Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 09:12:16 04/02/02
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On April 02, 2002 at 11:18:07, Terry McCracken wrote: >On April 02, 2002 at 01:52:25, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>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 > >Well you're much too modest Ed;) It might be a good idea that other programmers >take a similar approach in such endings. I've come across others with a similar >theme. > >Terry Another position where you sac on g6 and Q the pawn, it's clear cut, and the only way to win. For doubters of the last position, which confused most computer software and some humans with cxb5?!;) [D]4k3/pb1q3p/1p3ppP/8/Q7/1B2P3/P4PP1/6K1 w - - Terry
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