Author: chandler yergin
Date: 02:07:08 04/15/05
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On April 15, 2005 at 00:29:32, Daniel Pineo wrote: >On April 14, 2005 at 19:58:29, Jason Kent wrote: > >>Here is an interesting position in a game I played (with white) against Shredder >>9 UCI. Do any engines actually prefer white here? >> >>[D]1r3rk1/p1qbbppp/p3p3/3p1nPP/3P1P2/4PN2/PP3K2/R1BQ1NR1 w - - > >I would hope not. Are you suggesting white is winning? White is badly behind >in development with both rooks out of play, a bad and undeveloped bishop, a >knight out of play at f1, and the queen still on d1 where she started. In fact, >the only developed piece is the knight on f3. Not too impressive considering >this move is availible as the very first move of the game. White's kingside >protection is gone and the king is sitting on a weak second rank, about to be >checked by an attack down the b or c files (or both). Any hope white has for >counterplay on the kingside with the pushed pawns is a dream, the rook on g1 >just isn't going to be enough to get the job done. > >Black on the otherhand is very well developed. Black has connected rooks, two >good bishops, a well posted knight(with another post 2 hops away at e4), a safe >king, and control of every open file on the board. 1.Ng3 Threatening to remove Black's most active piece. White has a space advantage on the Kingside. Certainly the better Pawn structure on the Queenside. White can slowly improve his position, and challenge the Open File. Black, with 2 Isolated pawns on the a file, a serious endgame weakness cannot be better! Are you suggesting Black is winning? [D]1r3rk1/p1qbbppp/p3p3/3p1nPP/3P1P2/4PNN1/PP3K2/R1BQ2R1 b - - 0 1 Lets play Chess.
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