Re: CAN WHITE WIN ????

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:27:43 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (-) wrote:

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>      Your assistance requested.  CAN WHITE WIN  ????
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>8 |  R . B . . . . .  |
>7 |  P P K N R . Q n  |    BLACK (upper-case):  Kelley Brown
>6 |  . . P r . . b B  |
>5 |  . . . . . r . P  |         Bellevue Crossroads Mall, Aug 2003
>4 |  . . . . p . P .  |
>3 |  . . n . . . . .  |
>2 |  p p p . q . p p  |    white (lower-case) to move:  Paul Meisenheimer
>1 |  . . . . . . . k  |
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>     a b c d e f g h
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>a-Line 1. q-c4  N-e5  (leads to loss for "white", according to Reb.Decade)
>       2. q-c5  P-b6
>       3. n-d5+ K-b8
>       4. nxe7  Pxq
>       5. rxe5  B-f4
>       6. nxP   K-c7
>          ..    ..
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>b-Line 1. q-d1  B-c1  (to draw), Reb.Decade ChessMaster9000 & DeepJunior 8
>       2. n-g5  Bxn
>       3. rxB   P-h4
>       4. q-d2   ..
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Fritz 7 prefers the second line you give continuing with 

4...       Ne5 
5.Bf5         threatening as discovered attack on the queen
            Qf8
6.Rd4         so the queen is no longer ties to the defense of the Rd6
            Bxf5
7.Rxf5 Rf7
8.Qf2  Rxf5
9.exf5

White will stay at least one pawn up materially as the pawns at g4 and
h4 are too far advanced to be defended.  The only real weakness that
White has is a weak back rank; but, after Rd1, Kg1 or both that
weakness will be gone.  In order to keep the material balance at just
one pawn down Black will be forced to trade queens.  I suppose that
Black could still draw as long as he keeps rooks on the board, but it
is going to be a long and difficult defense,

Mike Ogush