02 Jun 06
Originally posted by David TebbInteresting. Well, I'm not going to be foolish enough to argue with mr. Tebb, but the best I see is:
Black should take with the King because the position is still complicated and there's a chance that White might go wrong. Taking with the Queen would give White a clear-cut winning positon and Black might as well resign.
... Kxe7
Qe3+ Kd7
Bc3 Nf5
Bb5+ c3
dxc bxc
Qd3+ Nd4
Bxd4
And the Knight is lost anyway
Does anybody see anything better?
02 Jun 06
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Originally posted by Red NightYour line is a good example of what Dave said: the position is complicated and white might go wrong:
Interesting. Well, I'm not going to be foolish enough to argue with mr. Tebb, but the best I see is:
... Kxe7
Qe3+ Kd7
Bc3 Nf5
Bb5+ c3
dxc bxc
Qd3+ Nd4
Bxd4
And the Knight is lost anyway
Does anybody see anything better?
15. ... Kxe7
16.Qe3+ Kd7
17.Bc3 Nf5 ( ... c5 is another chapter)
18.Bb5 c6
19.dxc6+ ?? bxc6
20.Qd3+ Qd6 and the position is unclear, if not better for black
White should play 19.Qd3 instead of 19.dxc6+, leaving black's queen en prise while holding the initiative.
02 Jun 06
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Originally posted by Mephisto2Good Point!
Your line is a good example of what Dave said: the position is complicated and white might go wrong:
15. ... Kxe7
16.Qe3+ Kd7
17.Bc3 Nf5 ( ... c5 is another chapter)
18.Bb5 c6
19.dxc6+ ?? bxc6
20.Qd3+ Qd6 and the position is unclear, if not better for black
White should play 19.Qd3 instead of 19.dxc6+, leaving black's queen en prise while holding the initiative.
...c5
dxc e.p+
Appears to lose the Knight
03 Jun 06
Originally posted by 7ate9I kind of like Qg3 too for the reasons you mentioned. Also frees up the c3 square to develop white's knight.
i kind of like Qg3.
the bishops come alive, the black queen is in danger from Bg5, the white queen has two good pawns covered C7 & G7. also the Bb4+ now becomes available. the white queen also gives the weak F2 pawn some cover.
Qg3 opens white's game right up, but if there is a definite winning game with Qe3, then I'd definitely pick that one.
03 Jun 06
Originally posted by 7ate9Qg3 allows Kf8
i kind of like Qg3.
the bishops come alive, the black queen is in danger from Bg5, the white queen has two good pawns covered C7 & G7. also the Bb4+ now becomes available. the white queen also gives the weak F2 pawn some cover.
Qg3 opens white's game right up, but if there is a definite winning game with Qe3, then I'd definitely pick that one.
Qe3+ is the right move