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Subject: Re: Which program can solve position from Nisipeanu-Khalifman?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 13:25:32 10/12/99

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On October 12, 1999 at 08:47:57, Bernhard Bauer wrote:

>Hallo,
>
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    8  |   |   |   |   |   |   | *K|   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    7  |   | R |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    6  |   |   |   |   |   |   | P | *P|
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    5  |   |   |   | *R| *B| *P|   | P |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    4  |   | P |   |   |   | B |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    3  |   |   |   |   |   |   | K |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    2  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    1  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>         a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h
>FEN: 6k/1R/6Pp/3rbp1P/1P3B/6K/8/8 w
>
>this is a position from Nisipeanu vs. Khalifman, Las Vegas, tie-break, game 2.
>
>Question: which program can solve this position?
>IMHO no program can do, but who knows, so I ask.
>G. Kasparov calls it a mutual Zugzvang position and in the variant he gives the
>white rook is hold in prison.
>The best move G. K. gives is Kf3 !!
>Of course all the null-move programmers will call it a study and studies never
>occur in real games ...
>But here it happend.
>Kind regards
>Bernhard

Hello Bernhard,
Try Rebel 10C.  It finds Kg3 in 2 seconds and never lets go!
Jim Walker



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