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

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 20:19:05 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!?

Phalanx has the solution as a book move:

2b1qrk1/5p1p/pBn3p1/1p2p3/4P2N/bBP1Q3/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - -
   0      0       0      0  book2 Nh4xg6



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