Author: Jim Monaghan
Date: 20:47:48 10/25/01
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On October 25, 2001 at 10:03:38, Simon Finn wrote: >On October 24, 2001 at 16:31:14, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>Each of these 9 problems is unsolved on Crafty or Yace on my machine in one >>minute. Does your program solve any of them, and if so, what is the score that >>it finds? >> >>[D]r2q1r2/p1pbppbk/1p3npp/n2P2B1/7Q/2NB1N2/PPP3PP/4RRK1 w - - acd 9; acn >>26362089; acs 62; bm d6; ce 68; id "IQ.1004"; pv Ne5 Be8 b4 Nb7 Nc6 Bxc6 dxc6 >>Nd6 Rd1 Re8; > >I don't suppose the programs have any great problems finding the line: > >1. d6 cxd6 2. Rxe7 Qxe7 3. Nd5 Nxd5 4. Bxe7 > >That is the idea, isn't it? > >But after (say) > >4... Nxe7 5. Qxe7 Be6 6. Qxd6 Nc4 > >Black has a solid position, only a small material disadvantage, >and prospects of counterplay. > >So it's a matter of fine positional judgement whether cashing in >with 1. d6 is actually any better than maintaining the pressure >with 1. Ne5. > >Simon The game went: 1. d6 cxd6 2. Rxe7 Qxe7 3. Nd5 Qe6 4. Nxf6+ Bxf6 5. Bxf6 Qe3+ 6. Kh1 (1-0) (On 6... Kg8 7. Ng5 h5 8. Qxh5 gxh5 9. Bh7#) Jim
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