response. Everything else I have looked at proves the Bxf5 right, except gxf5.
>The one move the GM annotators say loses for sure. I can not find a win for
>white after Bxf5 gxf5.

There is probably a win for white after Bxf5 gxf5

Try Qg3+ Kh7 Bg5

With the following analysis after Bg5

[Event "40'/40"]
[Site "MyTown"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "New game"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3q3r/4b2k/4P3/rpp2pBp/1nn5/5NQP/P4PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[TimeControl "40/2400:0"]

1... Rg8 (1... Ra6 2. Rad1 Bd6 3. Rxd6 Qxd6 4. Qh4) (1... Ra7 2. Bxe7 Qxe7 3.
Ng5+ Kh6 (3... Kg6 4. Nf7+ Kh7) (3... Kg7 4. Nf7+ Kh7) (3... Kg8 4. Nf7+ Kh7)
4. Nf7+ Kh7 5. Qf3 Kg7 6. Nxh8 Kxh8 7. Qxh5+ Kg8 8. Rad1) (1... Ra3 2. Qh4) (
1... Nd6 2. Rad1) (1... Qg8 2. Rad1) 2. Rad1 Nd3 (2... Nd5 3. Qh4 Rxg5 4. Nxg5+
Kg6 5. g4) (2... Nd6 3. Bxe7 Qxe7 4. Qxd6 Qxd6 5. Rxd6 Re8 6. Re5) (2... Qe8 3.
Rd7) 3. Qh4 Rxg5 4. Nxg5+ Kg6 5. g4 fxg4 6. hxg4 *


I gave Yace to learn from this tree and the result is a clear advantage for
white


New game
[D]3q3r/4b2k/4P3/rpp2pBp/1nn5/5NQP/P4PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Yace 0.99.87:

