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Subject: Re: positional sacrafice

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 10:39:01 07/02/05

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On July 02, 2005 at 12:02:05, piet de hoop wrote:

>[D] r1bq2k1/3n1rb1/p2p2n1/1p1Pp1pp/NP2Pp2/3N1P2/P3BBPP/2RQ1RK1 w - b6 0 21
>
>I reached this position (against another humanplayer) and i pondered that Nc3
>would end my play and give black the opportunity to attack my kingside.
>Therefore i played Nc5 and after dxNc5 and bxc5 i've got a stronghold in the
>center. The game ended in a draw after some mutual mistakes but i never reached
>a lost position.

Have you analysed the position in depth? Otherwise you shouldn´t make such
statements.
Blacks plan is quite clear. He goes Nf6,g4 and then might play
g3,fxg3,h4,Nh5,Nf4 and maybe Bh6 or Bf8 at some point. Looks pretty dangerous
for white.

Michael

>However i don't expect that there a engines which really understand this
>position.
>I think that these kind of positions (from a King Indian defence) are too
>difficult for the machines....



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