Author: Francis Monkman
Date: 12:31:59 05/24/99
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On May 23, 1999 at 19:16:42, Dave Gomboc wrote: >Let's go with Qf1 first. Now 27...Qxb2 28. Bxh3 Ra1 29. Rxb7 Rxf1+ 30.Bxf1 h6 >31. c5 dc 32.dc Qc3 33.c6 Qxc6 34. Rxb4 and a winning plan for Black is not that >clear to me.The black king and queen can't simultaneously attack h2, and f2 >can be defended by the rook, so where is the win? 27...Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qxb2 >doesn't appear to lead to anything conclusive for Black. > >The situation with Qe1 is different: here, 27...Qxb2 is not possible because of >Ra5!, so let's try 27...Qxc4 28. Bf1 Bxf1 29. Rxb4 Qd5 30. Qxf1 Kg8 and his >position is nothing to write home about as long as White does not carelessly >play 31. Qc4?? > >I get the feeling that Black would have much better chances if he wasn't getting >back-ranked in so many of the subvariations, but seeing how this isn't the case, >Black's advantage does not appear to be as big as I thought it was. > >26...Qd2 might be better than 26...Qc2, but I don't see a trememdous difference. > >Dave I thought Qf1 Qxb2 won for Black, but you've convinced me that White can blockade himself (rook on f3?) and draw, so I'm (reasonably) convinced it's a draw either way. Francis
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