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Subject: Re: Shirov's blunder against Kasparov(?)

Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Date: 14:49:31 03/01/00

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On February 29, 2000 at 20:22:14, James Robertson wrote:

>On February 29, 2000 at 16:19:04, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>
>>In this position
>>
>>[D]1r4k1/R1R2p1p/1n4p1/8/3PB3/7P/3r2PK/8 b - -
>>
>>Shirov played Nc8, which pretty much loses immediately.  Black may be lost
>>anyway, but Rxd4 puts up a much better fight.  For example 31. ...Rxd4 32. Rxf7
>>Rxe4 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxh7 Kg8 35. Rag7+ Kf8 36. Rxg6 Nd5 37. Rg5 Rb5 38. Rd7
>>Rd4 and so on.
>>
>>I think it will end up in a KRPKR ending, but I don't have the TB for it.  If
>>someone with TBs can search this, we can determine if white will really win.
>
>All over TWIC they're calling this a dead drawn position.....
>
>James

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