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Subject: Re: positional sacrafice

Author: Darrel Briley

Date: 19:20:52 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.
>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....

Nc3 looks best.  It doesn't appear the sac is needed to maintain an advantage;
in fact it may cede the advantage.  Black's attack on the kingside is not
rolling as yet, and white's defensive resources look adequate.  However, if I
was going to sac on the queenside, I think Rc6 might be the way to go.  FWIW

                                DB



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