tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post2071294024465979470..comments2024-01-29T10:45:34.227-08:00Comments on Robert Pearson's Chess Blog: Three Points, One PositionRobert Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-25090925420348482862009-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:42:00.000-08:00Re- point 3, I think that's a big key. Games can ...Re- point 3, I think that's a big key. Games can go any which way sometimes. When the match isn't going well further distracting yourself with self-pity will only end the match sooner.CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057144561368047642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-70895474681745829322009-02-05T01:44:00.000-08:002009-02-05T01:44:00.000-08:00I'm surprised an IM would sac his bishop here w/o ...I'm surprised an IM would sac his bishop here w/o calculating the consequences of the sac. If time was low, I would naturally opt to keep the extra piece with 1...Bh5.<BR/><BR/>As far as examining whether 1...Bh5 is a win (which wouldn't be necessary in a game, but is interesting):<BR/><BR/>2.g6 - easy to see it loses.<BR/><BR/>2.Kg7 - losing, but this took a bit of calculation to prove.<BR/><BR/likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-27978426894257590182009-02-04T14:51:00.000-08:002009-02-04T14:51:00.000-08:00Funny game. Yeah, having a spare piece in the endg...Funny game. Yeah, having a spare piece in the endgame doesn't guarantee a victory. Two our Canadian women at the last Olympiad were in that position, one drew and another almost lost, swindling a draw and they both are rated 2000+.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-346215897480673562009-02-04T10:41:00.000-08:002009-02-04T10:41:00.000-08:00Polly, the win after Bh5 is not simple or easy, it...Polly, the win after Bh5 is not simple or easy, it takes about 10 moves of bishop maneuvering to get White into zugzwang. I suspect that Black might have been in time trouble and thought he would get the final position with White to move and figured on saving a lot of time by going straight to the "winning" position.<BR/><BR/>I remember vividly when an opponent once simplified from an Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-24454325805389456922009-02-03T20:19:00.000-08:002009-02-03T20:19:00.000-08:00I haven't had time to work out the variations afte...I haven't had time to work out the variations after Bh5, but my one question is "What was Black thinking about when he played Kd4?" Even at first glance I can't see any logical reason to give up the bishop at that point.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.com