Author: Will Singleton
Date: 18:37:03 06/25/05
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On June 25, 2005 at 19:45:53, Uri Blass wrote: >On June 25, 2005 at 19:43:04, Uri Blass wrote: > >>[D]2r3k1/4pp1p/3p1bp1/p2P4/R1PB4/1r4P1/1P3P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 24 >> >>Hydra played Kg7 >> >> >> >>Most programs prefer Bxd4 and not Kg7 Bxf6+ Kxf6 Rd2 when it seems that white >>does not lose material. >> >>I wonder if Hydra had a good reason to play Kg7 and Not Bxd4. >> >>Uri > >I know that black centralize the king but the question is if pawn that black can >win with Bxd4 is not more important. It's hard to argue with success, but after backsolving a bit with Shredder, it seems Bxd4 might be preferable (though I sometimes question Shredder 7.04's backsolving with those nonsense pv's). After the logical moves following Bxd4, you end up with a d-passer, similar to the real game: [d]6k1/4Rp1p/3p2p1/3r4/8/5PP1/5K1P/8 b - - If you play out the game following Hydra's Kg7 Bxf6+ etc (assuming Bxf6+ to be superior to Kf1), you end up with this: [d]8/R3pp2/3p1k2/3P2pp/2r5/1r4P1/1P1R1PKP/8 b - - So, I would agree that Bxd4 looks better, given best play. Will
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