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Subject: Re: Tough passed pawn theme from ECM98

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 22:30:25 02/22/00

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On February 22, 2000 at 22:24:56, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 22, 2000 at 21:16:39, Paulo Soares wrote:
>
>>On February 22, 2000 at 19:40:26, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On February 22, 2000 at 19:13:10, Howard Exner wrote:

>>>[D]8/6Bp/6p1/2k1p3/4PPP1/1pb4P/8/2K5 b - -
>>>
>>>I am guessing that NULL move pruning programs will not see the solution because
>>>you have to throw away the bishop, and you do not benefit instantly after that.
>>>
>>>Here is one of those things where it is much easier for a human to see the
>>>answer than for a computer.
>>>
>>>I will be surprised if any program solves it in less than one hour.
>>
>>Then you can be surprised.
>>Junior6(no upgrade, default settings) on a PIII450 with HT=127Mb.
>>8/6Bp/6p1/2k1p3/4PPP1/1pb4P/8/2K5 b - - 0 1
>>
>>Analysis by Junior 6.0:
>>
<snip>
>>1...b2+ 2.Kc2 exf4 3.Bxc3 f3 4.Be1 Kd4 5.Bh4 b1B+ 6.Kxb1 Kxe4 7.Bf2 Kd3 8.h4 Ke2
>>9.Bd4 h6 10.Bg1 f2
>>  ยต  (-0.95)   depth: 25   00:14:01  231242kN
>
>Actually, I am surprised (but not that it was Junior).  However, you can see
>that Junior does not know it is a good move yet.  Junior thinks that it is down
>one pawn instead of going to win.

When Chessbase engines give analysis like this, a negative score is good for
black.  Since black is to move, Junior thinks it's _up_ a pawn.

>So it picked the right move, but it does not
>know why yet.



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