Author: stuart taylor
Date: 08:12:39 10/18/01
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On October 18, 2001 at 06:00:42, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 18, 2001 at 05:44:43, Paul wrote: > >>On October 18, 2001 at 03:34:27, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On October 18, 2001 at 02:44:50, Terry McCracken wrote: >>> >>>>On October 18, 2001 at 02:32:45, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>> >>>>>[D]4qknr/r1b2pp1/2Q1p3/2PpP1Bp/3P1N1N/8/P4PPP/5RK1 W >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>How well do today's programs do in this position? >>>>>I think they should solve it in fairly quick time. >>>>>The endgame which follows is also of interest. >>>>> >>>>>Terry >>>> >>>> >>>>Solution: 1.Qxe6!!..fxe6 2.Nhg6+..Qxg6 3.Nxg6+..Ke8 4.Nxh8..Ra4 5.Rd1..Ne7 >>>>6.Bxe7..Kxe7 7.Ng6+..Kf7 8.Nf4..Bxe5 9.dxe5..Rxf4 10.Rc1..Ke8 11.c6..Kd8 >>>>12.c7+..Kc8 13.g3..Ra4 14.Rc6..Rxa2 15.Rxe6..g5 16.Rd6..Rd2 17.e6..Kxc7 >>>>18.e7! 1-0 >>> >>> >>> >>>Chess Tiger for Palm (engine version 14.7) plays Qxe6 in 4 seconds (Palm m505 >>>ov. to 54MHz). >>> >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >>Hi Christophe & Terry, >> >>Yes, Qxe6 is easy ... but does it also find white's second move, Nhg6+? Mine >>wants to play Nxe6+ ... I really don't understand the line above, especially 3 >>... Ke8, why not fxg6? Grandmaster stuff I suppose? Terry? >> >>Groetjes, >>Paul > >I believe that you do not mean to the right position >after Qxe6 fxe6 Nxe6+ Qxe6 white can safely resign > >The main line of your program probably started with Qxe6 Qxe6 and in this case >2.Nxe6 is the right move > >The reason for 3...Ke8 is clear >3..fxg6 is illegal move after 1...fxe6 and I think that this reason is good >enough to avoid 3...fxg6 > >Uri I must admit that I sometimes tend to share your opinion about things! I think there really is some "ground" for your opinion here (atleast, no pawn)!!! S.Taylor
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