Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:53:55 01/11/99
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On January 11, 1999 at 14:04:50, Rob Shultz wrote:
>I was going over the following game and can not figure out why black resigned.
>Maybe black lost on time or moves are missing... Anyone have any info about
>this game?
>
>W: Stripunsky,A 2475
>B: Granda Zuniga,J 2630
>New York Open 3/17/98
>
>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2
>9.Rb1 Qa3 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 Rb8 12.Rb3 Qa4 13.Bxa6 e5 14.Rb4 Qxa2 15.Nb3 bxa6
>16.Nc3 1-0
Black us up (according to Crafty's analysis) by a major piece and nearly a pawn
besides. Here is a likely scenario:
12-> 2:08 3.70 1. ... Qb2 2. Ra4 Bh6 3. Nd1 Qb1 4.
Ra1 Rxb3 5. Rxb1 Rxb1 6. Qxd6 Bxf4
7. c4
Why prolong to the bitter end?
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