Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 01:09:28 10/26/04
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On October 25, 2004 at 13:11:04, martin fierz wrote:
>On October 25, 2004 at 12:09:46, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>Janowsky vs Kupchik, Havana 1913
>>Which program finds the winning positional sacrifice 24.Rxe3!!
>>[D]4b2k/ppr1q2p/1np1p2r/2N1N1p1/3PPp2/P2BnP1P/1P3QP1/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 24
>
>hi kurt,
>
>Rxe3 can hardly be called a sacrifice. i would play this move without thinking
>in any blitz game.
>
>the problem with this position is that white is clearly better more or less
>regardless of how he continues, the knight on e3 is going nowhere and can always
>be captured by the rook. i'm afraid it's not a very good test position - i have
>to say that since muse doesn't want to play Rxe3 :-)
>
>muse wants to play a4 and according to the pv follow up with b4 - playing on the
>Q-side, which also looks like a very sensible plan to me in the diagram
>position. opening a line on the Q-side while the black rook is offside on h6.
>
>cheers
> martin
Hi Martin
You may be right: Black's knight on e3 can't run away
and if it's possible to first somewhat strengthen
white's position on the queenside that's ok.
Kurt
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