Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 01:53:28 01/15/01
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On January 14, 2001 at 20:37:39, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >On January 14, 2001 at 17:36:21, Dan Andersson wrote: > >>There is no problem. I suspect more than a few programs find Rxc6 in reasonable >>times. The first program I tried actually found it quickly, the second too, >>Crafty and Yace. Some others will find it later some sooner. Nothing tricky >>about this position at all. >> >>Regards Dan Andersson > > >Actually I believe that the position IS tough for some programs -- just look at >the commercials listed that did not find the winning move. Of the programs that >I tested the quickest was Patzer 3.11b which found 1.Rxc6 in a second! Also >quick were Deep Fritz (about 20 sec), Gandalf 4.32g (20 sec), Ikarus (around 25 >sec), Fritz 5.32 (about 25 sec too), etc. Some other programs could not find >the sequence at all. The issue here is mobility, I suspect. I had thought that >Phalanx would be fast, but after a minute passed and it had no clue, I gave it >up. > >*** Djordje Only 5 seconds to find Rxc6 but 56 seconds to see there is maybe more than a draw. Ed ---------------------------------------------------- Loading... Engine version : Rebel Century 2.01 Hash table size : 40 Mb 1r2k1r1/3p1p2/2bR1Bp1/p1K1P2p/5P1P/1P6/3R4/8 w - - 00:00 03.00 -0.29 32.R6d3 Rc8 33.Kd6 00:01 05.00 -0.33 32.R6d3 Rb5+ 33.Kd6 Rb4 34.Bg5 00:02 06.00 -0.33 32.R6d3 Rb5+ 33.Kd6 Rb4 34.Bg5 f5 00:02 07.00 -0.35 32.R6d3 Rb5+ 33.Kd6 Rb4 34.Bg5 Be4 35.Rc3 Rb6+ 00:03 07.02 -0.17 32.Ra2 Rxb3 33.Rxa5 Rc3+ 34.Kd4 Rc1 35.Ra7 00:03 08.00 -0.17 32.Ra2 Rxb3 33.Rxa5 Rc3+ 34.Kd4 Rc1 35.Ra7 Rb1+ 00:04 09.00 -0.18 32.Ra2 Rxb3 33.Rxa5 Rb8 34.Ra7 Rb5 35.Kc4 Rb1 36.Rd3 00:05 09.06 -0.11 32.Rxc6 dxc6 33.Kxc6 Kf8 34.Rd5 Rc8+ 35.Kb7 Re8 36.Rxa5 Re6 37.Ra7 00:07 10.00 0.00 32.Rxc6 dxc6 33.Kxc6 Kf8 34.Rd5 Rc8+ 35.Kb7 Re8 36.Rxa5 Re6 37.Ra8 Re8 38.Ra5 Re6 39.Ra8 Re8 00:13 11.00 0.00 32.Rxc6 dxc6 33.Kxc6 Kf8 34.Rd5+ Rc8+ 35.Kb7 Re8 36.Rxa5 Re6 37.Ra8 Re8 38.Ra5 Re6 39.Ra8 Re8 00:25 12.00 0.00 32.Rxc6 dxc6 33.Kxc6 Kf8 34.Rd5 Rc8 35.Kb7 Re8 36.Rxa5 Re6 37.Ra8+ Re8 38.Ra5 Re6 39.Ra8+ Re8 00:56 13.00 0.18 32.Rxc6 dxc6 33.Kxc6 Kf8 34.Rd5 Rc8 35.Kb7 Re8 36.Rxa5 Re6 37.Ra8+ Re8 04:51 14.00 0.50 32.Rxc6 dxc6 33.Kxc6 Kf8 34.Rd7 Ra8
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