Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Anti-GM - Is the Original Rebel Example Sound?

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 04:01:07 07/16/98

Go up one level in this thread


On July 16, 1998 at 01:42:30, blass uri wrote:

>
>On July 16, 1998 at 00:10:02, Howard Exner wrote:
>
>>On July 15, 1998 at 18:47:56, fca wrote:
>>
>>>On July 15, 1998 at 14:27:18, Howard Exner wrote:
>>>
>>>>Show me Rxe6 is unsound and I'll retract my claim that it is a good choice for
>>>>a computer to make in playing a human. It won't be the first time I'm wrong
>>>>about a chess move.
>>>
>>>Right - as I said in the root post, I think Rxe6 fxe6 and White is busted.
>>>
>>>So, I play fxe6.  Your move :-)
>>
>>I like the reply Bh6 now for white. Hey this is fun, our own correspondence
>>game. Your move.
>I play a6

Was Bxa6 instead of Nxe6 considered in reply to a6.

>my programs evaluate the position as better for black

Was any analysis done previously on replys other than Rxe6? Were they much
better?

>darkthought found after a long time Bh6 with the line a6 Nxe6 axb5 Ng7+  Kf8
>Ne6+ Kf7 Nxd8+
>if you go to this line I play Rhxd8

Now that you mention that Ernst got Dark Thought involved in this analysis
I am starting to doubt that Rxe6 is good (since his analysis is always very
thorough)
>
>I think no computer program can find Bh6 in a reasonable time.
>they play Nxe6 instead of it.

I agree, Bh6 would be difficult for a computer.

How did the analysis go after 1.Rxe6 fxe6 2.Bh6 a6 3.Bxa6
>
>Uri
>>
>>Part of my liking Rxe6 is that if black safely castles, the pawn plus
>>would give black the trump card of reducing to an endgame. Uri mentioned
>>that this thread was covered awhile back, so if someone already has
>>white busted please post the line as it would save us some time.
>>
>>>
>>>Kind regards
>>>
>>>fca



This page took 0.01 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.