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Subject: Re: new Arasan test suite

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 00:53:38 12/12/00

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On December 12, 2000 at 00:49:02, Jon Dart wrote:

>>My second problem position is
>>
>>[D] r2n3r/pb1qn1kB/1p2p1p1/3pP1N1/P1pP2P1/2P4R/1QPB1PK1/R7 w - -
>>
>>Target was to find either Qc1 or Qb1. After 10 minutes, Yace still prefers Qb4
>>(and the score is very similar - about +1 pawn - to the score after Qc1 or Qb1).
>
>I agree here that Qb4 is ok. At least as far as I have been able to
>analyze it. As this one seems to have three acceptable solutions,
>maybe it is not a good test.

It looks to me that it would be sensible to transfer the Queen to the kingside
to join the attack on the exposed king by way of the first rank, which makes Qb1
and Qc1 the best moves. I don't see the relevance of Qb4. But I'm just as much a
patzer as Dieters, so...

Mogens.



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