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Subject: Re: Position

Author: martin fierz

Date: 13:47:46 06/18/02

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On June 18, 2002 at 13:20:18, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On June 18, 2002 at 13:06:04, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>
>>I find it interesting that Sjeng never even considered Qxf4 as a good
>>sacrifice.
>>Must be a bug in the program.
>
>Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Rxh5 mates, hmm?
>
>--
>GCP

but your program doesnt see it in 35 seconds! -2.09 is hardly a mate score :-)
positions like this should not be counted as "solved" when the right first move
appears, but only when the program also sees that this move wins.

aloha
  martin

>35 seconds on Athlon XP 1800
>
>Engine: Sjeng 12.14 d
>by Gian-Carlo Pascutto
>
>8.31	 0:35 	-2.09 	1.Rxh5 gxh5 2.Rxh5 Re1+ 3.Kxe1 Nxh5 4.Qg5+ Kf8 5.Qxh5
>Re7+
>6.Kd1 Ke8 7.Qh8+ Kd7 8.Qh3+ Kd8 9.Qh8+ Kc7 10.c5 Re6 11.cxd6+ Rxd6 (22.709.877)
>649.5




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