Author: Ferdinand S. Mosca
Date: 01:16:29 11/25/00
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On November 25, 2000 at 02:31:18, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >Can your program solve this queen trap problem. It may not be possible to solve >with any of todays programs. > >[D]r3k2r/pp2ppbp/1q4p1/2npP3/5P2/2P5/PP4PP/RNBQR2K w > >This is an actual position that I got myself into when playing Rebel Century 3.0 >on my PII 333 64 MB RAM at 40/120. The move sequence with me to move is: > >1. Be3 Qxb2 2. Bxc5 Qxa1 3. Qa4+ Kf8 4. Qc2!! b6 5. Bd4 Rc8 6. Rd1 e6 >7. Na3 Qxd1 8. Qxd1 and the score is +2.30 in whites' favor. > >I found that neither RC3 nor Gambit Tiger would choose the move 1. Be3. > >Will any program on faster machines find that first move for white? After that >move will any program not select the pawn and then the rook capture? > > > >Tim Frohlick There is a program that see 1. Be3, It is found in about 12 min. I still have to fininsh it up to 20 min. Dinan
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