Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 01:13:04 04/15/02
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Gambit Tiger 2.0 on an AMD 1400 with 512 MB DDR RAM 00:00:00.0 0.78 8 164032 Qe3xb6 Rc8-g8 Rc1-c3 Qf6-e7 Qb6-e3 Qe7-h4 Nb5-d6 d5-d4 Nd6xf5 d4xe3 Nf5xh4 00:00:01.2 0.92 9 422843 Qe3xb6 Rc8-g8 Qb6-e3 d5-d4 Qe3-f4 d4-d3 Rc1-d1 Rg8-d8 Qf4-d2 00:00:02.3 0.96 10 737759 Qe3xb6 Rc8-g8 Qb6-e3 f5-f4 Qe3-f3 d5-d4 Nb5-c7 Qf6-g6 Rc1-d1 00:00:04.6 0.60 11 1625719 Qe3xb6 Rc8-g8 Rc1-c3 d5-d4 Rc3-g3 Qf6-e7 Kg1-h2 Qe7-e5 Qb6xb7 Nc6-a5 Qb7xf7 Rg8xg3 f2xg3 Qe5xb5 00:00:10.4 0.60 12 3594968 Qe3xb6 Rc8-g8 Rc1-c3 00:00:29.2 0.74 13 10588185 Qe3xb6 Rc8-g8 Qb6-e3 f5-f4 Qe3-f3 d5-d4 Rc1-e1 d4-d3 Re1-d1 Rg8-g5 a3-a4 Qf6-g6 Nb5-c3 00:00:56.2 0.74 14 21092632 Qe3xb6 Rc8-g8 Qb6-e3 d5-d4 Qe3-f4 d4-d3 Nb5-d6 Rg8-g6 Nd6xb7 Qf6-e6 Qf4-d2 Qe6-e4 g2-g3 Nc6-d4 Tim On April 15, 2002 at 03:35:07, Slater Wold wrote: >[D]2r4k/1p3p1p/1pn2q2/1N1p1p2/8/PP2Q2P/5PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 26 > >Why in this position is it not perfectly clear that taking the pawn (Qxb6) is >the obvious move? Instead I've noticed several programs wanting Qf4, a4, and >other moves that to me, just seem to waste time. > >I've spoken with one GM, (2550ish) and he agreed that Qxb6 is the only move that >he would emphasize on. (It was a quick discussion, no detail.) > >This is move 26 of game one in the first match between Deep Blue and Kasparov. >Deep Blue played Qxb6 and later won the game. > > > >**I've tested only a few "top commercial" programs. Most want Qf4, a4 and >others at first, and around 1:30 want Qxb6. My question was, why isn't this >obvious from the start?**
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