Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 12:31:40 01/20/99
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On January 20, 1999 at 11:44:29, Soren Riis wrote: >Kasparov just won against Topolov what must be one the most beutiful >combinations in the history of chess. What is the engines oppinion? Did any of >them find Rxd4!!! Is there any defence for black? After Ra7 and Bb7? > >Soren Riis Hi Soren, I just came back from Wijk aan Zee, witnessing the brilliant game won by Kasparov. The following might be of interest to you: 1. According to Kasparov 24. ... cxd4 was a mistake and Black should have played 24. ... Kb6 instead. Maybe there is a computer program that refrains from taking the rook, finding the move 24 ... Kb6? It seems impossible to me one would play this! Furthermore Kasparov told on Dutch Tv Text that after 24 ... cxd4? Black is lost and everything is pretty much forced. 2. After 24. ... cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb8 the game would have been finished in a nice way as well: 26. Qxd4 Nd7 27. Bxd7 Bxd5 28. Qb6+ Ka8 29. Qxa6+ Kb8 30. Qb6+ Ka8 31. Bc6+ Bxc6 32. Nxc6 winning the queen and remaining with a 2 pawns advantage. 3. I shortly analysed the game at home with The King 2.54 and it played the very interesting 30. ... Rhe8!? instead of 30. ... Qc4. (Note that 30. ... Rd6? 31. Rb6!! wins brilliantly). The point is that Black prepares ... Qe5 in answer to Kb2. So after 30. ... Rhe8!? 31. Rb6 (what else?) Ra8 can be played. The King only finds 32. Be6!? Rxe6 33. Rxe6 (again threatening Kb2 winning) Qc4! 34. Qxc4 bxc4 35. Rxf6 Kxa3, but this seems defensible for Black. So the big question is: Is there a win after 30. ... Rhe8!? Best regards, Jeroen Noomen
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