Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 12:58:15 10/30/05
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On October 30, 2005 at 11:08:39, George Tsavdaris wrote: >On October 30, 2005 at 09:38:59, Kurt Utzinger wrote: > >>On October 30, 2005 at 09:29:58, John Jack wrote: >> >>>Fruit 2.2.1 fails two find Rxc3 >>>1: Pillsbury - Lasker, St Petersburg 1895 >>>[D]2r2rk1/pp3pp1/4bb1p/q2p1P1Q/3P4/2N5/PP4PP/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 1 >>> >>>Analysis by Fruit 2.2.1: >>> >>>17...Bd7 18.Qf3 Ba4 19.Rd3 Rc4 20.Be2 Bxd4 21.f6 Bxc3 22.Rxc3 Rxc3 23.Qxc3 Qxc3 >>>24.bxc3 Re8 25.Bf3 Re5 26.fxg7 Kxg7 27.Kb2 Bd7 >>> ยต (-1.08) Depth: 16/47 00:02:25 80069k >>> >>>John E Jack >> >> Hi John >> Is it not wrong to blame Fruit 2.2.1 for its >> proposal 17...Bd7. As far as I know, Lasker's >> nice rook sacrifice 17...Rxc3 is not sufficient >> to win the game provided White finds the best >> defense. For this reason I firmly believe that >> Fruit's 17...Bd7 is fine here and most probably >> the best winning try. > >The best defense is interesting! >After 17...Rxc3?! 18.fxe6 Ra3 then 19.bxa3 is the only good defense but this is >easy. >Then after 19...Qb6+ white should avoid 20.Kc2? that is losing by force...... >And play 20.Bb5! that saves the game. This is a good/hard testposition for >computers as it isn't easy to see....... > >After 20.Kc2? we have the forced moves for white: 20...Rc8+ 21.Kd2 Qxd4+ 22.Ke1 >Qe3+ 23.Be2 Bc3+ 24.Kf1 fxe6 25.Qg4 (25.Bf3 Rf8 -+) Rf8+ 26.Bf3 Ba5! 27.Qg3 >(27.Rb1 e5! -+) Bb6 28.whatever e5! -+ > >-+ means an endgame with a Queen against 2 Rooks ans 1-2 Pawns more. Not very >easy after all but advantage for sure........ > >So white to play and avoid Kc2? and play Bb5! >[D]5rk1/pp3pp1/1q2Pb1p/3p3Q/3P4/P7/P5PP/1K1R1B1R w - - 0 20 http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1549
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