Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 00:31:25 07/10/04
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On July 10, 2004 at 01:10:59, Daniel Jackson wrote: >The Uzbekistani GM was low on time and had played a very incautious move (Rd6). >After checking the lines for a few minutes Adams struck out: 31.Rxb4! axb4 >32.Ne7+ Qxe7 33.Qxd6. Now instead of defending the b-pawn (with 33...Qxd6 >34.Rxd6 Rb8 or even 33...Qe4) Kasimdzhanov went for 22...Qe2 after which Adams >could pick up the second pawn with 34.Rd4 h5 35.Qxb4. Everone expected Black to >resign, but Kasimdzhanov fought on desperately until the time control and a few >moves after that. 35...Qf3 36.h4 Rc8 37.Qd2 Rc3 38.Rf4 Qc6 39.Kh2 Rxb3 40.Qd8+ >Kh7 41.Qd1 Rb7 42.Qxh5+ Kg8 43.Rd4 Qf6 44.Rd2 Ra7 45.a5 g6 46.Qb5 Kh7 47.Qb6 >1-0. > >A resulting position had Kasimdzhanov exchanged Queens and played 34..Rb8. > >Programs have a tough time finding Rb5! after 35.Rd5!..Kf8, so increasing the >difficulty 2plys may be asking too much;-) > >Is there a program after 34..Rb8, that will play 35.Rd5! and after 35..Kf8 >follow through with 36.Rb5!, with a won ending for White? This would show either >very deep calculation or very good "chess knowledge", or a bit of both. > >So the challenge is even harder, after 34..Rb8 35.Rd5!!, and no, Rd7, doesn't >count!:o) > >And yes, I'll be surprised if _any_ program solves this "human" solution. > >[D]1r4k1/5ppp/3R4/8/Pp6/1P4P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 35 > >Daniel Hi Daniel I'll be surprised too if any program can solve this end game position. Kurt http://www.utzingerk.com
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