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Subject: Re: Test Position Revisited

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 12:50:11 06/03/02

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On June 02, 2002 at 23:46:45, Joseph Merolle wrote:

>On June 02, 2002 at 22:32:25, Dana Turnmire wrote:
>
>>--  --  --  --  --  --  --  --
>>--  --  --  --  --  --  --  --
>>--  --  --  --  --  --  BK  --
>>--  --  BP  --  BP  --  --  --
>>--  --  WP  --  WP  --  WK  --
>>--  --  --  WN  --  --  --  --
>>--  --  --  --  --  --  --  --
>>BB  --  --  --  --  --  --  --
>>
>>Here is the test position found in "The Mammouth Book of Chess."
>>
>>1Nxc5?
>>
>>This obvious, materialistic move throws away the win.  White's c-pawn cannot be
>>advanced to the queening square without the help of the king, but this allows
>>Black to counter by attacking the e-pawn.  White should not take the c-pawn, but
>>instead make progress on the kingside by manoeuvring his knight.
>
>>
>>I tested Chess Genius 3 and after almost 8 hours it still did not avoid the
>>losing move.  Can any of the modern programs avoid the losing move?  If not
>>would endgame tablebases help?
>
>
>
>Hi,
>
>My programs Fritz 7008 , Shreddder 6.02 , tiger 14 , gambit tiger  on a 300 mhz
>256 ram all reject night takes c5 in about a sec flat.


Hmm, on other peoples' (faster) computers they don't reject that move.



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