Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 02:25:07 10/20/04
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On October 19, 2004 at 23:41:56, Andrey Popov wrote:
>On October 19, 2004 at 12:56:04, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>
>>On October 19, 2004 at 10:09:42, Andrey Popov wrote:
>>
>>>>Conversely, there are some sharp middlegame positions which some might call
>>>>"tactical" where general thinking is still the key - by the time it's time to
>>>>calculate, it's too late.
>>>>
>>>>Vas
>>>
>>>Could you (or anybody else) show some examples of such positions?
>>
>>Ok - I hope following are "immune" to search ...
>>
>>[D] 2rqkb1r/1b1n1ppp/pn1pp3/1p6/3NP1P1/2NBBP2/PPP2Q1P/1K1R3R b k - 0 13
>>
>>Rxc3, Movsesian-Kasparov
>>
>>[D] r1bqr1k1/pp3pbp/2n2np1/2Pp4/3N4/2N1BP2/PP1QB1PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 13
>>
>>Rxe3, Karpov-Kasparov
>>
>>Vas
>
>OK, I see a general principle in the first position ("break the enemy king's
>pawnshield and kill the defenders").
>But what general principle is the key in the second position?
>(I even cannot see the next move after Rxe3 Qxe3).
Dark squares - Kasparov decided that the dark-squared bishop was more important
than the rook.
Vas
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