Author: Alan McCracken
Date: 12:53:48 02/17/05
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On February 17, 2005 at 07:25:57, Chris Welty wrote: >On February 16, 2005 at 12:36:03, Alan McCracken wrote: > >>On February 16, 2005 at 06:01:57, Chris Welty wrote: >> >>>On February 15, 2005 at 20:30:13, Alan McCracken wrote: >>> >>>>Again a position taken from one of my games. A game in 15. >>>> >>>>[D]r3k2r/1bp1bppp/pp2pn2/4N1B1/q2P4/3B4/PPP1QPPP/2KRR3 w kq - 0 13 >>>> >>>>Terry >>> >>>Altamax goes with Nxf7 (or Bc4 O-O Nxf7 transposing) by 0.50 - PV is >>> >>>+1.01 Nxf7 O-O Bc4 Rxf7 Bxe6 Raf8 Bxf6 Bxf6 Bxf7+ Rxf7 Qe8+ Qxe8 Rxe8+ Rf8 >> >> >>If Black castles, then 14.Ne5! is strong, and White is left with good attacking >>chances. The problem is, computers seem to think 14.Ne5 isn't doing much, so >>continue in a combination that is drawing. > >That's interesting. How would you continue the attack? > >After 13. Nxf7 O-O 14. Ne5, Altamax expects Qxa2. One threat is Qa1+ Kd2 Qa5+ >Kc1 draw, but it thinks black is slightly better (by 0.02) after > >14...Qxa2 c4 Bb4 Rg1 a5 Bb1 Qa4 <hash table> > >I'm not enough of a chess expert to judge either player's attacking chances >here. If 14..Qxa2 15.c3!..(if 15..Qa1+ 16.Kc2)White stands better. Depending what Black plays, White has good chances of a combinative attack against Black's King. There are potential sacs on g6 with both the Night and in some lines the Bishop. There is no forced win or line at this point. But White is better due to the hole it made with 13.Nxf7!, Black's King is less safe. Terry
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