Monday, 15 February 2021

Knight v Bishop (part 32)

Black has just captured on e8 in Francisco Lopez Colon (2251) - Spanton (2026), Benidorm (Spain) U2301 2009. Who stands better, and by how much?
*****
*****
*****
*****
*****
*****
*****
*****
*****
*****
The white king is much better than its black counterpart as it can centralise more quickly.. White also has the better pawn-structure and the more-mobile minor piece. These factors add up to a winning advantage, according to the analysis engines Stockfish12 and Komodo11.01.
24.Bd3 Nf6 25.Kc3 Kc8 26.Kd4 Kd7 27.Ke5 Nd5 28.a3 h6 29.Kf5 Nc3 30.Kg6 Ke6 31.Kxh6 Ke6 32.Be4 Nb5!?
The engines prefer 32...Nd1, but with a winning advantage for White.
33.a4 Nd6 34.Bxc6 Nf5+ 35.Kh5 Ng7+ 36.Kg4 Ne6 37.Bd5 Nd4 38.h4 1-0

No comments:

Post a Comment