Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:14:49 01/15/01
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On January 15, 2001 at 04:17:27, Ferdinand S. Mosca wrote:
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>If there is a program that can understand this position and delayed
>Bxd4 at a reasonable time (endgame stage-probably not more than 30 sec) then I
>will believe it as a GM candidate :-))
>
>The immediate Bxd4 is a draw, Black's king would just occupy a8, b8, c8, etc.
>
>[D]8/p7/P7/2k5/1p1n4/4B3/1K4B1/8 w - - 0 1
>
>
>Regards,
>Dinan
I don't think this means a thing, but it takes Crafty exactly 1
second to realize that Bxd4 is no good...
Here is the output:
9-> 0.72 3.55 1. Bxd4+ Kxd4 2. Kb3 Kc5 3. Bf1 Kb6
4. Bd3 Kc6 5. Kxb4 Kb6 6. Bc4
10 0.77 3.48 1. Bxd4+ Kxd4 2. Kb3 Kc5 3. Bf1 Kb6
4. Be2 Kc6 5. Bd3 Kb6 6. Kxb4 <HT>
10 1.12 3.55 1. Bf1 Kd5 2. Bd3 Kc5 3. Be2 <HT>
(4) 10-> 1.30 3.55 1. Bf1 Kd5 2. Bd3 Kc5 3. Be2 <HT>
(3) 11 1.37 3.55 1. Bf1 Kd5 2. Bd3 Kc5 3. Be2 <HT>
11 1.85 3.63 1. Be4 Kc4 2. Bg6 Kd5 3. Bf7+ Ke4 4.
Bd2 Nc6 5. Kb3 Kd4 6. Be6 Kc5
11-> 2.26 3.63 1. Be4 Kc4 2. Bg6 Kd5 3. Bf7+ Ke4 4.
Bd2 Nc6 5. Kb3 Kd4 6. Be6 Kc5
12 2.75 3.70 1. Be4 Kc4 2. Bg6 Kd5 3. Bf7+ Ke4 4.
Bd2 Nc6 5. Kb3 Kd4 6. Be6 Kc5 7. Bf4
(2) 12-> 4.27 3.70 1. Be4 Kc4 2. Bg6 Kd5 3. Bf7+ Ke4 4.
Bd2 Nc6 5. Kb3 Kd4 6. Be6 Kc5 7. Bf4
13 5.80 3.69 1. Be4 Kc4 2. Bg6 Kd5 3. Bf7+ Ke4 4.
Bd2 Nc6 5. Kb3 Kd4 6. Bxb4 Nxb4 7.
Kxb4 Kd3 8. Bd5
(3) 13-> 9.78 3.69 1. Be4 Kc4 2. Bg6 Kd5 3. Bf7+ Ke4 4.
Bd2 Nc6 5. Kb3 Kd4 6. Bxb4 Nxb4 7.
Kxb4 Kd3 8. Bd5
I don't think that means it is a GM however...
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