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Subject: Re: Guys it is a Tactical Sacrifice

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 14:04:11 03/26/05

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On March 26, 2005 at 16:08:12, Steve Maughan wrote:

>Terry,
>
>>Nf5!..gf gf..Kh8 b6! followed by Rdg1 etc. +-
>
>1. Nf5 gxf5 2. gxf5 Kh8 3. b6 Na6 4. Rdg1 Rg8 (holds the bishop) 5. Nd5 Qd8
>
>Also possible is:
>
>1. Nf5 gxf5 2. gxf5 Rd8 3. Rdg1 Ne8

You really don't know what you're talking about.
>
>In both lines white should win due to the pressure.  I don't believe that
>Shredder 9 saw all of the tactics that fall out of this position within 2 secs -
>it played the move for positional reasons and is therefore a positional
>sacrifice (IMO).  There may be a forced tactical line - this just means that it
>was a good positional sacrifice.
>
>OK let's leave it at that.
>
>Steve

No, I'm a master are you? You don't listen you don't learn.



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