Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 03:22:44 01/30/00
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>This is turning out to be a fascinating position for computers to play over. >Does any computer play 20. ... a4 in say less than ten minutes? Rebel Century needs 5:07 to find 20..a4 00:00:32 10.00 -0.13 20..Qe8 21.Qg4 a4 22.e4 axb3 23.axb3 dxe4 24.Be3 (12) 00:02:10 11.00 -1.92 20..Qe8 21.Rf6 Rd8 22.R1f3 Qd7 23.Rh3 h6 24.Rxh6 (65) 00:05:07 11.02 -0.72 20..a4 21.Rxf7 Qe8 22.Rxf8+ Bxf8 23.Qxe8 Rxe8 24.bxa4 Ra8 25.Ra1 Rxa4 (150) 00:06:47 12.00 -0.72 20..a4 21.Rxf7 Qe8 22.Rxf8+ Bxf8 23.Qxe8 Rxe8 24.bxa4 Ra8 25.Ra1 Rxa4 (325) The new Rebel Century 1.2 does a better job in 2:02 00:00:15 10.00 -0.13 20..Qe8 21.Qg4 a4 22.e4 axb3 23.axb3 dxe4 24.Be3 Qb8 25.Qxe4 f5 26.exf6 Rxf6 (7) 00:01:16 11.00 -1.13 20..Qe8 21.Rf6 Qd7 22.Rxf7 Qe8 23.Rxf8 Bxf8 24.Qg4 a4 25.e4 axb3 26.axb3 dxe4 27.Qxe4 g6 (43) 00:02:02 11.02 -0.72 20..a4 21.Rxf7 Qe8 22.Rxf8+ Bxf8 23.Qxe8 Rxe8 24.bxa4 Ra8 25.Ra1 Rxa4 26.Kf2 Kf7 (78) 00:02:41 12.00 -0.72 20..a4 21.Rxf7 Qe8 22.Rxf8+ Bxf8 23.Qxe8 Rxe8 24.bxa4 Ra8 25.Ra1 Rxa4 26.Kf2 Kf7 27.e4 g6 (131) I think black is lost anyway. But besides that I think the main problem of this game was 18..c3? giving white a complete free hand on the king side. One bad move and off you go against these guys. Ed
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