Author: ALI MIRAFZALI
Date: 05:48:35 10/04/04
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On October 03, 2004 at 13:17:27, Daniel Jackson wrote: >On October 03, 2004 at 13:08:54, Drexel,Michael wrote: > >>On October 03, 2004 at 09:25:41, Daniel Jackson wrote: >> >>>On October 03, 2004 at 09:18:32, Janosch Zwerensky wrote: >>> >>>>Hi everyone, >>>> >>>>do any engines find 16.Bxa6! >>>> >>>>[D] r2qr1k1/1p3ppp/pbn5/3p3b/1P3B2/P2BPN1P/5PP1/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 16 >>>> >>>>here? If not, do they suggest a reasonable continuation for black or does this >>>>move give white a significant advantage already (the Crafty I have here fails to >>>>see a significant white advantage after Bxa6, but it also fails to find a >>>>continuation that does not lead to such an advantage). >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>>Janosch >>> >>>You would have to turn book off to test this. I doubt a program would consider >>>15..a6 but would play 16.Bxa6! The resulting endgame favours White. >>> >>>I don't know why Kramink chose this inferior line? >> >>Kramnik likes to play slightly inferior lines with black. >>It was well known as a drawish line since Malathko-Pigusov Ohrid 2001. > >Yes...but it is a bit to risky at this level of play compounded by fast >secondary T/C..a bad call on Kramnik's part imho. He did indeed make some poor >moves defending that position in the ending, due to time trouble. It's always >harder to defend than it is to attack! Psychology, plays a big role here. Mr Jackson I think you have the time controls wrong ; the second time control is 20 moves in 1 hour so it is not fast.Third time control is game in 15 min with 30 second increments.
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