Really? The engines I just looked at give white a tiny advantage at best.
Is this even winnable?
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I am not going to into engine competition as.such because.thats not the topic Howe has white got any compensation
Scottrf wrote:
Really? The engines I just looked at give white a tiny advantage at best.
murxxx wrote:
Which line does Rybka give? I got a big fat 0,00 for the position from Houdini.
This seems as if white is getting tactically lucky hehe, at first glance, it looks like white is completely lost, but he has a saving move i suppose.
murxxx wrote:
The point is that although White is marginally ahead in material, he has so many weaknesses in his position that his pieces are overloaded. They are not working together, his pawn structure is pretty catastrophic, and his king is not well defended; whereas Black has a rock-solid defence and well coordinated pieces, which while not giving him enough advantage to win, enable him to force a draw by perpetual check with ease. Here are the two main Houdini lines:
I´d still be interested in the supposedly advantageous Rybka line ...
well everything looks reasonable except for the last move in which 20.Qf7+?? is a complete blunder 20.Qf7+ Kh4 21.Qe7+ Kh3, black mates white, the best option is 20.Qe8+, keeping Qe1+ ideas as a serious perpetual check idea.
White is me