Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 00:43:51 03/26/00
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On March 25, 2000 at 15:02:50, James Robertson wrote:
>Yesterday Insomniac played a game against CSTal(C). Who knows what engine it was
>using (it wasn't LG, as the notes said). During one of the games, Insomniac
>reached this position with black and played ... Nc4. At the time I suspected
>Bxh3 might be better, and confirmed this after the game.
>
>r1b1r1k1/pp3ppp/3b4/3pn3/3N3q/2P1B2P/PP2BPP1/R2Q1RK1 b - - bm Bxh3;
>
>1. ... Bxh3 2. gxh3? Qxh3 3. Bf4 {Re1? Nd3!} Nf3+ 4. Nxf3 Bxf4 5. Qxd5 Re6 6.
>Qxe6 Qxe6 and black wins.
>
>Unfortunately, this position completely stumped Insomniac. What do other
>programs think?
>
>James
Shredder4 plays Bxh3 in 13 seconds.
6.02 0:01.43 -0.30 Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Qa4 Qe4 Rad1 f6 Qxc4+ Be6 (133.619) 93.1
6 -> 0:02.77 -0.30 Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Qa4 Qe4 Rad1 f6 Qxc4+ Be6 (262.065) 94.4
7.01 0:03.35 -0.05++ Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Qa4 Bxh3 Kh1 Rxe3 Qe8+ Raxe8 (311.064)
92.7
7.01 0:03.90 +0.18 Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Nb5 Bb8 Nd6 Rd8 Bc5 (366.026) 93.7
7 -> 0:04.88 +0.18 Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Nb5 Bb8 Nd6 Rd8 Bc5 (465.121) 95.1
8.01 0:06.72 -0.07-- Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Qf3 Bxh3 gxh3 Rxe3 fxe3 Qg4+ Qxg4
(649.815) 96.6
8.01 0:07.95 -0.07 Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Qf3 Qe4 Nf5 Bxf5 Kh1 Qxf3 (765.406) 96.2
8.09 0:13.75 -0.06++ Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Re1 Nc4 Rf1 (1.306.555) 94.9
8.09 0:14.45 -0.01 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Bxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Qh2+ Kf1
(1.385.713) 95.8
8 -> 0:15.91 -0.01 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Bxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Qh2+ Kf1
(1.537.351) 96.6
9.01 0:21.18 +0.11 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3 Rxe1+
Nxe1 (2.031.546) 95.9
9 -> 0:26.13 +0.11 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3
(2.535.364) 97.0
10.01 0:44.70 +0.17 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3 Rxe1+
Nxe1 Qh2+ (4.293.639) 96.0
10 -> 0:52.49 +0.17 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3 Rxe1+
(5.052.499) 96.2
11.01 1:35.74 +0.34 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3 Rxe1+
Nxe1 (9.156.801) 95.6
11 -> 2:00.02 +0.34 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3 Rxe1+
(11.470.988) 95.5
12.01 4:06.87 +0.59++ Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3 Rxe1+ Bf1
(23.270.426) 94.2
12.01 7:17.04 +1.09++ Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Bd3 Rxe1+ Bf1
(41.649.494) 95.2
12.01 15:04.52 +1.79 Bxh3 Re1 Bg4 Bxg4 Nxg4 Nf3 Bh2+ Kh1 Qh5 Bd4 a6 Qd3
(86.980.266) 96.1
12 -> 15:17.05 +1.79 Bxh3 Re1 Bg4 Bxg4 Nxg4 Nf3 Bh2+ Kh1 Qh5 Bd4 a6 Qd3
(88.301.538) 96.2
Ernst.
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