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Subject: Re: A math problem for the experts....

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 10:40:55 10/02/01

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On October 02, 2001 at 13:26:46, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On October 02, 2001 at 06:02:33, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>
>>On October 02, 2001 at 04:41:34, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On October 02, 2001 at 04:18:33, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 02, 2001 at 00:16:04, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On October 01, 2001 at 19:11:20, Dan Ellwein wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"positions when white has 9 queens and 3 rooks were not considered."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Uri
>>>>>>
>>>>>>it is impossible for white (or black) to have 9 queens and 3 rooks on the
>>>>>>board...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>for that to occur 9 pawns would have to promote...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>pilgrimdan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Actually 10: 9 for the queens and one more to reach 3 rooks.
>>>>>
>>>>>But who cares? :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Christophe
>>>>
>>>>I do an amazing experiment on chess.net with tiger engine
>>>>A player ask me to play a special position
>>>>I tried it and it works !! ;)
>>>>
>>>>[d]pppkpppp/pppppppp/pppppppp/pppppppp/PPPPPPPP/PPPPPPPP/PPPPPPPP/PPPPKPPP w - -
>>>
>>>I do not know the rule of this game because it is not clear what are the legal
>>>moves of pawns on the first rank.
>>>
>>>I guess that you are joking.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Absolutely not
>>pawn on first first rank can advance one square
>>chess.net and tiger use the same rule
>>
>>I must confess that I expect some trouble before I see that works ...
>
>
>
>I'm very surprised that it worked. Normally the data structures I'm using cannot
>handle this position...
>
>
>
>    Christophe

After pasting the fen position in Rebel-tiger interface, tiger find that white
is slightly better :

00:00:00.1	0,14	3	30118	hxg5 hxg5 bxc5 bxc5 gxf5
00:00:01.1	0,12	3	35379	hxg5 hxg5 axb5 axb5 bxc5 bxc5 gxf5
00:00:17.6	0,22	4	649689	hxg5 hxg5 bxa5 bxa5 dxe5 dxe5 fxe5 fxe5 axb5 fxe4 dxe4
00:00:47.8	0,22	5	1748576	hxg5 hxg5 bxa5 bxa5 dxe5 dxe5 fxe5 fxe5 axb5 axb5 cxd5
fxe4
00:02:38.8	0,24	6	6606924	hxg5 hxg5 axb5 axb5 cxd5 cxd5 fxe5 fxe5 exf5 exf5 gxh5
gxh5 dxc5






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