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Subject: Re: Test - a-pawn and wrong bishop

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 12:05:37 02/27/01

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On February 27, 2001 at 12:18:53, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]8/8/pp6/3b2K1/1P6/PN2k3/8/8 w - - 0 1
>
>
>  This is old swedish chess history. The above position happened in a game
>  between Bergkvist and Stolz, Stockholm 1941. White is in deep trouble.
>  Knight moves to a1 or c2 will just lose the lonely one. But the knight
>  has a more brave possibility! 1.Na5!! actually saved the draw for white.
>  After 1.-bxa5 2.bxa5 black has the wrong bishop and white's king can just
>  make it to a1, if black goes for both the white a-pawns.
>
>  The game went like this: 1.Na5!! Kd3 2.Kf6 Kc3 3.Ke5 Bg2 4.Kd6 b5 5.Kc5 Kb2
>  6.Kb6 Kxa3 7.Kxa6 ½-½
>
>  Test: This is a difficult one for chess programs and presupposes
>        extended knowledge about a/h pawn and the wrong bishop.
>
>  Sune

On the portable P750, Deep Shredder picks Na5 after 122 seconds. Junior 7 beta
needs 18 minutes.

Enrique



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