Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 15:16:42 09/27/01
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On September 27, 2001 at 17:53:24, Dann Corbit wrote:
>On September 27, 2001 at 17:07:23, Andy Serpa wrote:
>
>>I am intrigued by this position from an old book:
>>
>>[D]rnb2r1k/pp1p2pp/2p1P3/2q1p3/2B3Q1/2N4P/PPP3P1/R1B4K w - - 0 1
>>
>>
>>In the book, White saves himself with the following manoeuvre:
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>>1. b4 Qxb4 2. Rb1 Qxc3 3. Bh6 gxh6 4. e7 Re8 5. Rf1
>>and white mates in a few moves.
>>
>>
>>I'm curious what a fast computer comes up with in this position...
>
>Yace decided upon a draw. Yace would play Bd3 by 3 seconds time.
>
> 350881799 16:37.9 0.00 13u. 1.Bd3 Qe7 2.Qh5 g6 3.Bxg6 dxe6 4.Bh6 Rf5 5.Bg7+
> Qxg7 6.Bxf5 exf5 7.Qe8+ Qg8 8.Qxe5+ Qg7 9.Qe8+
> {HT} {-350}
You should let it grind a bit longer. Crafty didn't like Bd3 at deeper
searches and changed to Be3 instead...
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