Author: Rob Basham
Date: 13:41:35 02/18/06
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On February 18, 2006 at 16:18:43, John Merlino wrote:
>On February 18, 2006 at 16:12:22, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On February 18, 2006 at 15:23:10, Rob Basham wrote:
>>
>>>[D]r2q1nkr/pbp1b2p/1p2pp2/7Q/3P4/3B4/PPP2PPP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 1
>>>
>>>any program engine find....Rxe6?
>>>
>>>from Naidorf vrs Sapiro.....1929
>>>
>>>My computer is too slow to find this one...
>>>
>>>regards
>>>
>>>Rob
>>
>>One correction, first off. The game was played in 1948. Here's the PGN:
>>
>>[Event "Buenos Aires"]
>>[Site "Buenos Aires"]
>>[Date "1948.??.??"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[White "Najdorf Miguel"]
>>[Black "Sapiro"]
>>[ECO "C10"]
>>[PlyCount "42"]
>>
>>1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7
>>5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O b6 8.Ne5 Bb7
>>9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.Nxf7 Kxf7 11.Qh5+ Kg8 12.Re1 Nf8
>>13.Rxe6 Nxe6 14.Bc4 Qd6 15.Bh6 Bf8 16.Re1 Bc8
>>17.Qe8 Bd7 18.Rxe6 Rxe8 19.Rxe8 Be6 20.Bxe6+ Qxe6
>>21.Rxf8# 1-0
>>
>>Secondly, Sapiro did not defend well at all.
>>
>>The King prefers two important moves over the text. 14...Qd7 might be better
>>than 14...Qd6, but it is unclear.
>>
>>But 15...Bf8 loses immediately, and The King says that 15...b5 is a draw
>>{16.Qg4+ Kf7 17.Qh5+ Kg8 etc.}
>
>Follow-up -- The King says that 15...Rd8 also leads to a draw.
>
>jm
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