Author: Laurence Chen
Date: 15:56:06 06/14/99
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On June 14, 1999 at 18:48:36, Francis Monkman wrote:
>You may have seen this already-famous game -- if not, may I suggest you try it
>through with your favorite engine(s). And anytime you catch yourself "believing
>unconditionally" a computer's analysis -- remember this one!
>
>[Event "French League"]
>[Date "1999"]
>[White "Nunn, J."]
>[Black "Nataf, I."]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[ECO "B32"]
>[Annotator "Nunn"]
>[PlyCount "56"]
>
>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6
>8. Na3 f5 9. Bd3 f4 10. g3 Nf6 11. gxf4 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. Bg3 Ng4
>14. Be2 Nxf2 15. Qd5+ (15. Bxf2 Rxf2 16. Kxf2 Bh4+ 17. Kg2 Qg5+ 18. Bg4 Ne5
>19. h3 h5) 15... Kh8 16. Bxf2 (16. Rf1 {is better for White} 16...Ng4) 16... Nb4
>17. Qh5 Rxf2 18. Kxf2 Bh4+ 19. Kg2 g6 20. Qf3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 Bh3+ 22. Qxh3 Rf8+
>23. Bf3 Qe3 24. Qxh4 Nd3 25. Nd5 Qxf3+ (25... Rxf3+ 26. Kg2 Qe2+ 27. Kg1
>27... g5 {and Mate in 4}) 26. Kg1 Nf2 27. Kf1 (27. Nf6 Nh3+ 28. Qxh3 Qxh3
>29. Rf1 Qe3+ 30. Kg2 Qg5+ 31. Kh3 Rxf632. Rxf6 Qxf6 ) 27... Qxh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxa1
>0-1
>
>(Nunn points out that to play 16. Rf1, White would be "extremely far-sighted"!
>He aslo says that, after 15 months without a loss, "at least it was nice to go
>out in style" -- and the next day won a game with unusual similarities...)
>
>Francis
What is the point of your post? I don't understand what message are you trying
to bring up. What is Nunn trying to say in his annotation? Is the move 16. Rf1 a
very good move or a very bad move?
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