Author: Daniel Jackson
Date: 10:40:06 07/10/04
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On July 10, 2004 at 05:23:15, Eduard Nemeth wrote: >On July 10, 2004 at 03:31:25, Kurt Utzinger wrote: > >>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 > > >Hi all! > >I think that this position is not good for tests, then without Rd5 (or another >move) is the position anyway easy win for white. > >Eduard. Hey! I never won a beauty contest before!;-) http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?375471 Daniel
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