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Subject: Re: Nolot Positions #1

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 21:25:55 11/27/00

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On November 27, 2000 at 20:07:36, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On November 27, 2000 at 19:14:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>This looks like a case of "right move" but "wrong reason".  Which is the thing
>>the Nolot test is supposed to detect...
>
>I was focusing on the text by JR :o):
>
>"DT-2 agreed with Kasparov's analysis after going down the line given in
>Informant, but could not find the move on its own in one hour time.  When
>letting it run overnight, it produced Nxh6 after 8 hours (but would play it with
>a 6 hours/move time control; that is, it got first indication that the
>combination might work after about 6 hours), with the variation 1. Nxh6! c3 2.
>Nf5 cxb2 3. Qg4 which wins for white."
>
>So getting the first 5 ply, which are the essential moves, within 40 minutes
>isn't too bad IMHO. In my mind "right move for the wrong reason" suggests bad
>planning, but chess programs don't make plans.
>
>Mogens.

I think it's excellent that Gandalf gets the first 5 ply correct, and gives a
good move for the 6th ply.  It probably takes a deep search to find that 4.
Kh2!! wins in that line.  Any chance you could let Gandalf search overnight, or
a day or two to see if it would find Kh2 from the original position, and
possibly give a winning evaluation?  I'd be very interested to see the results.

Thanks,
Jeremiah



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