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Subject: Re: Thanks, you make my point: these programs can still be lousy at end game

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 13:39:09 03/10/00

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On March 10, 2000 at 16:36:09, G. R. Morton wrote:

>On March 10, 2000 at 15:33:16, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>I have pasted the wrong FEN string, sorry. I hope it's all ok now.
>>
>>On March 10, 2000 at 15:28:01, Mike S. wrote:
>>
>>>[D]8/p1r2R2/1p1k4/7p/8/3P4/PP4K1/8 w - -
>>>Shredder 3, on a K6-2/400 with 12 + 4 MB hash (no TB's) switches to Rf5 after
>>>2:45, here is the log:
>>>
>>> 8.01   0:00.38  -0.27   2.Txc7 Kxc7 3.Kh3 Kd6 4.Kh4 Ke5 5.Kxh5 Kd4 6.Kg5 Kxd3
>>>7.Kh4 Kc2 (47.905) 124.4
>>>(...)
>>>14.01   0:22.14  -1.62   2.Txc7 Kxc7 3.Kh3 Kd6 4.Kh4 Ke5 5.Kxh5 Kd4 6.Kg5 Kxd3
>>>7.Kf5 Kc2 8.b4 Kb2 9.b5 Kxa2 10.Ke5 (2.529.945) 114.2
>>>14.03   2:45.70  -1.61++ 2.Tf5 (15.096.562) 91.1
>>>14.03   3:57.63  -1.60   2.Tf5 Tc2+ 3.Kf3 Txb2 4.a3 Ta2 5.Ke4 Txa3 6.Txh5 Ta1
>>>(20.829.482) 87.6
>>>
>>>But the evaluation is only 0.02 better so far.
>
>Its disappointing that shredder changes its mind only after nearly 3 minutes
>when it is easy to see that RxR loses simply.  Now I wish someone would answer
>the question about the ?Rc8-c7 Zwischenzug .
>>>Regards,
>>>M.Scheidl


Tell me what you do after this:

I play Rxc7+, you obviously play Kxc7.  I play a4 and b4 for my next two moves.
Which way do you go with your king?




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