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Subject: Re: To ?? or to !!

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 01:45:49 12/19/00

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On December 18, 2000 at 22:59:33, Laurence Chen wrote:

>This position has bothered the most for the longest time, it was fascinating to
>see that the chess engines I used to analyse this position gives a ? or ?? for
>Black's move 26. ... Bg7.  Eric Schiller awarded this move !!, Fritz awarded ??,
>so the $64.00 question, who is right? The position is listed below before
>Black's 26. ... Bg7
>[D]r5k1/ppp4p/3p3b/3Pn3/1n1KP1p1/1P3rP1/PBB1N2R/R2Q4 b - - 0 26
>
>Now Fritz 6, and Gambit Tiger like the move 26. ... c5+, when I play the move
>26. ... Bg7, both engines think that White can save this position, can this
>position be really saved after 26. ... Bg7?
>
>[D]r5k1/ppp3bp/3p4/3Pn3/1n1KP1p1/1P3rP1/PBB1N2R/R2Q4 w - - 0 27
>
>This position seems to be a tough nut to crack.  It could be one of those
>positions which humans are better than chess engines in tactics !!!

Deep Fritz would play c5+ in a game at 40/120, but it likes Bg7 even better
after forcing it.

Enrique

New position
r5k1/ppp4p/3p3b/3Pn3/1n1KP1p1/1P3rP1/PBB1N2R/R2Q4 b - - 0 1

Analysis by DEEP FRITZ   :

1...Bg7!
  +-  (7.16)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
1...Bg7!
  +-  (7.16)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
1...Bg7!
  +-  (7.16)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
1...Bg7 2.Bc3 c5+ 3.dxc6
  +-  (7.03)   Depth: 2/11   00:00:00
1...Be3+!
  +-  (6.87)   Depth: 2/11   00:00:00
1...Be3+! 2.Kc3 Bg1+ 3.Kxb4
  +-  (6.50)   Depth: 2/14   00:00:00  1kN
1...b5!
  +-  (6.37)   Depth: 2/15   00:00:00  2kN
1...b5! 2.Bd3 Rxd3+ 3.Qxd3
  ±  (1.37)   Depth: 2/15   00:00:00  2kN
1...b5 2.Bd3 Rxd3+ 3.Qxd3
  ±  (1.37)   Depth: 3/8   00:00:00  2kN
1...b5 2.Bd3 Rxd3+ 3.Qxd3 Nbxd3
  ±  (1.37)   Depth: 4/18   00:00:00  7kN
1...c5+!
  ±  (1.34)   Depth: 4/18   00:00:00  12kN
1...c5+! 2.dxc6 b5 3.Qd3 Nbxc6+ 4.Kd5 Nb4+ 5.Kxd6
  ±  (0.81)   Depth: 4/21   00:00:00  14kN
1...c5+!
  ²  (0.50)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:00  19kN
1...c5+! 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3
  µ  (-0.81)   Depth: 5/20   00:00:00  31kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Rxd1+ 7.Rxd1
  µ  (-0.81)   Depth: 6/21   00:00:00  83kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Rxd1+ 7.Rxd1
  µ  (-0.81)   Depth: 7/27   00:00:00  306kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Rxd1+ 7.Rxd1
  µ  (-0.81)   Depth: 8/25   00:00:00  812kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Rxd1+ 7.Rxd1
  µ  (-0.81)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:01  2679kN
1...c5+!
  µ  (-1.13)   Depth: 10/24   00:00:02  4706kN
1...c5+! 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Bxb2 7.Nf4
  -+  (-1.94)   Depth: 10/34   00:00:04  7235kN
1...c5+--
  -+  (-1.63)   Depth: 11/34   00:00:10  19141kN
1...c5+-- 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Bxb2 7.Qb1
  -+  (-1.53)   Depth: 11/34   00:00:11  19988kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Bxb2 7.Qb1
  -+  (-1.53)   Depth: 12/37   00:00:29  53047kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Bxb2 7.Qb1
  -+  (-1.81)   Depth: 13/39   00:01:18  143208kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Bxb2 7.Qb1
  -+  (-1.72)   Depth: 14/42   00:04:11  462717kN
1...c5+ 2.dxc6 b5 3.Bd3 Nexc6+ 4.Kc3 Bg7+ 5.Kd2 Rxd3+ 6.Ke1 Rxd1+ 7.Rxd1
  -+  (-1.81)   Depth: 15/44   00:11:15  1247882kN

(Irazoqui, Cadaqués 19.12.2000)


New position
r5k1/ppp3bp/3p4/3Pn3/1n1KP1p1/1P3rP1/PBB1N2R/R2Q4 w - - 0 1

Analysis by DEEP FRITZ   :

