From: bogin yahoo co jp> Date: 22 aug 2005 Subject: Re: 2005 European Championship Final Game Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Erase wrinkles without painful injections with Nexiderm SP. Nexiderm SP is clinically proven to reduce wrinkles by 68% Click=20 here to get your 30-day free supply. http://click.topica.com/= caadOvHa2i6YsbnuqMaa/Nexiderm ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for the comments. Sorry about the typo. At least I was not so far off track. Bill Gaudry --- Manabu Terao mx3 ttcn ne jp> =1B$B$+$i$N%a%C%;!<%8!'=1B(B= > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Oreo's > Take our Nationwide Oreo Survey. > Receive a Free* Restaurant Gift card of your choice or a one year=20 > supply of Oreo's. Hurry, limited time only!=20 > http://click.topica.com/caadOvJa2i6Ysa7fLJaa/CookieSurvey > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > Hello Bill, >=20 > > I have a question about the final game of the 2005 European Shogi > > Championship between Mr. Kolomiyets and Mr. van Oosten.=20 > >=20 > > I am not very familiar with the type of opening that Mr. > Kolomiyet's used. > > Is it a common idea in that opening to allow White to break through > so > > easily on the rook file?=20 >=20 > It's not a common idea. I think Black should move his R to 6i instead > of > 37. K3h before White try to trade pawns at 7e=20 >=20 > > I cannot understand the reasoning behind Black's 45.P*8c move. I > know the > > idea but it looks like that Black does not have enough material to > make it > > work in this case so this idea might be overplay. It looks like > White has > > the advantage after 46.R8bx8c, 47.B*6a, 48.R8c-8b, 49.S7fx8e > 50.R8bx8e. > > Black has no pawns in hand and his Bishop can only promote away > from the > > White King. Of course, both players are strong dans (3 and 4 dans) > so maybe > > they evaluated the position differently and saw something that I am > > missing. >=20 > I think Black must have done something special, whether effective or > not, > since White already led the position when he succeeded in exchanging > pawns=20 > and silvers. >=20=20 > > Also, instead of 52. P*8h would not 52. S*5b (or even 52.P*8g) been > better > > for White? It looks like Black must give up the Bishop for the > White Silver > > and hope he can break through on the 4th file since 53.B6a-7b*, > 54.Rx7e > > looks strong for White. Since Black went on to win the game mainly > due to > > his Bishop on 6a, maybe it would have been a good idea to try and > drive it > > away. >=20 > I totally agree except typo(54 should be Rx7f, not Rx7e). This > variation was > pointed out by Ohno 6dan at the venue if my memory works correctly. >=20=20 > > Credit should go to Black for keeping his focus to end. The ending > was an > > excellent example of the proverb "speed before material in the > endgame". > > While White was going after material with P8h-8i+ and +P8h-8i, > Black kept > > going for the White king. Perhaps, White was in severe time trouble > but it > > seemed like he lost the flow of the game after 52.P*8h. Maybe at > some point > > he should have tried to defend in some way. >=20 > It seems too early for White to resign. After 77.G*2d, 78. K2b, 79. > +Bx4d, and > 80. K3b(!!) could be expected. If White plays like this, then I > really > don't know which to win this game. >=20 > Manabu Terao >=20 > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Are you a lottery player?Play smarter! Improve your=20 > odds and detect winning patterns. Access the best=20 > kept lottery secret on the Net. Easy to use! > http://click.topica.com/caadOuba2i6Ysa7fLJaf/Lottery Vault=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 __________________________________ Save the earth http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/ondanka/ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hershey=92s=AE or Ghirardelli=AE Chocolate? Take our Nationwide Chocolate Survey today! 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