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Subject: Re: Test position for computer programs(pawn ending)

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 17:47:14 06/21/98

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On June 21, 1998 at 11:33:50, blass uri wrote:

>The position I composed
>4k3/pppppppp/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3/8/8/8 white to move
>
>solution
>1.b6 cxb6 2.a6 bxa6 3.c6 and now if 3...Kd8 4.Kd3 and if 3...dxc6 4.dxc6
>
>my programs cannnot discover the first move in a reasonable time
>but after the 3 first moves understand that black is losing
>
>The question is how much time programs need to find 1.b6
>and how much time to find 2.a6 and 3.c6
>
>is there an alternative solution?
>
>Uri

It's a hard to find move, need very long for it.
b6 definitely wins. perhaps e6 wins too?



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