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Subject: Re: Positional/Real Sacrifice

Author: Havergal Brian

Date: 17:38:39 11/30/99

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On November 30, 1999 at 10:04:11, Andrew Williams wrote:

>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



Ahh. If the bishop is not taken then black is a pawn down and chances are loses.
The arguement (from what I gathered) is whether or not the bishop sac was sound
or not.  It appears to be.  Others do not agree, but I would like to see some
proof.



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