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Subject: Re: Traps & Tricks & Tests

Author: Alexander Kure

Date: 15:06:37 05/26/02

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On May 26, 2002 at 11:20:58, Robert Hyatt wrote:

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>I didn't have time to try the first two and have no idea if Crafty will find
>them or not.  But the last one is easy (for Crafty anyway):
>                2     0.03     ++   47. ... Qxa4+!!
>                2     0.03   0.46   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kd3 Qb4
>                2->   0.04   0.46   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kd3 Qb4
>                3     0.04     ++   47. ... Qxa4+!!
>                3     0.04  -0.11   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qb5+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5
>                3->   0.06  -0.11   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qb5+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5
>                4     0.07  -0.04   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qb5+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qc4+ 50. Kb2 Qd4+ 51. Kb3 Qxe5
>                4->   0.08  -0.04   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qb5+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qc4+ 50. Kb2 Qd4+ 51. Kb3 Qxe5
>                5     0.10  -0.04   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kb3
>                                    Qb6+ 50. Kc2 Qc7+ 51. Kb3 Qxe5
>                5->   0.12  -0.04   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kb3
>                                    Qb6+ 50. Kc2 Qc7+ 51. Kb3 Qxe5
>                6     0.23  -0.13   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Ka2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qd5+ 51. Ka3 h5
>                6->   0.28  -0.13   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Ka2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qd5+ 51. Ka3 h5
>                7     0.42  -0.21   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Ka2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qd5+ 51. Ka3 h5 52. Qb2
>                7->   0.48  -0.21   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Ka2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qd5+ 51. Ka3 h5 52. Qb2
>                8     0.91  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qc6 52. Qd8+
>                                    Ka7 53. Qa5+ Kb8
>                8->   1.12  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qc6 52. Qd8+
>                                    Ka7 53. Qa5+ Kb8
>                9     1.69  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qc6 52. Qd8+
>                                    Ka7 53. Qa5+ Kb8 54. Qd2
>                9->   2.09  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qc6 52. Qd8+
>                                    Ka7 53. Qa5+ Kb8 54. Qd2
>               10     3.91  -0.27   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qd5+ 52.
>                                    Ke1 h5 53. Qg6 g4 54. Kf2
>               10->   4.81  -0.27   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qd5+ 52.
>                                    Ke1 h5 53. Qg6 g4 54. Kf2
>               11    11.30  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qd5+ 52.
>                                    Ke1 h5 53. Kf1 Qd1+ 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55.
>                                    Kf1 Kb8 56. h3
>               11->  14.24  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qd5+ 52.
>                                    Ke1 h5 53. Kf1 Qd1+ 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55.
>                                    Kf1 Kb8 56. h3
>               12    38.63  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 h5 51. Kd3 Qd5+ 52. Ke3
>                                    g4 53. h4 Kb8 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55. Kg1
>               12->  45.01  -0.23   47. ... Qxa4+ 48. Kxb2 Qd4+ 49. Kc2
>                                    Qxe5 50. Qb6 h5 51. Kd3 Qd5+ 52. Ke3
>                                    g4 53. h4 Kb8 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55. Kg1
>

Hi Bob,

Crafty plays the right move but for the wrong reason: 47...Qxa4 48.Kxb2 and now
48...Qb5 forcing an exchange of queens thus transforming into a won pawn ending
for black is the correct answer. Crafty's line is only a level queen's ending
(-0.23)

Greetings
Alex



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