The Sorcerer's Apprentice

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Qe3

[d]r3nrk1/ppqn2pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/2P1P3/1P2QN2/P5PP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 11

SF plays Rc8 with evaluation 46 cp for Black.
[d]2r1nrk1/ppqn2pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/2P1P3/1P2QN2/P5PP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 6 25

[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]

Qe3

[d]r3nrk1/ppqn2pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/2P1P3/1P2QN2/P5PP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 11

SF plays Rc8 with evaluation 46 cp for Black.
[d]2r1nrk1/ppqn2pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/2P1P3/1P2QN2/P5PP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 6 25

a4

[d]2r1nrk1/ppqn2pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/6PP/R1B1R1K1 b - a3 0 12

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a4

[d]2r1nrk1/ppqn2pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/6PP/R1B1R1K1 b - a3 0 12

Rf7 with 73 cp in favor of Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/ppqn1rpb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/6PP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 1 26

[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]

a4

[d]2r1nrk1/ppqn2pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/6PP/R1B1R1K1 b - a3 0 12

Rf7 with 73 cp in favor of Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/ppqn1rpb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/6PP/R1B1R1K1 w - - 1 26

Ra2

[d]2r1n1k1/ppqn1rpb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/R5PP/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 13

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Ra2

[d]2r1n1k1/ppqn1rpb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/R5PP/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 13

SF plays Re7 with eval 71 cp for Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/ppqnr1pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/R5PP/2B1R1K1 w - - 3 27

[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]

Ra2

[d]2r1n1k1/ppqn1rpb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/R5PP/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 13

SF plays Re7 with eval 71 cp for Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/ppqnr1pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P3/1P2QN2/R5PP/2B1R1K1 w - - 3 27

g4

[d]2r1n1k1/ppqnr1pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/R6P/2B1R1K1 b - g3 0 14

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g4

[d]2r1n1k1/ppqnr1pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/R6P/2B1R1K1 b - g3 0 14

Ne5 with eval 82 cp for Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/ppq1r1pb/3b1p1p/2pPnP1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/R6P/2B1R1K1 w - - 1 28

[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]

g4

[d]2r1n1k1/ppqnr1pb/3b1p1p/2pP1P1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/R6P/2B1R1K1 b - g3 0 14

Ne5 with eval 82 cp for Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/ppq1r1pb/3b1p1p/2pPnP1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/R6P/2B1R1K1 w - - 1 28

Rg2

[d]2r1n1k1/ppq1r1pb/3b1p1p/2pPnP1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/6RP/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 15

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Rg2

[d]2r1n1k1/ppq1r1pb/3b1p1p/2pPnP1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/6RP/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 15

Sorry for the delay; I had to leave for a bit.

SF plays a6 with eval 93 cp for Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/1pq1r1pb/p2b1p1p/2pPnP1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/6RP/2B1R1K1 w - - 0 29

By the way, I'm trying to give SF about 10 minutes, more or less, for each search.

[Lyudmil Tsvetkov]

Rg2

[d]2r1n1k1/ppq1r1pb/3b1p1p/2pPnP1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/6RP/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 15

Sorry for the delay; I had to leave for a bit.

SF plays a6 with eval 93 cp for Black.
[d]2r1n1k1/1pq1r1pb/p2b1p1p/2pPnP1N/P1P1P1P1/1P2QN2/6RP/2B1R1K1 w - - 0 29

By the way, I'm trying to give SF about 10 minutes, more or less, for each search.

You try to give SF some 10 minutes for a search, and I never use more than 5 min. for thinking on a move.

OK, I think I did not handle that perfectly, just realised that my proposed h4 fails to Ng4 Rg4 Bf5 and the rook can not retreat to h4, as there is already a pawn there - typical human mistake.

White will have to play ef5 Re3 Re3 and that is almost certainly a draw, but that is computer stuff that does not interest us in the least.

Would you tell me what SF would play here:

[d]r2q1rk1/pp1nbpp1/1n4bp/2pP1P2/2P1P3/3Q1N2/PP1N2PP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 2

if I had played the stronger move f5 instead of Qc3?

(I had to avoid a possible draw, you know)