Author: John Stanback
Date: 08:20:54 03/26/00
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On my K6-333 Zarkov picks Bxh3 after 1.7 seconds, but with
only a draw score. It takes 1:41 before it fails high.
John
00:01.0 26624 5> -27 Nc4 Qa4 Be6 Bxc4 dxc4 Nxe6 Rxe6 Bxa7
00:01.1 30464 5 -27 Nc4 Bxc4 dxc4 Qa4 Be6 Nxe6 Rxe6 Bxa7
00:01.7 61056 5 0 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Bb5 Qg4+ Kh1
00:02.2 92154 6> 0 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Bb5 Qg4+ Kh1
00:03.7 169088 6 0 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Bb5 Qg4+ Kh1
00:05.0 245636 7> 0 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Bb5 Qg4+ Kh1
00:08.6 437888 7 3 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Qd3
00:12.3 658798 8> 3 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Qd3
00:29.5 1405952 8 4 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Qc2
00:34.5 1672822 9> 4 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Qc2
01:41.6 4848375 9 54 Bxh3 gxh3 Qxh3 Bf4 Nf3+ Nxf3 Bxf4 Re1 Re6 Qc2
05:41.1 16953728 9 114 Bxh3 Re1 Bg4 Nb5 Bxe2 Qxe2 Ng4 Qf3 <HT>
05:52.9 17700773 10> 114 Bxh3 Re1 Bg4 Nb5 Bxe2 Qxe2 Ng4 Qf3 <HT>
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
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