Author: Richard A. Fowell
Date: 20:13:00 12/09/01
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On December 04, 2001 at 16:35:25, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: > Palevic vs Solovev === Correspondence Chess 1983 > Source:British Chess Magazine,May 1987,page 189 > [D]2k2r1r/pp4p1/1bp1p3/1q3n2/8/1QBN4/P4PPP/1R1R1B1K b > 1...Qxb3 2.Rxb3 Rxh2+ 3.Kg1 Rh1+ > "In the actual game Black,a piece down,settled for a draw by 1...Ng3+ > 2.Kg1 Bxf2+ 3.Nxf2 Qxf1+ 4.Rxf1 Ne2+ with a perpetual check." J.J.Walsh As earlier folks have noted, modern chess programs have little problem with this, but I've been looking for an excuse to try out my new 867Mhz Mac G4 <grin>. Solution times: HIARCS 7.0 Mac - < 1 second MacChess 5.01 - 3 seconds (freeware) Screamer II - 2.3 seconds (freeware) Sigma Chess 5 : between 60 and 180 seconds -Richard For more information on these and other Mac chess programs, see: http://dmoz.org/Games/Board_Games/Titles/C/Chess/Software/Macintosh/ ================ details ========== HIARCS ce 659; pv Qxb3 Bxg7 Qxd1 Rxd1 Nxg7 Kg1 Bc7 g3 ; MacChess Ply/Try/Time Nodes Score Principal Variation =========================================================================== 08/01|00:00:01| 920650| +0| Ng3+ Kg1 Bxf2+ Nxf2 Qxf1+ Rxf1 Ne2+ Kh1 Ng3+ 08/12|00:00:03| 2175344| +488| Qxb3 Bxg7 Qxa2 Bxf8 Rxf8 Rb2 Qa4 Be2 09/01|00:00:06| 4477513| +490| Qxb3 Bxg7 Qxa2 Bxf8 Rxf8 Rb2 Qa4 Be2 Nd4 Bg4 Screamer II New Board Position 2k2r1r/pp4p1/1bp1p3/1q3n2/8/1QBN4/P4PPP/1R1R1B1K b - - Move 1 B>> The Current Search Time: 60 seconds Trying Book Move PLY NODES TIME SCORE PV ______________________________________________________________ 6/00 143885 1.069 +0.00 Ng3+ Kg1 Bxf2+ Nxf2 Qxf1+ Rxf1 Ne2+ Kh1 6/01 181760 1.383 ++ Rxh2+ 6/01 270104 2.088 -1.39 Rxh2+ Kxh2 Qxb3 Bxg7 Qxb1 Rxb1 Nxg7 Kg3 6/03 291423 2.223 ++ Qxb3 6/03 314346 2.346 -- 7/00 993601 9.076 -5.71 Qxb3 Bxg7 Qxa2 Bxf8 Rxf8 Rb2 Qa3 Be2
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