Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 10:48:45 03/26/05
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On March 26, 2005 at 08:05:18, Steve Maughan wrote: >Terry, > >>When I viewed this position, I _instantanly_ saw the combination down the g- >>file > >i.e. you made a positional evaluation Duh... Actually it's positional judgement for us humans. I also realized in seconds Black was in big trouble and was calculating not just positional factors. Don't tell me what I'm doing, I know what I'm doing! > >>and I would have played Nf5 without analizing every continuation, > >As I said Tactics = Solid Variation, Positional = Factors other than Material. Not the same thing! A positional sacrifice has no immediate tactics, I've explained this! It's giving up material for space, time, mobility, as compensation. This position with Nf5 doesn't fit this criteria! > >So where's your solid variation that S9 saw in 2 secs - or are you just >trolling? Nf5!..gf gf..Kh8 b6! followed by Rdg1 etc. +- I'm not trolling, I'm a chessplayer not a programer. > >Steve
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