1...Bxg5
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
1...Bxg5
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
1...Bxg5 2.Nxg5+ Kg7
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 2   00:00:00
1...Bxg5 2.Nxg5+ Kg7
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 2   00:00:00
1...Bxg5 2.Nxg5+ Kg7 3.Nf7+ Qg5 4.Nxg5 Nxa2
  +-  (3.62)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1...Bxg5 2.Nxg5+ Kg7 3.Nf7+ Kh7 4.Nxd8
  +-  (4.18)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1...Rxa2 2.Bxe7
  +-  (4.17)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1...Rxa2 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Qh4
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1...Rxa2 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Qh4
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1...Rxa2 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg8 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Ng5+ Kg8 6.Nf7+ Kh7 7.Ng5+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1...Re8 2.Bxe7 Rxe7 3.Rad1
  =  (-0.01)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Rd8
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Rd8
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Rd8
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 5   00:00:00
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Rd8
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 5   00:00:00
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Bxe7 Rxe7 4.Rd8
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 6/19   00:00:00  31kN
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Bxe7 Rxe7 4.Rd8
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  31kN
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Bxe7 Rxe7 4.Ng5+ Kh6 5.Nf7+ Rxf7 6.Kh2
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 7/22   00:00:01  122kN
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Bxe7 Rxe7 4.Ng5+ Kh6 5.Nf7+ Rxf7 6.Kh2
  =  (-0.16)   Depth: 7/24   00:00:01  122kN
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Rd7 Nc6 4.Qh4 Rxa2 5.Bxe7
  =  (0.21)   Depth: 8/24   00:00:01  614kN
1...Ra8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Qf4
  =  (0.20)   Depth: 8/28   00:00:01  2237kN
1...Ra8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kh6 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf3 Kg6 6.Qg3+ Kh7
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 8/28   00:00:02  2511kN
1...Ra8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kh6 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf3 Kg6 6.Qg3+ Kh7
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 8/29   00:00:03  3757kN
1...Ra8 2.Qh4 Re8 3.Qxh5+ Kg8 4.Qf7+ Kh8 5.Nh4 Ne5 6.Rxe5 Rf8 7.Qxf8+ Kh7
  ²  (0.40)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:04  4725kN
1...Ra8 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Nc2 4.Qf6 Nxa1 5.Rxa1 Rc8 6.Qxf5+ Qg6 7.Ng5+ Kg7 8.Qd5
  ±  (1.21)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:06  7645kN
1...Re8 2.Rad1 Qc8 3.Rd7 Nc6 4.Qh4 Kg8 5.Qxh5
  ±  (1.20)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:07  8475kN
1...Re8 2.Red1 Nd5 3.Bxe7 Rxe7 4.Ng5+ Kh6 5.Nf7+ Rxf7 6.exf7 Ncb6 7.Qe5 f4
8.Qxf4+ Nxf4 9.Rxd8
  ²  (0.49)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:08  10338kN
1...Nc2 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg7 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Nxh8 Nxe1 6.Rxe1 Kxh8 7.Qh4
  ²  (0.48)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:14  16741kN
1...Nc2 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Nxe1 4.Rxe1 Rg8 5.Ng5+ Kg6 6.Bxc5 Rxa2
  ²  (0.29)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:15  18586kN
1...Nc2 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Nxe1 4.Rxe1 Rg8 5.Ng5+ Kg6 6.Bxc5 Rxa2
  ²  (0.29)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:16  19497kN
1...Nc2 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Nxe1 4.Rxe1 Rg8 5.Ng5+ Kh6 6.Nf7+ Kg7 7.Bxc5 Ra3
  ²  (0.69)   Depth: 10/35   00:00:18  21184kN
1...Nc2 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Nxe1 4.Rxe1
  ²  (0.69)   Depth: 10/35   00:00:22  27106kN
1...Nc2 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Nxe1 4.Rxe1
  ²  (0.69)   Depth: 10/35   00:00:39  45316kN
1...Nc2 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Nxe1 4.Rxe1 Rxa2 5.Bxc5 Rg8 6.Ng5+ Kh6 7.Nf7+ Qxf7
8.exf7 Kg7
  ±  (1.09)   Depth: 11/36   00:00:43  49738kN
1...Nc2 2.Qh4 Qe8 3.Bxe7 Qg6 4.Bxc5 Re8 5.Ng5+ Kh6 6.Qxc4 bxc4 7.Bb4
  ±  (1.09)   Depth: 11/40   00:00:58  70088kN
1...Qf8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg8 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf4 Kg7 6.Nxh8 Kxh8 7.Qxc4
  ±  (1.08)   Depth: 11/40   00:02:18  157194kN
1...Qf8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg7 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf4 Kg7 6.Rad1 Raa8 7.Qg3+ Qg5
8.Nxg5 Nxa2
  ±  (1.08)   Depth: 11/40   00:02:19  157606kN
1...Qf8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg7 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf4 Kg7 6.Rad1 Raa8 7.Qg3+ Qg5
8.Nxg5 Nxa2
  ±  (1.08)   Depth: 11/40   00:02:28  167066kN
1...Qf8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg7 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf4 Kg8 6.Qb8+ Qf8 7.Qg3+ Qg7
8.Qxg7+ Kxg7 9.Nxh8 Kxh8 10.e7 Nd6 11.e8Q+ Nxe8 12.Rxe8+ Kg7 13.a3
  ±  (1.19)   Depth: 12/40   00:03:29  233937kN
1...Qf8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg7 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf4 Kg8 6.Qb8+ Qf8 7.Qg3+ Qg7
8.Qxg7+ Kxg7 9.Nxh8 Kxh8 10.e7 Nd6 11.e8Q+ Nxe8 12.Rxe8+ Kg7 13.a3
  ±  (1.19)   Depth: 12/41   00:07:40  486222kN
1...Qf8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg7 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Qf4 Kg8 6.Nxh8 Kxh8 7.Rad1 Kg8
8.Qb8+ Qf8 9.Qxf8+ Kxf8 10.e7+ Kg8 11.e8Q+ Kh7
  +-  (1.59)   Depth: 13/41   00:07:51  497612kN
1...Qf8 2.Bxe7 Qxe7 3.Ng5+ Kg7 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Rad1 Rf8 6.Rd7 h4 7.Qf4 Qf6 8.Nd6+
Kg8 9.e7 Nxd6 10.Rxd6 Qf7
  +-  (2.25)   Depth: 13/44   00:09:21  601987kN

(, MyTown 01.08.2004)

Uri



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