Author: Dan Andersson
Date: 08:03:53 11/14/04
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On November 14, 2004 at 10:54:14, Mike Byrne wrote:
>On November 14, 2004 at 05:36:40, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>
>>[D]r3kb1r/pp2qppp/5p2/3p1b2/5B1P/6Q1/PPP1NPP1/2KR3R b kq - 0 14
>>From the game SmarThink 0.17 vs Delfi 4.5 (AT 2004 90m+30s)
>>Which engines do avoid 14...Bxc2?
>>
>>
>>[Event "AT 2004 Ath 1.3/64 90m+30s"]
>>[Site "Zurich"]
>>[Date "2004.08.26"]
>>[Round "2.6"]
>>[White "SmarThink 0.17a"]
>>[Black "Delfi 4.5"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[ECO "B10"]
>>[Annotator "Avoid move"]
>>[PlyCount "55"]
>>
>>1. e4 {Comments/Kommentare: Kurt Utzinger} 1... c6 2. Nc3 d5 {
>>Black last book move / Schwarz letzter Buchzug} 3. Qf3 d4 4. Bc4 {
>>White last book move / Weiss letzter Buchzug} 4... Nf6 {
>>Easier is 4...e6 / Einfacher ist 4...e6} 5. e5 dxc3 6. exf6 cxd2+ {This is wron
>>g and only improves White's development. Stronger is therefore 6...exf6 or
>>even 6...gxf6 / Das ist falsch und dient nur zur Verbesserung der weissen
>>Entwicklung, weshalb 6...exf6 oder gar 6...gxf6 vorzuziehen sind} 7. Bxd2 exf6
>>8. O-O-O {White has a very comfortable position / Weiss hat die bedeutend
>>komfortablere Stellung} 8... Nd7 9. Qg3 Nb6 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. Bb3 {
>>Even stronger looks 11.Bd6 / Gar staerker scheint 11.Ld6} 11... Nd5 {
>>Other moves are worse / Andere Zuege sind schlechter} 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. h4 Bf5
>>14. Ne2 Bxc2 {? A wrong decision making things easy for White but at the same
>>time a good test position for a "to avoid move" / Ein falscher Entscheid,
>>wonach es Weiss leicht hat, aber auch eine gute Teststellung fuer das Thema
>>"Nicht diesen Zug"} 15. Kxc2 Qxe2+ 16. Kb1 Bb4 {
>>To prevent Rhe1 / Um The1 zu verhindern} 17. Bd6 {! Delfi has perhaps
>>overlooked this move / Vielleicht hat Delfi diesen Zug uebersehen} 17... Bxd6
>>18. Qxd6 {The position is now hopeless for Black / Die schwarze Stellung ist
>>nun hoffnungslos} 18... Rd8 19. Qa3 Qe4+ 20. Ka1 Kd7 21. Rhe1 Qc4 22. Qe7+ Kc8
>>23. Rc1 Rd7 24. Qe3 b6 25. Rxc4+ dxc4 26. Qf3 Kc7 27. Qg3+ Kb7 28. Qxg7 1-0
>
>Is there any move that saves black - I think black is lost no matter what, Bxc2
>or otherwise. If black does not play Bxc2, what move do you suggest black play?
Black is indeed on the brink of defeat. I really don't see a way out. But a
practical try in a blitz game might go like this. 14. ... Qxe2?! 15. Rhe1 Qe6
and now pray for 16. Rxe6+ instead of Qb3
MvH Dan Andersson
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