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Subject: Re: Simple position - no understanding for many chess programs

Author: Colin Frayn

Date: 15:37:06 02/15/02

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On February 14, 2002 at 10:44:56, Hans van der Zijden wrote:

>On February 14, 2002 at 10:31:30, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>[D] r7/3k2p1/3brpPp/p1p1pP1P/PpPpP3/1P1P4/4K3/8 w - - 0 1

>>I am sure that programs can solve it by search.
>>They will see that white cannot prevent a new black queen after fxe6.
>You are right. Fritz7 on my Athlon 1200 needs 20 ply in 2 seconds to see it is
>better not to take on e6.

Beowulf switches away from the capture after 13 ply / 2.3 seconds on my Athlon
1333.

I wonder why Fritz needed the extra 7 ply? ;)

Cheers,
Col



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