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Steve B wrote:
Connie..having had her deeply laid plans of the N fork parried effortlessly..defaults back to avoiding the exchange with..
44..Rc6

[d] 6k1/p1pr1p2/1pr3p1/4B1n1/2Bp4/6Q1/P7/6K1 w - - 0 45

Cant Teach An Old Dog New Tricks Regards
(Pun On Connie's Looks ..Not Intended)
Steve

Steve B wrote:
Connie..having had her deeply laid plans of the N fork parried effortlessly..defaults back to avoiding the exchange with..
44..Rc6

[d] 6k1/p1pr1p2/1pr3p1/4B1n1/2Bp4/6Q1/P7/6K1 w - - 0 45

Cant Teach An Old Dog New Tricks Regards
(Pun On Connie's Looks ..Not Intended)
Steve

Steve B wrote:

lkaufman wrote:
I'll play 44.Qg2, which seems to win more quickly than 44.Qxg5 Rxc4 45.Qg4.

Connie plays 45..Re7 and issues the following conditional move...IF 46.Qxc6 THEN ...46..Rxe5

[d] 6k1/p1p1rp2/1pr3p1/4B1n1/2Bp4/8/P5Q1/6K1 w - - 0 45

i realize White will soon win another 2 pawns and have Q+B+P vs R+N+4P a material advantage of +1
With best play.. this is probably a win for white.. but it will take many more moves and many more weeks of play until the position is hopeless for black
it is a reasonable assumption that you will make optimum /near optimum moves in the endgame however it is highly unlikely that Connie will make the best moves ... so i am willing to Resign the game if you feel playing on is of little interest given the material imbalance

Regards
Steve

Steve B wrote:

Steve B wrote:

lkaufman wrote:
Connie plays 45..Re7 and issues the following conditional move...IF 46.Qxc6 THEN ...46..Rxe5

[d] 6k1/p1p1rp2/1pr3p1/4B1n1/2Bp4/8/P5Q1/6K1 w - - 0 45

i realize White will soon win another 2 pawns and have Q+B+P vs R+N+4P a material advantage of +1
With best play.. this is probably a win for white.. but it will take many more moves and many more weeks of play until the position is hopeless for black
it is a reasonable assumption that you will make optimum /near optimum moves in the endgame however it is highly unlikely that Connie will make the best moves ... so i am willing to Resign the game if you feel playing on is of little interest given the material imbalance

Regards
Steve

I play 46.Qxc6 and after your Rxe5 I play 47.Qxg6+. I don't think you should resign yet. Without the minor pieces it would probably be drawn. I still have to prove that I can win multiple pawns without trading the bishop for the knight.

lkaufman wrote:
I play 46.Qxc6 and after your Rxe5 I play 47.Qxg6+. I don't think you should resign yet. Without the minor pieces it would probably be drawn. I still have to prove that I can win multiple pawns without trading the bishop for the knight.

lkaufman wrote:

Steve B wrote: Connie must be programmed to avoid the loss of the exchange at all costs as she plays the ill considered ..

42..R5d6

[d] 6k1/p1pr1p2/1p1rnBp1/8/2Bp4/8/P7/4Q1K1 w - - 0 43

strangely..this is now Connies 8th R move out of the last 14 moves
in retrospect..it would probably have been better if she was the one playing without the R from the start


Slip Sliding Away Regards
Steve

I play 43.Be5, which aside from attacking the rook has the idea of Qh4 Ng7 Qh6, which I can't play directly as the f6 bishop would hang.

lkaufman wrote: I play 46.Qxc6 and after your Rxe5 I play 47.Qxg6+. I don't think you should resign yet. Without the minor pieces it would probably be drawn. I still have to prove that I can win multiple pawns without trading the bishop for the knight.

Steve B wrote:
Connie plays the obvious...

47..Kf8

[d] 5k2/p1p2p2/1p4Q1/4r1n1/2Bp4/8/P7/6K1 w - - 0 48

Steve

lkaufman wrote: I play 48.Qf6, threatening to check on h8 and then take the rook with check. I think this will lead to winning the d4 pawn. But after that, further progress may be difficult, we'll see.

Steve B wrote:
Connie Hunkers Down With..

48..Rc5

[d] 5k2/p1p2p2/1p3Q2/2r3n1/2Bp4/8/P7/6K1 w - - 0 49

Fortress Building Regards
Steve