Werewolf wrote:Vinvin wrote:Werewolf wrote:[d]2r1k2r/4qpp1/p3p2p/1pn1P3/3N2P1/P7/1PP3QP/1K1R2R1 w k -
I believe this position is flawed. I've analysed all the lines given in an IDeA project and I find that 1.Nf5 is no better than 1.h4
Look at given variations. "IDeA" is a random thing.
It's not random at all since I included ALL of the analysis given right to the end of every variation and added my own analysis as well.
1.Nf5 is a pretty move, but not a particularly good one. 1.h4 is just as good, if not better.
If Nf5 is winning, it is likely that there are more moves that also win I think. Chess is not a game with very many singular positions especially if you have already a winning advantage. If Nf5 wins and it is also beautiful, I would not mind about "cooks" too much. It is not a study. But that is just my opinion.
I have not looked at h4, just a bit at the end of Vincent's main line. At this point in the main line, and having gone backward, Rainbow Serpent gives it
[D]5r1k/5qpr/4nPRp/1p3Q2/7P/P7/1PP5/1K4R1 w - -
Engine: Rainbow Serpent 20162803_035 MP (512 MB)
by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
30/52 0:06 +1.40 14.fxg7+ Nxg7 15.Qxb5 Nf5 16.a4 Rg7
17.Rxg7 Nxg7 18.Qc6 h5 19.a5 Re8
20.Qd6 Re6 21.Qd4 Re7 22.b3 Rd7
23.Qc3 Kh7 24.Qe5 Re7 25.Qd4 Qe6
26.Rg5 Rd7 27.Qf4 (45.910.462) 7490
and agrees with all the moves down the line to 18. Qc6
One move up there is a slight disagreement, now Serpent thinks 13...Rd8 might be a bit better defence for Black and gives it
[D]5r1k/3q2pr/4nPRp/1p3Q2/7P/P7/1PP5/1K4R1 b - -
Engine: Rainbow Serpent 20162803_035 MP (512 MB)
by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
38/86 158:02 +1.11 13...Rd8 14.Qe5 Qd5 15.Qg3 Qb7
16.Qe3 Qf7 17.fxg7+ Nxg7 18.Qb6 Qd7
19.Rf1 Qe8 20.h5 Kg8 21.Qf6 Rc8
22.Qf5 Kh8 23.Qf3 Qe7 24.Rf6 Rg8
25.Qc3 Qd8 26.Qe5 Qc8 (66.850.570.108) 7050
But I have not checked any moves above this point. Just to get an idea about the evaluation of the endpoint of the Nf5 line from Vincent.