Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 18:07:08 08/30/99
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On August 30, 1999 at 20:39:51, Will Singleton wrote: >On August 30, 1999 at 13:26:58, Peter Kappler wrote: > >>On August 30, 1999 at 13:12:10, Will Singleton wrote: >> >><snip> >>>=================================================== >>> >>>Earlier, Amateur sacs the bishop for a supposed attack. Too aggressive? >>>11... Bxa3 >>>r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/2n1pn2/q1b5/2B2B2/P1N1PN2/1PQ2PPP/2KR3R b - - >>> >>>=================================================== >> >> >>I definitely think so. White has plenty of pieces around his king. It doesn't >>seem like this sacrifice can work. >> >>That being said, I'm not quite sure what I would play here as Black. Grok likes >>e5, followed by a6. I suppose this might be a reasonable attacking idea as long >>as Black continues with b5 next. >> >>--Peter > >What's Grok up to these days? Haven't seen it play much. Also haven't heard >anything from Swafford recently. > Yeah, I've been taking a vacation from computer chess. I tend to get really absorbed by it for 3-4 month periods, followed by a "burnout" period where I have no interest in it whatsoever. I've learned not to fight these mood swings - when the passion returns, I'll be back... :-) I'm still on ICC quite a bit - but it seems like channel 64 is pretty quiet lately. As for James, I have no idea what he's up to - haven't talked to him in a couple of months... --Peter
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