Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: interesting move by Pharaon

Author: Johan Melin

Date: 23:39:34 06/06/02

Go up one level in this thread


On June 07, 2002 at 02:31:49, Peter McKenzie wrote:

>I'm thinking that this position has alot to do with the relative value a program
>gives the queen.  Crafty and Yace probably give the Q a high value.
>
>The critical line is 1...e4 2.fxe4 Ne5 3.Rxa5
>

After your line, KnightDreamer thinks that black has the advantage:

  7  -37  121 420816  d8a5 a1a5 e5c4 h2h4 c4a5 h4g5 a5b3 d5e7
                      b3d2 e7g6 h7g6 e6g6 b8b1 h1h2 (347.8k)
Failhigh Bxe3 510323
  7  -26  154 543481  ++ g5e3 (352.9k)
  7  -10  165 573999  ++ g5e3 (347.9k)
  7   22  176 619118  ++ g5e3 (351.8k)
  7   62  214 737313  g5e3 d5e3 g6f7 a5e5 f7e6 e5e6 d8g5 e3f5
                      b8a8 (344.5k)
CV(0.12): Bxe3 Nxe3 Bf7! Qh3? Nxc4! Nxc4? Bxc4! bxc4? Qxa5!
  8   61  368 1283016  g5e3 d5e3 g6f7 a5e5 f7e6 e5e6 f8f2 a1f1
                       f2b2 f1d1 b8b6 e4e5 (348.6k)



>Now black gets interesting play after Qxa5 4.Rxa5 Nxc4 when black has material
>vs the Q and white can't recapture on c4 because of various back rank threats.
>Actually white can play h4 with unclear play, there are other similar lines with
>a delayed Qxa5.
>
>Peter



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.