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Subject: Re: Difficult position from Rowson's new book.

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 07:41:42 01/19/06

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On January 19, 2006 at 09:56:42, Rory Nolan wrote:

>On January 18, 2006 at 19:15:58, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On January 18, 2006 at 18:33:27, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>>
>>>On January 18, 2006 at 17:15:18, Rory Nolan wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hello all,
>>>>I found this positon in 'Chess for Zebras'. Can any engine find the move
>>>>
>>>>44...Nb3!!
>>>>
>>>>[D] 2k5/3b4/2q1p1Bp/ppn1P1pP/2pQP1P1/P1P5/2P2B1K/8 b - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>all the best
>>>>Rory
>>>
>>>Why Nb3 is a good move ?
>>>I only find white is winning after this sac :-(
>>
>>I guess that he is hoping for big things from the passed pawn.
>>I don't see it either[*].  I will try some engines and see what they can come up
>>with.
>>
>>[*] Which reminds me of the Star Wars line, "You shall PAY for your lack of
>>VISION!!!"
>
>I'm more or less quoting from the book here so
>'Black judges that he can afford to sac. a piece because the bishop is cut off
>on g6'....
>'The alternative is 44...Na4 but then the knight is sidelined black has no
>meaning ful counterplay and white can organise a bishop sac on g5 followed by
>queening the h-pawn.'...
>Rowson goes on but a bit but here is on possible line
>45. cxb3 cxb3
>46. c4 Qxc4!

46.c4 : what' that ??? 46.Qd2 is very logical and then bring the king on b2, I
don't see counterplay for black ...


>47. Qxc4 bxc4
>48. Bd4 Kc7
>'the extra piece is not felt and the black king can disrupt the blockade'
>Black may even be winning here; Rowson
>e.g.
>49.Kg3 K5c6
>50.a4 c3!
>51 Bxc3 Kc5 and white loses slowly but surely
>
>good stuff eh
>best
>Rory
>
>
>>
>>>[Event "?"]
>>>[Site "?"]
>>>[Date "????.??.??"]
>>>[Round "?"]
>>>[White "Chess for Zebras"]
>>>[Black "?"]
>>>[Result "*"]
>>>[SetUp "1"]
>>>[FEN "2k5/3b4/2q1p1Bp/ppn1P1pP/2pQP1P1/P1P5/2P2B1K/8 b - - 0 1"]
>>>[PlyCount "102"]
>>>
>>>1... Nb3 2. cxb3 cxb3 3. Qd2 Qc7 4. Bd4 Kb7 5. Kg2 Qc4 6. Kf2 a4 7. Ke1 Bc6 8.
>>>Qf2 Ka6 9. Kd1 Bb7 10. Kc1 b4 11. Kb2 bxc3+ 12. Bxc3 Bc6 13. Qd2 Kb7 14. Bb4
>>>Qb5 15. Bd6 Qf1 16. Bc5 Qf3 17. Bd4 Kc8 18. Qf2 Qxg4 19. Qf8+ Kc7 20. Kc3 Qh3+
>>>21. Kb4 b2 22. Qe7+ Kc8 23. Bxb2 Qb3+ 24. Kc5 Qb5+ 25. Kd6 Qb6 26. Qf8+ Kb7 27.
>>>Qf7+ Kc8 28. Bd4 Qxd4+ 29. Kxc6 Qc3+ 30. Kd6 Qd4+ 31. Ke7 Qd8+ 32. Kxe6 Qb6+
>>>33. Kd5 Qb5+ 34. Kd4 Qb2+ 35. Kc4 Qb3+ 36. Kc5 Qxa3+ 37. Kb6 Qe3+ 38. Ka6 Qd3+
>>>39. Ka5 Qc3+ 40. Kxa4 Qd4+ 41. Ka3 Qc3+ 42. Qb3 Qxe5 43. Bf5+ Kc7 44. Kb4 Qe7+
>>>45. Kc3 Qf6+ 46. Kd3 Qd6+ 47. Kc4 Qa6+ 48. Kd4 Qf6+ 49. Ke3 Kd8 50. Qg8+ Ke7
>>>51. Qh7+ Kf8 52. Qc7 *



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