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Subject: Re: Test Move and Position for Pawn Promotion

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 22:52:25 04/01/02

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On April 01, 2002 at 19:27:01, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On April 01, 2002 at 18:38:44, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On April 01, 2002 at 17:56:12, Art Basham wrote:
>>
>>>Here white plays Bxg6..!!
>>>(taken from the Yazgac test suite...)
>>>
>>>[D]r1b5/p2k1r1p/3P2pP/1ppR4/2P2p2/2P5/P1B4P/4R1K1 w - -
>>>
>>>I do not know if a computor program can find this one or not..:-)
>>
>>
>>Fritz 7 on my slow P-III 500 finds Bxg6 in 4'56" while running Norton's in the
>>background, and on the net. Slow's the "Old Horse" down a bit!;~)
>>
>>Shredder failed but once it see it it remembers...even when I cleared learning!
>>Hmmm...
>>
>>I'll try Junior next. Junior 7 failed after 8min. + at 18ply
>>
>>Then Tiger and Century 4
>
>
>Tiger 14 00:05:23.6	1.36	14	53104665	Bxg6 hxg6 Re7+ Rxe7 dxe7+ Kxe7 Rd8 Kxd8 h7
>bxc4 h8Q+ Kd7 Qh3+ Kc7 Qf3 Bb7 Qxf4+
>
>Gandalf 5.1 was putting me to sleep, to slow at searching.....failed.
>
>
>Century 4 is amazing in analysis mode it took 1'57" and in normal mode found at
>9 plys and 15 sec. Bxg6!
>
>Well Done Ed!!
>
>Terry


I am familiar with the position since it is my (try first) test database. In
this position much has to do with the evaluation that comes after the promotion
of the h-pawn.

Ed



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