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Subject: A test position (avoiding a speculative sacrifice)

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:48:19 11/07/00


[D]3rr1k1/1bq1b1p1/pp1ppnnp/2p5/2P1P3/1PNBBN1P/P2Q1PP1/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
This position is from the ssdf games
The target is to avoid Bxh6.

The program that are called "bean counters" have no problem to solve it and
never consider Bxh6 as best.

Gandalf is not a "bean counter" so it played Bxh6 and lost against
Shredder2(p200) after gxh6 Qxh6 Nf8 Ng5 e5(I think that Ng5 is another bad move
and e5 is a better because it wins a pawn)

I bought Gandalf4.32 and I decided to see if Gandalf can avoid Bxh6 at longer
time control(I read that gandalf is better at longer time control)

I use Gandalf as an engine for Hiarcs7.32.

Unfortunately after more than 100  minutes on my pIII450 Gandalf continues to
consider Bxh6 as best when the main line begins with Bxh6? gxh6 Qxh6 Nf8 Ng5?
N6h7? with 0.64 pawns for white at depth 13 and 14.

I hope that Gandalf can see the problem with the main line with more time.

Uri



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