Author: Roger Kyte
Date: 02:37:53 07/12/00
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On July 12, 2000 at 03:30:07, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On July 12, 2000 at 03:08:32, Jason Williamson wrote: > >>On July 11, 2000 at 22:09:37, Roger Kyte wrote: >> >>>On July 11, 2000 at 16:43:10, Yar wrote: >>> >>>>[D] 8/k4p2/1r3P2/7p/1N1B1Q1P/5B2/1K5q/8 w >>>> >>>>Computers can't solve this >>> >>> >>>In ten seconds my computer comes up with two possibilities: >>> >>>Analysis by Fritz 6: >>> >>>1. +- (4.69): 1.Bg2 Qxf4 2.Bxb6+ Kb8 3.Bc7+ Qxc7 4.Na6+ Kc8 5.Nxc7 Kxc7 >>>2. +- (4.47): 1.Ka1 Qh1+ 2.Bd1 Qxd1+ 3.Kb2 Qe2+ 4.Ka3 Qe6 5.Qg5 Kb7 >>> >>>I am not sure why you think computers cannot solve this, it is a no brainer, if >>>White takes the Queen it is stalemate. >> >>The point is look at your computers first varation...the black king gets to the >>white pawn on F6 and eats it, leaving white with a passed H pawn of the wrong >>color. The position is drawn. > >Well, he said that it was only 10 seconds worth of analysis...Undoubtedly the >computer would soon find that 5. Bh3+ is the correct move. I left my humble P1 on over night and came up with the following: Analysis by Fritz 6: 1. +- (2.91): 1.Bg2 Qxf4 2.Bxb6+ Kb8 3.Bc7+ Qxc7 4.Na6+ Kc8 5.Bh3+ Qd7 2. +- (2.59): 1.Bf2
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