Author: James Robertson
Date: 09:22:17 05/03/99
Go up one level in this thread
On May 03, 1999 at 06:36:58, Francis Monkman wrote: > >On May 02, 1999 at 17:11:51, James Robertson wrote: > >>I think it is worse than Kd8, as Black ends up with doubled rook pawns. > >My analysis suggests that White may well maintain an advantage after Black's >immediate ...Kd8 with Qh4+, That is possible; I did not spend much time analyzing the lines where the sacrifice is not accepted. >while Black might have the edge after ...Qxe3+ etc. >Curiously, the following might draw: 1 ...exf5 2 Rxf5 Qxe3+ 3 Kh1 Kd8 4 Qh4+ Qe7 >5 Qf2 d6 6 Nd5 Bxf5 7 Nxe7 Nxe7 8 Qb6+ Kc8 9 Qxd6 Nc6 and unless White forces a >draw by repeated check, Black's pieces will have too much mobility to contain. 4. Qh4+ is not the best move. 4. Nd5 forces black to play 4. ... Qh6, upon which White plays 5. Qf3 with a large advantage. James > >All best >Francis
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.