| Feb-23-04 | | ruylopez900: Pretty nice game, not so sure about 18...Rxc4. Anyone have some light to shed on this? =D |
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| Feb-23-04 | | TrueFiendish: I guess it was played to deflect white's queen from its veiled attack on the b7 bishop, which would have been captured if the black k-bishop had tried to save itself, and after Bxf8. Good game. |
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Feb-27-04
 | | patzer2: I wonder if Fritz 8's suggestion of <40. d4!?> exd5 41. Rd4 Nf5 42. Rxd5 Kg7 43. Kh2 Kf6 44. Kh3 Ne3 45. Rd3 Nf5 46. g3 Ke6 47. g4 hxg4+ 48. Kxg4 Kf6 49. Rd8 would have given White a winning chance (+1.34 @ 21/42 depth & 725kN/s). After 40...Kh2 Nf5, it appears to me that White gives up any winning chance of converting his exchange up advantage to a win, as the rook is now locked away and immobilized on e4. Of course at the level these guys are playing, maybe Black knew it was a theoretical draw as soon as he allowed White to "win the exchange" with 34...Qc6!? 35. Qb8+. |
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Feb-27-04
| | patzer2: If 18...Re8, then White plays 19. dxe5 with a dominating position. Black's 18...Rxc4!? gives Black active counterplay with two bishops and a knight against the two rooks. This is a good example of "active defense." Passive play against a strong opponent in an inferior position, especially at this level of play, is tantamount to resigning. |
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Feb-27-04
| | patzer2: According to Fritz 8 relatively better than 18...Rxc4!?, giving White a slight advantage, was 18...Bxd4. Fritz analyzes 18...Bxd4 19. exd4 Re8 20. Rac1 Nb6 21. Bc5 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rce1 Rb8 24. Qc2 a6 = with equality. However, from the perspective of a player fighting for the win, I personally like Black's continuation better, as the resulting position after Fritz 8's recommendation of 18...Bxd4 looks a bit passive for Black, despite Fritz 8's optimistic assessment of full equality. |
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| Jun-08-04 | | PinkPanther: Interesting, it's not often you see 2 rooks vs. 3 pieces. |
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