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Subject: Re: Ferret Shredder draw, but was there a win there for Ferret?

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 16:47:29 06/18/99

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On June 18, 1999 at 14:01:00, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 18, 1999 at 13:58:15, KarinsDad wrote:
>
>>On June 18, 1999 at 13:51:03, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>[snip]
>>>I think the opportunity was lost by Shredder on move 7. ... Nge7 as an
>>>opportunity to go up nearly two pawns was passed up:
>>>r1bqk1nr/pppp1ppp/2n5/b7/2BpP3/2P2N2/P4PPP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - acd 15; ce 191; pv
>>>dxc3 Qb3 Qf6 Rd1 Nh6 Bg5 Qg6 Nxc3 O-O Nd5 Re8 Bf4 d6 Bd3; pm dxc3;
>>
>>Yeah, I saw that and wondered if there was just some trap that I was unaware of
>>(my opening knowledge is fairly weak). Maybe black cannot afford the tempo and
>>Crafty doesn't see it (are they still in book?).
>Probably still in book, but the book is buggy.  In a case like this, I would go
>with the +191 score, especially against a computer.  It might be a tough
>decision against a GM as to what to play.  Against a computer, its dxc3 in a
>heartbeat.  (This position was analyzed to 3-4 billion nodes in C.A.P.)

7...Nge7 is main line Evans.  What does CAP have to say about
7...dxc3 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.e5 Qg6 10.Nxc3 Nge7 11.Ba3 O-O 12.Rad1 clear advantage
white (NCO)?

Dave



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