Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 19:42:08 01/18/06
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On January 18, 2006 at 17:58:46, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On January 18, 2006 at 17:25:48, Ernst Walet wrote: > >>It looks to me that this is the position where the pawns had to be stopped. >> >>[D]r1r3k1/1q2bpp1/4p3/p2bP3/1p1P4/P2NQP2/1B4PP/R1R3K1 w - - >> >>24. axb4 axb4 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 perhaps? >> > >I think, all from my inferior chess knowledge, that W is already in difficulties >here. Black has the pair of B. Black has two P vs one. So forcedly he gets a >free/passed P. The two White P d4 & e5 are weak on the other side and White's K >aile is under control of Blacks Q & B. All that speaks to me of a Black >advantage. Of course I havent the deep calculative power without the help of >computers. Actually I just looked at the position for a while. In other words, >if you want to save this game, you must seek alternatives way earlier. An earlier critical position could be move 13. [D]r4rk1/pbq1bppp/1pn1p3/2p5/3PP3/P1PB1N2/4QPPP/R1B2RK1 w - - To avoid the pawn advantage on the queen side, then dxc5 could be a better choice. Ernst.
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