Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 10:39:29 01/25/98
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On January 25, 1998 at 00:16:27, Howard Exner wrote: >On January 24, 1998 at 23:43:57, Bruce Moreland wrote: > [snip] >>Yeah, I think so. This is true for the first one, and it's true for the >>last one, so it's probably true for the ones in the middle. >> >>The position at issue is #142 by my way of counting, and #1080 according >>to the book. The positions are actually numbered both ways in the file >>I use. >> >>b3r3/q2B2k1/3Q2p1/1p5p/3pP3/5P2/1p4PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1 >> >>The key here is 1. ... d3. >> >>Someone told me yesterday that this position appears in the BT2450 test >>suite, a few plies later (I think that 1. ... d3 2. Kh1 are played), so >>you are supposed to find 2. ... Qf2. >> >>If you could post the solution line for this, that would be great. > >I posted this on Amir Ban's original thread a while ago. Here it is >again for you: After Qf2 white faultered with Qxd3? (not as good as >the suggested Rd1 which I think both you and Ernst came up with).After >Qxd3 the nice win begins with Bxe4 2.fxe4 Qxf1 3.Qxf1 Ra8 0-1. Yes, ECM has 1... d3 2. Kh1 Qf2! 3. Qd3 Be4 4. fe4 Qf1 5. Qf1 Ra8 0:1. It doesn't consider any sidelines at all. I think this ECM fixing is great. I will have a large list of fixes to positions and I'll store them in the back of the book so that when I train with them I will have a better answer key to compare against. Right now I am still doing the "Test Your Chess IQ books 1 and 2", which are largely too simple for today's hardware and software. Has anyone tried any positions from Test Your Chess IQ: Grandmaster Challenge on their program? Dave Gomboc
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