Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 10:20:35 04/02/02
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On April 02, 2002 at 13:14:05, Roy Eassa wrote:
>On April 02, 2002 at 12:12:16, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>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 - -
>
>1.Bf7+! {by far the quickest and easiest win, but maybe not the only one.}
>
> [1.Qxa7± e.g., 1...b5 2.Qb8+ Qc8 3.Qf4 Qc1+ 4.Kh2 Qc6 5.f3 +-]
>
>1...Ke7 2.Qxd7+ Kxd7 3.Bxg6 +-
Awk! Don't be such a stickler Roy!;~)
I would hope a computer and a human would choose the cleanest win:o)
When something is clear cut, I hate messy approaches to winning.
I think the same should be said for software IMHO.
Terry
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