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Voting Closed (Qg6! wins!)

Rf4 1 vote

Qg6 17 votes

Nc5 1 vote

Rxf1+ 2 votes

Where is the move template thingie so I can update it? V 21:07, 31 July 2006 (PDT)

• I did it. Did we want to include the ! ? PTWhipplebang 21:16, 31 July 2006 (PDT)

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Strategy Discussion

Contents 1 Voting Closed (Qg6! wins!) 1.1 Voting Instructions 2 Strategy Discussion 3 Suggested Move Summary 3.1 Rf4 3.1.1 VOTING 3.2 Qg6! 3.2.1 VOTING 3.3 Nc5 3.4 Rxf1+ 3.5 Nf6

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Suggested Move Summary

Suggested Position Suggested Move: Rf4	Suggested Position Suggested Move: Qg6!	Suggested Position Suggested Move: Nc5
Suggested Position Suggested Move: Rxf1+	Suggested Position Suggested Move: Nf6

Rf4

Releases our knight from being pinned, attacks the e4 pawn and gives us the option to put our other rook on the open f line. TtT

• Also looks like it allows him to hold it together a little better with 24. Bf3. I think this is squandering our initiative a bit. With 23. ... Qg6 we're threatening an immediate Bxd5 which Bf3 can't defend against. Jeff 10:42, 31 July 2006 (PDT)
  • If he does a series of exchanges like 23 ... Qg6 24. Rxf8 Nxf8 25. Bf3 Bxd4 26. Bxd6 cxd6 27. Rxb6 he can use Bf3 to hold even. The main thing we give up by doing Qg6 now is having the rook exchange in the f rank on our terms where it does not pull a piece from its defending position. BitBender 17:07, 31 July 2006 (PDT)

VOTING

1. VOTE by BitBender 18:41, 31 July 2006 (PDT): I prefer to wait a turn for Qg6 and move the rook out of f8 so that if he exchanges or if we get to move the d6 Knight we are less hampered

Qg6!