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Subject: Re: A test position for chess programs

Author: Mike S.

Date: 07:02:39 10/17/00

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On October 17, 2000 at 02:13:56, Uri Blass wrote:

>[D]1k1r3r/p1pq1b1p/1pPbpp2/8/Q2P1N2/P3BP2/B5PP/2R3K1 b - - 0 1
>The problem is to find Qc8.

Very difficult for programs. This is a good example for the different thinking
of man and machine. A human's eye is immediatly focussed to the dangerous square
b7.

1...Qc8 [1...Bxf4 2.cxd7 Bxe3+ 3.Kf1 Bxc1 4.Bc4 Bg6 (4...a5 This doesn't defend
either. 5.Qc6 Ka7 6.Qxc7+ Ka8 7.Bb5 Rc8 8.Bc6#) 5.Ba6!+- (5.Qc6 Rxd7 6.Ba6 Bd3+
7.Bxd3 Rd6 8.Qxc1 Rxd4+-) ] 2.Nd3! I can't find a convincing black defence.

I've tested some engines under CB 7.0 for about 2 minues each (K6-2/400, 8 MB
Hash). Most of them would have played 1...Bxf4, with the following evaluations:

Crafty 17.04: -3.42
Fritz 5.32:   -0.75
Hiarcs 7.32:  +0.34
Junior 5:     -2.93 (0.00 after 3:53)

Successful was:
Fritz 6 light: Qc8 -0.31 after 1:28

Regards,
M.Scheidl



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