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Subject: Re: Intelligent software, please

Author: Jouni Uski

Date: 01:11:31 11/26/01

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On November 26, 2001 at 03:45:26, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 25, 2001 at 20:58:06, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>On November 25, 2001 at 17:05:54, Mike S. wrote:
>>
>>>On November 25, 2001 at 15:14:16, Victor Fernandez wrote:
>>>
>>>>(...)
>>>
>>>>Yes, an example: an ending with few pieces .
>>>>
>>>>Kotov-Botvinnik
>>>>[D]8/8/4b1p1/2Bp3p/5P1P/1pK1Pk2/8/8 b - - 0 1
>>>>The correct move is ...g5 !!! Few programs play this.
>>>
>>>You're right. This position was used as #18 in the BS-2830 computer test suite.
>>>I don't have detailed results available at the moment, but Shep lists #18 as
>>>unsolved on his site:
>>
>>Unsolvable?
>>
>>My latest one needs only 18 seconds.
>>
>>Ed
>>
>>==========================================
>>
>>00:00:04 13.00  0.73   1..Kg3 2.Be7 Bf7 3.Kb2 Be6 4.Kc3
>>                       Bf7 5.Kb2 Be6  (3)
>>
>>00:00:10 14.00  0.73   1..Kg3 2.Be7 Bf7 3.Kb2 Kf3 4.Bc5
>>                       Kg4 5.Be7 Kf5 6.Bc5 Be6 7.Bd4 Kg4
>>                       8.Bf6 Kf5 9.Bd4 Kg4 10.Bf6 Kf5  (7)
>>
>>00:00:18 14.15  0.73   1..g5
>>00:00:18 14.15  0.79   1..g5 2.fxg5 Kg3 3.Kxb3 Kxh4 4.Kc3
>>                       Kxg5 5.Kd4 Kf5 6.Be7 Bf7 7.Bd6 h4
>>                       8.Be5  (18)
>>
>>00:00:28 15.00  0.82   1..g5 2.fxg5 Kg3 3.Kxb3 Kxh4 4.Kc3
>>                       Kxg5 5.Kd4 Kf5 6.Be7 Bg8 7.Bd8 Bf7
>>                       8.Be7 Bg8 9.Bd8 Bf7 10.Be7  (18)
>>
>>00:01:06 16.00  0.89   1..g5 2.fxg5 Kg3 3.Kxb3 Kxh4 4.Kc3
>>                       Kg3 5.Kd4 h4 6.Bd6  (35)
>
>I think that the second move of black in the pv is wrong.
>
>I believe that after 1...g5 2.fxg5 Kg3 3.Kxb3 the position is a draw
>The question is how much time does Rebel need to find 2...d4+?
>
>Uri

I remember analysis,that 1...d4!! is also winning... So this is bad test
position.

Jouni



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