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Subject: Re: Test position: Spassky-Tal,Riga 1958

Author: pavel

Date: 10:41:53 07/17/00

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On July 17, 2000 at 11:01:29, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

>[D]2R4Q/3qkp2/3r2p1/3p3p/3P3P/5P2/5KP1/8 w
>"Spassky´s famous loss!He played 1.Qf8+ Kf6 2.Re8 but after
>2...Re6 3.Qh8+ Kf5 4.Qh6 Kf6 White has no more than a draw.
>Chekhover subsequently pointed out what had been missed by
>both players --- 1.g4! to use his pawns to take vital squares
>off the enemy king." Can the chess programs find this move? JAFM
>Source:"Spassky´s 100 Best Games" by Bernard Cafferty,second
>edition 1973,Batsford,section "Find the Winning Continuation!",
>page 246,position 6 ============================================


this is what junior6 finds.....in 14 plies. 3 mins

Analysis by Junior 6.0:

1. ± (0.99): 1.g2-g4 h5xg4
2. ± (0.78): 1.Qh8-f8+ Ke7-f6 2.g2-g4 Rd6-e6 3.g4xh5

(mahamood, MyTown 18.07.2000)



crafty 17.11 finds it faste than ever.....in 9 depth 5secs (probably)


Analysis by Crafty 17.11:

1. = (0.20): 1.g2-g4 h5xg4 2.Qh8-f8+ Ke7-f6 3.f3xg4 Rd6-b6 4.Qf8-h8+ Kf6-e7
5.Kf2-f3
2. = (0.14): 1.Rc8-b8 Rd6-e6 2.Qh8-f8+ Ke7-f6 3.Qf8-d8+ Re6-e7 4.Qd8xd7 Re7xd7
5.Rb8-b5 Kf6-f5 6.Kf2-e3

(mahamood, MyTown 18.07.2000)






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