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Subject: Re: Zagorskis - Rebel Century (17..Ne5! and 18.Qxb7?)

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 02:50:46 10/18/99

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>Posted by blass uri on October 17, 1999 at 06:07:20:
>
>>In the game Zagorskis - Rebel Century (Lithuanian re-match) Rebel Century
>>played the surprising 17..Ne5! Zagorskis played 18.Qxb7? taking the pawn
>>Rebel offered him which IMO is a major mistake as it loses the initiative.
>>
>>As a result Zagorskis was faced with a strong king attack which he could
>>not defend as Rebel did not let him escape. IMO after 18.Qxb7? white
>>is lost.
>>
>>Rebel Century played this game using anti-GM and 17..Ne5! was the best
>>move all the time.
>>
>>When I turn off anti-GM Rebel also has 17..Ne5 but then at iteration 11
>>changes to 17..Bc5 (also leaving the b7 pawn en-prise!) but on ply 12
>>Rebel goes back to 17..Ne5 again.
>>
>>In both cases (Ne5 and Bc5) Rebel did not expect Zagorskis to take the
>>pawn on b7. After 17..Ne5 Rebel expected 18.b4
>>
>>I wonder about these 2 moves. I wonder if 17..Bc5 is as good as Ne5, I
>>also wonder what other programs play.
>
>I looked in the game and it is 16...Ne5 and not 17...Ne5

16..Ne5 it is indeed.

>What was Rebel's evaluation before playing 16...Ne5 and after 17.Qxb7

00:03:50 12.00  0.13  Ne5 b4 c6 Qe2 Bc7 Be3 Nd3 Red1 Red8

>I tried some programs and they liked 17.Qxb7 after 16...Ne5
>(Junior5.9 shows a small positive score for white)
>The interesting question is if rebel can win other programs after
>17.Qxb7 in comp-comp games.
>
>If 17.Qxb7 is real mistake than Rebel should win other programs after this
>move.

I prefer to judge based on perfect play form white and black.

Ed


>Junior5.9 likes 16...Rb8(expecting 17.e5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 a6 19.Qe2 Bxe5 20.Qxe5
>Rd1+ Bf1)
>
>Uri



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