Author: Albert Silver
Date: 06:31:59 09/13/04
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>>Up til 13. Nce4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nb4 15. Qh5 Nxd3+ 16. cxd3 f6 17. Qg6 there is
>>little doubt.
>>
>[D]r1bq1rk1/pp1np1b1/5pQ1/4p3/3pN3/3P4/PP4P1/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 17
>>
>>Then there are 3 main lines:
>>
>
>Thanks for the nice analysis, Albert. You mention 17...Nb6 and 17...Rf7 and as
>you show Black is in trouble. There is one more possibility for Black which is
>quite interesting, 17...Qe8. Again, the complications are great and Black seems
>to take great risk, but in the end I don't see how White can take advantage of
>that. After 17...Qe8 White must avoid the exchange of Queens.
>
>[D]r1b1qrk1/pp1np1b1/5pQ1/4p3/3pN3/3P4/PP4P1/R1B1K2R w KQ -
>
>18. Qh7+ Kf7 19. Bh6 Rh8!? 20. Qxg7 Ke6
>
>[D]r1b1q2r/pp1np1Q1/4kp1B/4p3/3pN3/3P4/PP4P1/R3K2R w KQ -
>
>Black has given the piece back, but the pin on the h-file is uncomfortable for
>White and he must also avoid the exchange of Queens (e.g. after 21...Qg8). The
>game might continue:
>
>21. Qg4+ f5 22. Ng5+ Kd6 23. Qxf5 Nf6 24. Ne4+ Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Qc6 26. Qe2 Be6
>
>[D]r6r/pp2p3/2qkb2B/4p3/3p4/3P4/PP2Q1P1/R3K2R w KQ -
>
>In this position Shredder 8 says:
>
>[-2.57] d=23 27.Rh5 Qd5 28.Bg7 Rxh5 29.Qxh5 Rg8 30.Qg6 Kd7
> 31.Qg5 Qc6 32.Kd2 Qb5 33.b3 Qc5 34.Rd1 b6 35.Ke1 e4
> 36.Qe5 Qc3+ 37.Kf2 e3+ 38.Kg3 Rxg7+ 39.Kh2 e2 40.Qxg7 (2:43.57)
>
>The variation I give seems risky, as I said, but is there an improvement for
>White that leads to the better game for him?
So far, I haven't found any improvement, though all I did was double-check your
moves so far. If I find anything, I'll post it. Good job.
Albert
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