Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 06:53:30 04/02/02
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On April 02, 2002 at 03:16:05, Daniel Clausen wrote: >On April 01, 2002 at 19:31:26, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On April 01, 2002 at 18:42:20, Miguel A. Ballicora 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..:-) >>> >>>Many can, but the problem is that it is not the only solution. >>>IIRC crafty chooses the prosaic cxb5 that also wins (with the idea of Ba4 and >>>b6+). The pressure is too much for black to take. >>> >>>Regards, >>>Miguel >> >>True but it's about finding the "Best Move" and _all_ programmes look at cxb5 >>first and is a good move, but not the best, the programme needs to see there >>is better, then choose it. That is what we humans "Try" to do!;) >> >>Terry > >How quick you guys always are when it comes to "move X is better than move Y". >What exactly is your proof that Bxg6 is any better than cxb5? How many moves to >checkmate for Bxg6 and how many moves to checkmate for cxb5? Or how do you >define "move X is better than move Y" again? > >Note: Please don't take this as a personal attack or something, because it's >not. :) > >Sargon Bxg6 is a clear and simple win to me, I first played this position out in the summer of 1983. cxb5 looks convoluted and less clear. Terry
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