Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 12:23:43 10/18/01
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On October 18, 2001 at 06:08:58, Paul wrote: >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 > >Thanks, Uri ... that's it! Sorry ... I was looking with my nose ... :) > >Paul Sorry I thought for a moment that you were trolling. I'm glad it's clear to you now. Terry
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