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Subject: Re: Can any program avoid this move?

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 04:39:39 11/17/05

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On November 16, 2005 at 19:51:09, George Tsavdaris wrote:

>
>Avoid? But why? :-)
>
>After some analysis i believe that Bxh6! is a good move after all.......and it
>may be the only move that saves the game.
>
>For example:
>
>27.Bxh6! Nxh6 (this is the critical point that can prove me wrong cos perhaps
>27...gxh6 is better) 28.Qg2 Nf5 (28...Bxf6 29.Nxf6 Nxf6 30.Bxc6! +-)
>
>............and now instead of 29.h6 there is 29.fxg7
>
>29.fxg7 Qf4 30.h6 Nxh6 31.Qh3 Ne3 (31...Nf6 32.Ng5+-) 32.Rg1 Nxc2 (32...Nef5?
>33.Bd4 +- OR 32...Bxe4? 33.Bxe4 Bg5 34.Bxa8 +-) 33.a4! Qe3 34.Nec5 Bg5(34...Na3+
>35.Ka2 Bg5 36.Bxc6 Rxc6 37.Qg2+-) 35.Bxc6 Rxc6 36.Qg2 Rac8 37.Qxg5 Qxg5 38.Rxg5
>Ne3 39.Nd3 with a good advantage.....

I just had a brief look but it seems you are right. So 27.Bxh6 is sound and the
avoid move is 29.h6. How do programs in that positions?

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