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Subject: Re: Crafty can find Be3 against khalifman

Author: Mark Young

Date: 08:08:27 07/11/00

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On July 11, 2000 at 08:53:30, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On July 11, 2000 at 08:20:36, blass uri wrote:
>
>>[D]2r2rk1/4ppb1/1p2n3/4P1B1/1p6/5P2/PPP1BP2/R3K2R w KQ - 0 1
>>
>>Crafty found 22.Be3 in 24 seconds(PIII450)
>>How much time do other programs need to see Be3?
>>
>>Uri

Crafty seems to have a very good understanding of this position, when most of
the other programs do not. Is this because you have seen this type of opposite
color bishop ending ("trap") before playing so many humans online and have taken
steps in your program to counter it.

>
>
>Or maybe even faster:  :)
>
>         (3)   10     2.15   1.74   1. Bxe7 Rfe8 2. Bxb4 Nd4 3. Bd1 Nxc2+
>                                    4. Bxc2 Rxc2 5. f4 f6 6. Kd1 Rxb2
>               10     6.28   2.01   1. Be3 Rxc2 2. Bd3 Rxb2 3. Bh7+ Kh8
>                                    4. f4 b3 5. Bc1 Rxa2 6. Bb1+ Kg8 7.
>                                    Bxa2 bxa2 8. Rxa2
>               10->   6.78   2.01   1. Be3 Rxc2 2. Bd3 Rxb2 3. Bh7+ Kh8
>                                    4. f4 b3 5. Bc1 Rxa2 6. Bb1+ Kg8 7.
>                                    Bxa2 bxa2 8. Rxa2
>               11     8.63   2.01   1. Be3 Rxc2 2. Bd3 Rxb2 3. Bh7+ Kh8
>                                    4. f4 b3 5. Bc1 Rxa2 6. Bb1+ Kg8 7.
>                                    Bxa2 bxa2 8. Rxa2
>         (2)   11->  11.63   2.01   1. Be3 Rxc2 2. Bd3 Rxb2 3. Bh7+ Kh8
>                                    4. f4 b3 5. Bc1 Rxa2 6. Bb1+ Kg8 7.
>                                    Bxa2 bxa2 8. Rxa2




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