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Subject: Re: Test Move For Engines

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 02:04:03 06/06/02

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On June 05, 2002 at 20:25:21, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On June 05, 2002 at 13:42:57, Bas Hamstra wrote:
>
>>On June 05, 2002 at 12:15:38, Art Basham wrote:
>>
>>>Here the correct move is 1. RxN..!
>>>
>>>[D]rnbq1rk1/pppp1ppp/5n2/2b5/2B4Q/5R2/PB3PPP/3R1K2 w - -
>>>
>>>Mach 3 finds RxN in  about 62 sec.
>>>
>>>Most engines I have play BxN...? etc.
>>
>>According to Tao the right move is Rg3 with a winning score of +2.xx and Rxf6 is
>>far worse. For instance Rxf6 Nc6. And then???
>>
>>Bas.
>after Nc6
>7     2.62  Mat05   2. Bd3 Re8 3. Bxh7+ Kh8 4. Bd3+ Kg8
>                                    5. Qxf7+ Kh8 6. Rh6#
>
>
>and then mate in 4 -- Rxf6 is by far the best move

It is clear that you analyze the wrong position and when the queen is at h4 and
not h5 there is no mate in 5 after Rxf6 Nc6
because 5.Qxf7+ is illegal.

There was a correction but the post you reply was posted before the correction
and not after it.

Uri



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