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Subject: Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7!

Author: Alan McCracken

Date: 21:22:57 02/03/05

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On February 03, 2005 at 23:24:45, William Bryant wrote:

>On February 03, 2005 at 20:11:33, Alan McCracken wrote:
>
>>[D]r2q1r1k/1bp2ppp/p3p3/3nN1P1/1p1P4/2PB4/PP2QP1P/2KR2R1 w - - 0 17
>
>My program never considers Qe4 nor Bxh7.  It likes Qh5 much better.
>
>If I play Bxh7 the eval score at tournament time controls is about 2 pawns less.
>
>William

What program did you use? The best move is 17.Bxh7!..g6 18.Qg4!with the idea of
Qh4.
If 17..Kxh7 18.Qh5+..Kg8 19.Rg4! if 19..g6, then 20.Nxg6 with mate in 9.
This position is taken from a blitz game I played earlier in the evening.

I guess this position may trick even top programs;-)

• Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7! Dann Corbit 21:40:42 02/03/05
  • Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7! Alan McCracken 23:15:26 02/03/05
    • Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7! Dann Corbit 10:34:52 02/04/05
      • Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7! Alan McCracken 11:20:30 02/04/05
        • Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7! Dann Corbit 11:26:52 02/04/05
          • Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7! Alan McCracken 11:30:47 02/04/05
        • Re: Test Position Avoid Qe4?! and Play Bxh7! Alan McCracken 11:26:47 02/04/05

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