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Subject: Re: Challenge position for engines! (Lots of luck)

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 15:23:16 03/04/02

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On March 04, 2002 at 17:43:29, Albert Silver wrote:

>The following position occurred in Spassky-Beliavsky, Reykjavik, 1988
>
>[D]2b1qrk1/5p1p/pBn3p1/1p2p3/4P2N/bBP1Q3/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - -
>
>Spassky found a tremendous move 25.Nxg6!! and won the game. I don't think any
>engines will have much luck with it but feel free to try it. I've analyzed it in
>detail and can verify that it is the strongest move and correct, so as a further
>challenge, see if you can find the *strongest* continuation after the possible
>defense: 25...hxg6 26.Qh6 Be6!?
>
>                                          Albert

Have you tried it yourself to see if any engine you may have can find Ng6!!...?

Looking quickly it appears that after Nxg6!!..hg Qh6..Be6 Rd3! should force
Black to resign, if Bxb3? then Rh3 and mate to follow.

Terry



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