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Subject: Re: two kinky positions

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 15:23:53 05/17/00

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On May 17, 2000 at 10:46:01, Ernst A. Heinz wrote:

>Hi Dann,
>
>>What is the best move for this position?
>>[D] 2kr1b1r/ppp1qppp/2p2n2/7b/4P3/2NBBP2/PPP1Q1PP/R3K2R b KQ -
>
>"DarkThought WMCC'99" sticks with Qe5 from the very beginning and
>scores it as slightly negative for Black after iteration #14.
>
>14.01 Qe5 O-O-O Bb4 Nb1 Bc5 Nd2 Nd7 Nc4 Qe6 g4 =-0.31 #605379154
>
>>How long does your program take to find Bxa7?
>>[D] 2kr1b1r/pppq1ppp/3p4/3Pp3/1n2P1n1/2N1BN2/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - acd 14; acn
>>122077893; acs 600; ce 32; pv Bxa7;
>
>"DarkThought WMCC'99" locks onto Bxa7 from the start and scores
>it as +1.21 for White after iteration #14.
>
>14.01 Bxa7 b6 a4 Kb7 =1.21 #127027547

You must have a pretty amazing evaluation to find it from the start.  When I
looked at the move Bxa7, I thought it quite repellant.  I would trap the bishop
like this:
[D] 2kr1b1r/B1pq1ppp/1p1p4/3Pp3/1n2P1n1/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - -
With an eye to Bishop stew down the road sometime.
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