Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:23:54 11/12/00
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On November 12, 2000 at 21:17:53, Howard Exner wrote:
>On November 12, 2000 at 18:41:13, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>
>>Here is an endgame study that I think everybody will find entertaining:
>>[D]8/1p6/1p6/2k4P/7P/5ppK/7P/8 w - - 0 0
>>
>>Fritz4 is hopeless in solving this position. I was wondering if newer engines
>>with 5-man EGTBs would stand a better chance of solving it.
>>
>>Hint: White Queens all three of his pawns.
>
>This is what Tiger 13 produces when given 5 seconds per side using an Athlon
>900.
>
>1.Kxg3 Kd4 2.h6 Ke3 3.h7 f2 4.h8Q f1Q 5.Qe5+ Kd2 6.Qd4+ Kc2 7.Qf2+ Qxf2+ 8.Kxf2
>b5 9.h5 b4 10.h6 b3 11.h7 b2 12.h8Q b1Q 13.Qh7+ Kc1 14.Qxb1+ Kxb1 15.h4 1-0
>
>Is this on the right track?
Here is crafty's analysis from the starting position:
19-> 28.40 6.49 1. Kxg3 Kd4 2. h6 Ke3 3. h7 f2 4. h8=Q
f1=Q 5. Qe5+ Kd2 6. Qd4+ Kc2 7. Qf2+
Qxf2+ 8. Kxf2 b5 9. h5 b4 10. h6 b3
11. h7 b2 12. h8=Q b1=R 13. Qh7+ Kc1
14. Qxb1+ Kxb1 15. Ke3 Ka2 <HT>
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