Author: Slater Wold
Date: 16:46:39 03/04/02
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On March 04, 2002 at 18:16:12, Ed Schröder wrote:
>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
>
>
>It's dangerous to make such strong statements :-)
>
>Rebel Century 4 [WB] -> 18 seconds.
>
>Ed
>
>====================================================
>
>00:00:05.6 0,91 10 2582458 Qh6 Be6 Rd3 Qe7 Nf5 Qf6 Rf3 Re8
>00:00:14.1 1,05 11 9000514 Qh6 Qe7 Nf3 Qf6 Bd5 Ne7 Bc7 Qg7
>00:00:18.8 1,05 11 12160729 Nxg6
>00:00:19.1 1,54 11 12844551 Nxg6 hxg6 Qh6 Be6 Rd3 Bc1 Qxc1 Bc4
>00:00:21.5 1,44 12 14090708 Nxg6 hxg6 Qh6 Be6 Rd3 f5 Rh3
>00:00:31.6 1,44 13 22011373 Nxg6 hxg6 Qh6 Be6 Rd3 f5 Rh3
>00:01:08.6 1,44 14 50691399 Nxg6 hxg6 Qh6 Be6 Rd3 f5 Rh3
>00:02:36.0 1,56 15 118533534 Nxg6 hxg6 Qh6 Be6 Rd3 Bc1 Qxc1 Bxb3
>00:06:24.5 1,58 16 297632898 Nxg6 hxg6 Qh6 Be6 Rd3 Bc1 Qxc1 Bxb3
>
>Athlon 1400, 60 Mb for hash tables.
18 seconds is the time to beat:
DJ7 cannot. /
= Both want Qh6 after 60 seconds.
DJ6 cannot. \
Chess Tiger 14.0 cannot. /
= Both want Nf3 after 60 seconds.
Gambit Tiger 2.0 cannot. \
Fritz 7 cannot. /
= Both want Nf3 after 60 seconds.
Fritz 7 (No MMX) cannot. \
HIARCS 7.32 cannot. It wants c4 after 60 seconds.
Little Goliath 1.5 cannot. It wants c4 after 60 seconds.
Nimzo 8 cannot. It wants c4 after 60 seconds.
Shredder 5.32 cannot. It wants Bc5 after 60 seconds.
Crafty 18.12 cannot. It wants Bd5 after 60 seconds.
Deep Fritz cannot. It wants Nf3 after 60 seconds.
I believe this to be proof enough to show, Ed cheats. :)
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