Author: Francis Monkman
Date: 08:47:11 05/20/99
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On May 20, 1999 at 02:47:52, pete wrote: >For example Hiarcs will play nxf6 in no time too and the line up to rd8 is shown >, but the whole variation has a problem ; nc7 is a serious blunder ; black can >play a6 instead which makes it possible to defend the bishop on c8 with na7. I >am quite sure white will win this position eventually but it is very difficult >to judge for a chess prog as the material seems to favour black a little. So the >programs see the combination leading to a little ( in their opinion) advantage >which can be gained by other first moves too. So if you say lgg finds this in >less than 5 minutes please give the evaluation and the main line. > >Pete Sorry to have to tell you, Pete, but this is horrible! At least the idea of knight protecting rook (so bishop can move) is sound, even if it doesn't work! And of course, Smyslov has no doubt seen all eventualities. After ...a6 and ...Na7, knight, bishop and rook are locked in an 'unholy trinity' of mutual protection (and immobility). Eg: ...a6 Re1 and if immediate ...Na7 then Re7+ Kh6 (...Kf6 Rxh7+-) Rh8 Kg5 Rexh7+- If Black wants to be coy he can play ...a6 Re1 [and eg.] ...h5 c4 Na7 and then White plays Ree8 -- I'll leave the rest to you. In human terms, Black was obviously right to resign on move 24, whatever his move 23. Francis
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