Had Wojtek played 39.p8 instead of 39.o7 I don't think I could have won. I was thinking "unless he makes a mistake, I'll have to resign". Agree/disagree?
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2009-12-16 at 22:32,
dushoff
said:
I agree. It is worth noting, though, that |39.p840.p541.r7 loses for white (|39.p840.p541.r742.r443.t644.t3, and white very surprisingly has no good move). It is possible that this is the pattern that Wojtek recognized.
With the help of the group at s9-r11, though, it seems like white can outflank black, eg: |39.p8 40.p5 41.t6 42.r7 43.s7 44.s5 45.u4 46.q9 47.p10 48.u9 49.u8.
Also worth noting: 40.r4 41.q6 42.p3 43.n3