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Subject: Re: Positional/Real Sacrifice

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 07:04:11 11/30/99

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On November 30, 1999 at 09:57:24, Havergal Brian wrote:

>On November 30, 1999 at 05:31:44, Andrew Williams wrote:
>
>>On November 30, 1999 at 02:32:25, Havergal Brian wrote:
>>
>>>This is the best line I can find.  It leads to a black loss.
>>>
>>>Bxh6 gxh6 Qxh6 f5 Bxf5 Nd4 Bd3 Rg7 Rf4 Nf5 BxN BxB RxB (black is shot) Qe2 g3
>>> and the pressure on the h and f file are too much.
>>
>>Do you mean after the second position Peter presented? After the first,
>>there's no need for Black to take the Bishop and he surely shouldn't.
>>
>>Andrew
>
>
>I do not understand your point here.  Do you have another move in mind other
>than Nf5 after whites Rf4?  After white moves BxN, what do you suggest?
>By the way, this whole series of moves starts with the "first" fen position.
>This is the position that occured in the game.

Sorry, I've just re-read my post and though it's clear to me what I meant
I'm sure no-one else would understand it. I was thinking about 1... gxh6 in
your line. My program thinks this is a very bad idea. Isn't it better for
Black to not take the bishop? (My program suggests 1... f6)

Andrew



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