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Subject: Re: Position sacrifice is not winning

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 11:31:21 11/27/04

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On November 27, 2004 at 10:20:48, Torstein Hall wrote:

>THis is a position from the game Simen Agdestein against Berge Ă˜stenstad from
>1988. Agdestein played the exelent move 51...Re4. Is there any program that
>would shose his move?
>
[D]8/1p1r3b/p1pk4/P2prp1p/1P3RpP/2KBP1P1/5P2/2R5 b - - 0 51
>
>Torstein

      It's not at all sure that the rook sac 54...Re4
      is a winning move. I think White has continued
      the game in the wrong way and lost. Below a try
      to improve for an easy draw.
      Kurt

[Event "Blitz:90'+30""]
[Site "MyTown"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p1r3b/p1pk4/P4p1p/1P2pRpP/2K1P1P1/5P2/2R5 w - - 0 53"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

53. Rd1+ (53. Kb2? Kc7 54. Rc3 Rd2+ 55. Kc1 Rd5 56. Kb2 Kd6 57. Rc4 Bg8 58. Rc1
Rd2+ 59. Kb1 Ba2+ 60. Ka1 Be6 61. Kb1 Rd5 62. Kb2 Ke5 63. Rc3 Bg8 64. Ra3 Rd2+
65. Kc1 Ra2) 53... Ke6 54. Rxd7 Kxd7 55. Kc4 Kd6 56. Kd4 1/2-1/2






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