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Subject: Re: ECM.993 (or ecm98 55)

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 18:56:59 07/13/01

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On July 13, 2001 at 17:24:55, J. Wesley Cleveland wrote:

>in this position:
>[D]5r2/1b2k2p/3bp3/5PP1/Bn1Q3P/1N6/1Pr5/1K3R2 b - - bm Rxb2+; id "ECM.993";
>Crafty finds the suggested move very quickly, and stays with it, but even after
>a very long time still thinks it is about a piece down. Here is the PV:
>
>3.03   1. ... Rxb2+ 2. Kxb2 Be5 3. f6+ Kf7 4. Rd1 Bxd4+ 5. Rxd4 Nd5 6. Nc5 Rb8
>7. Nd7 Ra8 8. Ne5+ Kg8 9. Kc2 Rc8+ 10. Kd2 Nc3 11. Bd7 Rc5
>(score is + for white)
>Am I missing something, or is that all there is?

I get the same sort of behavior with a number of programs.  Does not mean that
the solution is wrong.  I only conclude for sure that a solution is bad when
there is a forced checkmate against you when you make the solution move.  On the
other hand, it may be that any move loses.



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