Author: John Merlino
Date: 14:28:42 09/21/04
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On September 21, 2004 at 16:36:13, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>On September 21, 2004 at 15:34:28, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On September 21, 2004 at 13:25:28, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On September 20, 2004 at 20:27:47, John Merlino wrote:
>>>
>>>Here's the position, if anybody else wants to throw a few CPU cycles at it:
>>>
>>>[D]rnbqr3/ppp3Q1/2k5/2P1p1P1/1n2B3/8/PP4PP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 18
>>>
>>>jm
>>
>>Analyzing several lines with CM9_SKR says that best play is probably:
>>
>>18...Kb5 19.Qf7 Qd4! 20.Qf3! Rd8 21.Be3 Bg4 22.Bxd4 Bxf3 23.gxf3 exd4 24.Bxb7
>>N8c6 25.Bxa8 Rxa8 26.0-0-0 Nxa1 27.Kb1 Nab4 28.h4 Rg8 29.Rdg1
>>
>>and White's unopposed kingside pawns will probably win, but it's still unclear.
>>
>>jm
>
>
>THE CORRECTED LINE SHOULD BE AS FOLLOWS (26...Nxa1 is impossible)
>A fine analysis of CM9_SKR.
>
>[Event "120'/40+60'/20+30'"]
>[Site "MyTown"]
>[Date "2004.08.13"]
>[Round "5.5"]
>[White "Gothmog 1.0 beta 10"]
>[Black "Crafty-19.15"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "C32"]
>[SetUp "1"]
>[FEN "rnbqr3/ppp3Q1/2k5/2P1p1P1/1n2B3/8/PP4PP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 18"]
>[PlyCount "22"]
>[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:1800"]
>
>18... Kb5 19. Qf7 Qd4 20. Qf3 (20. Qxe8+ N8c6 21. Qg6 Bg4 22. a4+ Ka5 23. Bxc6
>Rf8 24. Bf3 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Bxf3 26. Qf5 Nd3+ 27. Kd2 Nf4+ 28. Kc2 Qc4+ 29. Kd2
>Be4 {-+}) 20... Rd8 21. Be3 Bg4 22. Bxd4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 exd4 24. Bxb7 N8c6 25.
>Bxa8 Rxa8 26. O-O-O Nxa2+ 27. Kb1 Nab4 28. h4 Rg8 29. Rdg1 {+-} 1-0
Sorry about Nxa1 -- I was typing it in by hand. Yes, of course, it should have
been Nxa2+.
20.Qf3 is another potentially good test position. I wonder how many engines
would see that 20.Qxe8+ leads to a draw or worse?
jm
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