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Subject: Re: What is the principle continuation of Rxb2?

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 06:51:25 08/30/00

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On August 30, 2000 at 09:32:28, Larry Griffiths wrote:

>On August 30, 2000 at 08:59:51, Michel Langeveld wrote:
>
>>On August 30, 2000 at 08:35:26, Larry Griffiths wrote:
>>
>>>I am testing the following WAC position...
>>>
>>>[D]8/7p/5k2/5p2/p1p2P2/Pr1pPK2/1P1R3P/8 b - - bm Rxb2; id "WAC002";
>>>What is the principle contiunation after Rxb2.  I figure that it promotes a pawn
>>>somehow.
>>8/7p/5k2/5p2/p1p2P2/Pr1pPK2/1P1R3P/8 b - - acd 14; acn 114206936; ce 322; pv Rxb
>>2 Rxb2 c3 Rb6+ Ke7 Rb7+ Kd6 Rb6+ Kc5 Rb7 c2 Rxh7 d2 Rc7+ Kd6 Rxc2 d1=Q+ Re2 Qf1+
>> Rf2 Qd3 h4 Qxa3; pm Rxb2; bm Rxb2; id "WAC.002";
>
>It looks like I must run this to 17 or 18 plys deep then.  I thought the
>promotion might occur before 17 or 18 plys.

If you have search extensions, you may need quite a few plies less. Before the
promotion, there are 3 checks, 1 recapture and one pawn push to the 7th row.
This may save 5 plies. Also, if you promote in qsearch, this can save another
ply. I.e. Yace finds this allways at depth 10, and depending on settings, can
find it also at depth 9.

Dieter





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