Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 10:04:20 12/01/99
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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 1.Bxh6 f6 My first reaction to this move is, it is a pretty "underwhelming" response after your opponent has just clipped you for a pawn. How can this be right? A pawn AND you let me keep the 2 Bs? 2.Rxf6 This is a perfectly natural response. It often the case that with a pair of rooks or knights, there is a certain "redundancy of activity", so sacing one is often quite effective. The 2 Bs are a different story altogether. Plus the black rook on a8 is key to motivating everything. 2...gxf6 2...gxh6 3.Qxh6 wins easily as does 2...Qh5 3.Bxg7 Kxg7 4.Rg6+ 3.Rxf6 Qh5 Nothing comes close to working now: 3...Rd8 4.Qg5+ Kh8 5.Rxe6 and 3...Bd7 4.Qg5+ Kh8 5.Qh4 threatening 6.Bg7+ are easy, while 3...Rf7 4.Rg6+ will quickly mate. 4.Rg6+ Kf7 On 4...Kh8 5.Bg5 is simple. 5.Rg7+ Kf6 6.Qf4+ Bf5 7.g4 is pretty gruesome.
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