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Subject: Re: Zappa vs. Shredder Update, drawish game (PGN)

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 04:23:05 12/29/05

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On December 29, 2005 at 07:14:26, Franco wrote:

>On December 29, 2005 at 07:01:41, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>>On December 29, 2005 at 06:44:00, Franco wrote:
>>
>>>On December 29, 2005 at 06:33:16, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>>>>>Shredded should have played instead of
>>>>>24. Na5 ?
>>>>>24... Nd2! so 25. Nbd6 Nxe4 26. Bxe4
>>>>>Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Rd7 with clear levelling.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'am astonished as regard how many poor strategic vision had Shredder during
>>>>>along all this endgame, playing with no knight "a6" ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Not really.  7.g4! is *the* plan for Zappa, a big searcher and attacker.  Why
>>>>was it then that by move 20 Zappa had a winning game.
>>>
>>>Ok, Zappa could be a big searcher and attacker, but at 20th it has to face just
>>>a technical endgame. I think that 24..Na5 was a great mistake, because on
>>>24..Nd2 the game is easily level, after White's 25.Nbd6 or 25. Nbc3.
>>>I think that no one human should have played a such misunderstanding move like
>>>24..Na5, taking the Knight completely out of business.
>>>A really strange and losing move from Shredder!
>>
>>Well, after 14. Be2 the game is even as well as after 18. Bb1 than Shredder did
>>make several mistakes...18...Rd8?! (Nbd5) 19. a3 Na6? (Nbd5) 20. Bc2 Kf8? (Be6)
>>21. Nd4 c5 22. Nb5 Nc4?! 23. Ke2 Bf5?! 24. b3 Na5?? the final mistake and now
>>the game is lost...
>>
>>Sandro
>
>Hello Sandro, please to meet you after a long time!

Ciao Franco!

the same for me too!

>I don't think that Shredder committed a lot of weak moves as you sign. By
>instance, 22. ..Kf8! is a good one, because there are no other active plane for
>Black.
>Also 21. c5 ?!, which no one human likes, reserve justification, as for the same
>reason 25.. c4 ?, who is a strategical mistake, because we cannot regret what is
>a try out of active play in a difficult position.

yes, you are correct and I agree this variation brings black in a difficult
position and I am already preparing the fix!
Well, I did not analysed these moves deeply enough because I think black can
improve earlier to avoid being under pressure as it is in this one.
As usual current theory is lacking too much...

>
>According to me, only a move is a real mistake, 24..Na5.

I fully agree on this and when I saw it I saw the full point going to Zappa
"unfortunately", but we just started working on the engine as our main goal is
to win in Torino! (I hope to see you there as I am planning to make a short
visit).

>
>I think Shredder played this nasty move because it fails to consider equal the
>endgame RRN vs RRN after the exchanges 25...Nd2, according little, but
>inexistent, advantage to White.

Yes, I fully agree on this too.

>
>Congratulations to your work ! :)

Thanks and Happy New Year!

>            Franco

Ciao
Sandro



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