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Subject: Re: GM Scherbakov - Rebel Century 1-0

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 14:48:01 01/08/00

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On January 08, 2000 at 15:57:10, Jeroen Noomen wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>IMO things started to go wrong for Rebel after the routine 19 ... Rhd8.
>Other programs prefer 19 ... Bd6 and after that a well timed f6-f5!

I share this opinion also. Is the trapped piece theme still a big obstacle for
programmers. It looks difficult to solve and that is why I respect all the
efforts that programmers put into improving their code.

Here is a position a bit later in the game, black's 24th move. How do programs
eval this? Are most in the dark as to black's dilemma?

[D] 3r4/p3kp2/2p2pb1/2b1p3/P3P1Pp/2NB1P1P/1PK5/3R4 b - -

>It appears that Black has a comfortable position in that case.
>
>Rebel did nothing to make the bishop g6 alive, especially 21 ... e5?
>is doing a very bad job. After that white is simply a piece up. As a
>matter of speaking, of course.

Scherbakov must have felt very happy at this point in the game (after e5).



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