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Subject: Re: Hydra - Nickel, correspondence game 3, after 31 moves

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 02:59:16 11/12/05

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On November 12, 2005 at 04:17:27, Mark Ryan wrote:

>The game, with viewer, can be found at
>http://www.chessfriend.com
>
>When there, click on
>GM Nickel - Hydra
>
>On Black's 29th move, Arno Nickel offered the sacrifice of a pawn, which Hydra
>declined.
>
>After 31 moves, five engines (Shredder 8, Junior 8, Hiarcs 9, Fritz 8, and Chess
>Tiger 15) see the game as equal, given one minute of analysis each on a P4, 2.5
>Ghz, 512 meg RAM, 128 meg hash.
>
>Shredder, Junior, Hiarcs, and Tiger all predict the continuation:
>(32. c4 Rd4 33. Qb2)
>
>Mark

I doubt that Hydra will play 32.c4. After 32...Rd4 33.Qb2 Rg8 34.e6 Rg7 35.Bxf5
gxf4 36.Rd3 Qh4 black has an advantage.

I predict instead 32.Bxa6 gxf4 33.Rxf4 Rxe5 34.Rxe5 Rxe5 35.Bxb7 Qe1+ and
perpetual from black.

Joachim



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