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Subject: Re: Testposition - Totally Paralysed

Author: John Merlino

Date: 12:34:07 03/02/01

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On March 02, 2001 at 14:39:10, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]1k3b1q/pP2p1p1/P1K1P1Pp/7P/2B5/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
>
>  Horwitz,B 1885
>
>  This one might prove as mission impossible. Black is totally paralysed
>  from start and white is winning - but how?? Maybe more amusing for
>  humans than for silicons. One could characterize black's position
>  as slightly passive ;) but how could white make progress. Looks hard...
>
>  Test: Win it! Draw scores like 0.00 are not trusted...
>
>  Sune

No luck with CM8000:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	6/9	0.00	3818		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:00	10/13	0.00	53468		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:00	11/14	0.00	93278		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:01	12/15	0.00	155886		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:02	13/16	0.00	254152		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:03	14/17	0.00	421115		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:05	15/18	0.00	671627		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:09	16/19	0.00	1108803		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:16	17/20	0.00	1856171		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
0:34	18/21	0.00	3602045		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
1:12	19/22	0.00	7338632		1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5
3:22	20/23	0.00	19219907	1. Bd5 Qg8 2. Kd7 Qh8 3. Bc4 Qg8
					4. Bd5

jm



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