Author: ALI MIRAFZALI
Date: 09:48:22 12/07/01
The following position occured in one of the oldest Correspondence games played in America: [D] 2kr3r/ppp2ppp/1b3nq1/4p2b/1PB1P3/2P1B3/P1QN1PPP/R4RK1 b - 0 1 This game was played in 1840. Here black played 15...Rxd2!! Game finished with 16.Qxd2 Nxe4 17.Qc1 Bf3 18.g3 h5! 19.Bd5 h4 20.Bxe4 Qxe4 21.Bxb6 Qg4 22.Qe3 axb6 23.R(f)-b1 e4 24.Qe1 f5! 25.Rb2 f4 26.R(a)-b1 Black announced Mate in Some number of moves. Fritz 6 and chessmaster 8000 donot see 15...Rxd2!! No matter how long one runs the position. Does your program see 15...Rxd2!!!.Althuogh Tactics is the area that Computers are naturally strong ;it is interesting that one still runs into tactical positions which programs cannot solve.Please indicate your result.
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