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Subject: Re: kk_kup2 update - Should Crafty resign?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 17:01:49 05/03/98

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On May 03, 1998 at 15:53:36, Jan-Frode Myklebust wrote:

>On May 03, 1998 at 15:09:24, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 03, 1998 at 14:32:55, Jan-Frode Myklebust wrote:
>>
>>>I'm the operator of Crafty against cm5500. The score on my last move
>>>(69. ... Rd1+) was -17.23 at depth 15. It looks like a loss, I'm pretty
>>>sure of it. But I would need a final word from someone else, before I
>>>resign the game.
>>>
>>>Here's the position after move 69. ... Rd1+
>>>
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    8  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    7  |   | N |   | P |   | *K| *P|   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    6  |   | N |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    5  |   |   |   | K |   |   |   |   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    4  |   |   |   |   |   | P |   |   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    3  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    2  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>    1  |   |   |   | *R|   |   |   |   |
>>>       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>>>         a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h
>>>
>>>Crafty says: 69. ... Rd1+ 70. Ke5 Re1+ 71. Kd6 Re8 72. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 73.
>>>f5 Kf8 74. Nd7+ Kg8 75. Nd8 g6 76. f6 Kh7 77. f7 Kh6 78. f8=Q+ Kh5 79.
>>>Ne6 Kg4 80. Ne5+
>>>
>>>
>>>Jan-Frode
>>
>>
>>certainly looks resignable to me...
>>
>
>Was that a definit "yes", or should I play on?
>
>
>Jan-Frode


It's your call, since it's your machine.  were it me, I'd resign.
CM5500 is not *nearly* so weak as everyone thinks.  I doubt anybody
can come back from -17.x... :)



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