OK, Black has the better board position. It has a small space advantage, a better defense of its King and its Rook controls the entire d file. Don't worry about the b7 Pawn, if captured by White Queen then Blacks Bishop captures White Queen, White Rook captures Black Bishop and then Black Queen captures White Rook, Black loses 4 points and White loses 14 points. Blacks next move,nxg2 followed by Kxg2 would further weaken Whites King defense and better Blacks position. Alvin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris C." <cchaffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:53 AM Subject: [blind-chess] Re: Position analysis Okay everyone, any ideas?? I was thinking maybe the move for Black being b6. A simple move, but entraps the queen more in the corner and limits her to only 4 squares of which she can move. With the help of black's bishop on c8 and his knight on e3, maybe the white queen can be cornered and trapped. What do you all think? Any input or other suggestions are more than welcome. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roderick Macdonald" <rmacd@xxxxxxxx> To: "Blind Chess Mailing List" <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:55 PM Subject: [blind-chess] Position analysis > g'morning, > > Below I am posting a position that actually occurred in a USBCA tournament > game I played last year. I suggest you take a look at the diagram and > determine which side has the better position. After you have analyzed the > position, decide what is Black's best move to either improve his position > or take a strong advantage, depending on which side has the better > position. I will post later today with the answer. Note that White's main > threat in this diagram is against the pawn at b7 - if black moves his > Bishop at c8. Note also that there is no threat from either side for > immediate checkmate, at least not without a big blunder. > > Diagram: > r1br2k1/ > pp2qpp1/ > 7p/ > 2p1P3/ > 2P2P2/ > PQP1nN2/ > 4P1BP/ > RR4K1 > Position after 21. Rfb1 > > rod > ========== > The blind-chess mailing list > View list information and change your settings: > //www.freelists.org/list/blind-chess > List archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/blind-chess > ========= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2808 - Release Date: 04/13/10 02:32:00 ========== The blind-chess mailing list View list information and change your settings: //www.freelists.org/list/blind-chess List archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/blind-chess ========= ========== The blind-chess mailing list View list information and change your settings: //www.freelists.org/list/blind-chess List archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/blind-chess =========