2.Rxh7 Kxh7
  +-  (3.53)   Depth: 1/13   00:00:00
2.Rxh7 Kxh7
  +-  (3.53)   Depth: 1/13   00:00:00
2.Nf4!
  +-  (3.56)   Depth: 1/19   00:00:00
2.Nf4! c5+ 3.dxc6
  +-  (4.44)   Depth: 1/19   00:00:00  1kN
2.a3!
  +-  (4.47)   Depth: 1/19   00:00:00  1kN
2.a3! c5+ 3.dxc6
  +-  (4.75)   Depth: 1/19   00:00:00  2kN
2.Bc3!
  +-  (4.88)   Depth: 1/19   00:00:00  2kN
2.Bc3! c5+ 3.dxc6
  +-  (7.03)   Depth: 1/19   00:00:00  2kN
2.Bc3 c5+ 3.dxc6 Nxc2+ 4.Qxc2
  +-  (7.03)   Depth: 2/17   00:00:00  3kN
2.Bc3--
  +-  (5.59)   Depth: 3/17   00:00:00  4kN
2.Bc3-- b5 3.Rxh7 c5+
  -+  (-#3)   Depth: 3/17   00:00:00  6kN
2.Rh4!
  -+  (-9.69)   Depth: 3/17   00:00:00  8kN
2.Rh4! b5 3.Bd3 c5+ 4.Kc3
  -+  (-1.69)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  11kN
2.Nc1!
  -+  (-1.59)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  17kN
2.Nc1! Ned3+ 3.Kc4 Nxb2+ 4.Kxb4 a5+ 5.Kb5
  µ  (-1.12)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  17kN
2.Ng1!
  µ  (-1.09)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  20kN
2.Ng1! Ned3+ 3.e5 Bxe5+ 4.Kc4 Nxb2+ 5.Kxb4
  ±  (0.94)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  26kN
2.Bc1!
  ±  (0.97)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  28kN
2.Bc1! b5
  ±  (1.00)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  29kN
2.a4!
  ±  (1.03)   Depth: 3/20   00:00:00  31kN
2.a4! Ned3+ 3.Kc4 Nxb2+ 4.Kxb4 Nxd1
  +-  (2.13)   Depth: 3/22   00:00:00  36kN
2.Rxh7!
  +-  (2.16)   Depth: 3/22   00:00:00  39kN
2.Rxh7! Kxh7 3.Qh1+ Kg8 4.Qb1
  +-  (3.50)   Depth: 3/22   00:00:00  41kN
2.Qd2!
  +-  (3.53)   Depth: 3/23   00:00:00  47kN
2.Qd2! c5+ 3.dxc6 Nexc6+ 4.Kc4 Bxb2
  +-  (4.25)   Depth: 3/23   00:00:00  51kN
2.Qd2--
  +-  (3.91)   Depth: 4/13   00:00:00  51kN
2.Qd2-- b5 3.Qxb4 Nc6#
  -+  (-#2)   Depth: 4/18   00:00:00  57kN
2.Rxh7!
  -+  (-8.75)   Depth: 4/18   00:00:00  65kN
2.Rxh7! Kxh7 3.Bc3 c5+ 4.dxc6 Nexc6+ 5.Kc4
  +-  (3.28)   Depth: 4/19   00:00:00  76kN
2.Rxh7--
  +-  (2.97)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:00  88kN
2.Rxh7-- b5 3.Rxg7+ Kxg7 4.Bd3 Rxd3+ 5.Qxd3
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 5/22   00:00:00  117kN
2.Nf4!
  =  (0.16)   Depth: 5/31   00:00:00  212kN
2.Nf4! b5 3.Qxf3 Nxf3+
  =  (0.25)   Depth: 5/31   00:00:00  236kN
2.Ng1!
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 5/31   00:00:00  291kN
2.Ng1! Ned3+ 3.e5 Bxe5+ 4.Kc4 Nxb2+ 5.Kxb4 a5+ 6.Kb5 Nxd1
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 5/31   00:00:00  310kN
2.Ng1 Ned3+ 3.e5 Bxe5+ 4.Kc4 Nxb2+ 5.Kxb4 a5+ 6.Kb5 Nxd1 7.Rxd1
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:00  418kN
2.Ng1 Ned3+ 3.e5 Bxe5+ 4.Kc4 Nxb2+ 5.Kxb4 a5+ 6.Kb5 Nxd1 7.Rxd1 Bf6
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 7/25   00:00:00  801kN
2.Ng1--
  ²  (0.56)   Depth: 8/29   00:00:01  1476kN
2.Ng1-- c5+ 3.dxc6 Ned3+ 4.Kc4 b5+ 5.Kxb5 Rb8+ 6.Ka4 Nxb2+ 7.Ka3 Nc4+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 8/31   00:00:01  1816kN
2.Ng1 c5+ 3.dxc6 Ned3+ 4.Kc4 b5+ 5.Kxb5 Rb8+ 6.Ka4 Nxb2+ 7.Ka3 Nc4+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 9/30   00:00:02  4472kN
2.Ng1 c5+ 3.dxc6 Ned3+ 4.Kc4 b5+ 5.Kxb5 Rb8+ 6.Ka4 Nxb2+ 7.Ka3 Nc4+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 10/34   00:00:05  10735kN
2.Ng1 c5+ 3.dxc6 Ned3+ 4.Kc4 b5+ 5.Kxb5 Rb8+ 6.Ka4 Nxb2+ 7.Ka3 Nxd1
  =  (-0.25)   Depth: 11/36   00:00:14  27705kN
2.Ng1 Rxg3 3.Ne2 Rf3 4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5 Rb8+
  =  (-0.22)   Depth: 12/37   00:00:52  99699kN
2.Ng1 Rxg3 3.Ne2 Rf3 4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5
  =  (-0.22)   Depth: 13/39   00:02:15  257498kN
2.Ng1--
  ³  (-0.53)   Depth: 14/37   00:03:14  360659kN
2.Ng1-- Rxg3 3.Ne2 Rf3 4.Ng1 Ned3+ 5.Kc4 Nxb2+ 6.Kxb4 Bc3+ 7.Ka3 b5
  -+  (-2.28)   Depth: 14/40   00:05:40  647006kN

(Irazoqui, Cadaqués 19.12.2000)



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