Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 15:44:59 10/24/04
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On October 24, 2004 at 16:11:29, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On October 23, 2004 at 12:33:07, Vasik Rajlich wrote: > >>On October 23, 2004 at 12:12:25, Dan Andersson wrote: >> >>> According to Ed it's not a Nommen book. I have fond memories of meeting 9. ... >>>Bd7 Especially when I was up against a wunderkind. He was under the impression >>>that he was good in a tactical skirmish and that I was a positional player :) >>> >>>MvH Dan Andersson >> >>I play this move 9. .. Bd7 myself - it seems ok. Sjeng played it horribly though >>- 12. .. Qa5 is suspicious and then 15. .. Nc4 is just a blunder no human would >>make - not even blindfold while casually browsing CCC :) ... > >Please suggest a better move than Nc4. (And note that Qa5 was book) > >Both engines agreed black is DEAD LOST after the opening. > >-- >GCP Well - maybe 15. .. h5. White can win a pawn with 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxe7+ but that should be playable. You can also play 15. .. Rxc3, those endings are often ok. Another move is 15. .. b5. Martin's advice is quite sound though - the Dragon is very hard for computers to play right. Black often needs to sacrifice material. Vas
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