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Subject: Re: endgame blunder by DeepFritz7

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 10:22:46 11/24/02

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On November 24, 2002 at 10:23:38, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 23, 2002 at 19:16:23, Jay Hysenbeg wrote:
>
>>On November 23, 2002 at 08:17:02, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>On November 23, 2002 at 00:32:08, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 23, 2002 at 00:13:32, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 22, 2002 at 23:45:01, Jay Hysenbeg wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>[D]8/4p3/4Q3/8/8/k1p3PP/1q3P1K/8 w - - 0 1
>>>>>>wKh2,Qe6,Pf2,g3,h3/bKa3,Qb2,Pc3,e7
>>>>>>
>>>>>>is this a problem with my deepfritz7 or does this happen with your df7 too. mine
>>>>>>fails to see that Qxe7 is a loosing line
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Is it certain Qe7 loses?  All I can see is a long series of checks and I don't
>>>>see how black can find a safe haven from them to promote the pawn...
>>>>
>>>>I let Crafty run a while and it says 0.00...
>>>
>>>
>>>Bob White can't lose, I just inserted the [D] to look at the position.
>>>
>>>It looked totally uninteresting.
>>>
>>>Terry
>>chesstiger 15/14 and gambit tiger both see that Qxe7 is losing for white score
>>jumps by 5 pawns
>
>
>Would you post the "losing" line?  I don't see how black can ever escape the
>checks.

Bob I looked at it again and it appears I really underestimated the position!

After 1.Qxe7+?? ...Ka2!! going to b1 and it really goes down hill for White
quickly!

I should have seen this...arrghh! getting rusty...."creak"....sigh...

Terry

P.S. 1...Kb3 is ok I think but Ka2!! and White will have to resign, Black will
get out of check and promote his pawn.

Try it yourself, you'll see White starts to lose ground for grabbing the pawn.

It's a tricky endgame and Fritz 7 is slower than Tiger to spot the loss.
HIARCS 8, Junior 7, Shredder 6 all see a lost position but not straight away.

Only Tiger spots it instantly! Bravo Christophe!


Juni



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