Author: James Robertson
Date: 18:57:36 07/07/99
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On July 07, 1999 at 15:59:52, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On July 07, 1999 at 15:44:04, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>What exactly is the Mercilous Attack? >>What is the ECO classification for the Mercilous Attack? >>Why do computers have a hard time with it? >>What are the principal variations? > >The Mercilous Attack is where someone sacrifices a piece (usually a minor piece, >like a knight) to open the h-file, where a mate can soon follow. I have some >games I'll try to dig up and post them. I don't know that there's any specific >ECO for this attack, since there are ways to get it from almost any opening, I >think. The only time it's dangerous to computers should be at fast time >control. At relatively slow time controls, most computers should see the mate, >and will avoid taking the offered piece (This is mostly guessing on my part.) > >Jeremiah In Crafty lingo, this is a "Trojan horse" attack. James
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