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Subject: Re: Topalov,V (2745) - Bareev,E (2726) Nice Combination!

Author: John Merlino

Date: 00:37:42 07/27/02

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On July 27, 2002 at 03:24:26, Terry McCracken wrote:

>http://www.chessbase.com/events/games/2002_dortmund/dort10b.htm
>
>
>(2) Topalov,V (2745) - Bareev,E (2726) [C11]
>Sparkassen sf Playoff Dortmund GER (2), 17.07.2002
>
>.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 8.h4 c5
>9.Qd2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Qb4 Nd5 13.Qa3 Qe7 14.Bb5+ Bd7 15.Bxd7+
>Kxd7 16.Qa4+ Kc7 17.Rh3 a6 18.Rb3 Qc5 19.0-0-0 b5 20.Qa5+ Qb6 21.Qe1 Kb7 22.Qe2
>Ka7 23.Nxb5+ axb5 24.Rxb5 Qc6 25.Rdxd5 exd5 26.Qe7+ Ka6 27.Rb3 1-0
>
>After 22...Ka7
>
>[D]r6r/k4pp1/pq2p2p/1p1n4/3N3P/1R6/PPP1QPP1/2KR4 w
>
>
>How quickly does fast hardware and top software, find this combination?
>
>Terry

Chessmaster 9000 (top software) on a PIII-600 (not fast hardware) finds the move
in 40 seconds:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	0.74	3488		1.Qe5 Rhg8 2.Rg3
0:00	1/4	0.94	9422		1.Qe5 Rhg8 2.Rf3 Raf8 3.Kb1
0:00	1/5	0.82	27322		1.Qe5 Rhg8 2.Rf3 Raf8 3.Rg3
0:02	1/6	1.04	106142		1.Qe5 g6 2.a4 Kb7 3.Kb1 b4 4.Rf3
0:05	1/7	0.91	319292		1.Qe5 g6 2.a4 b4 3.a5 Qb7 4.Qd6
					Rac8
0:15	1/8	1.13	1095592		1.Qe5 Rhg8 2.a4 b4 3.a5 Qb7 4.Rg3
					Rad8 5.Rxg7 Rxg7 6.Qxg7
0:34	1/9	0.99	2547618		1.Qe5 Rhg8 2.Rf3 Qb7 3.Qd6 Rac8
					4.Nxb5+ Qxb5 5.Rxf7+ Ka8 6.Qxe6
0:40	1/9	1.71	3109576		1.Nxb5+ axb5 2.Rxb5 Qc6 3.Rdxd5
					exd5 4.Qd3 Rhb8 5.Qa3+ Qa6 6.Ra5
					Rb6 7.Qe7+ Rb7 8.Rxa6+ Kxa6
0:59	1/10	3.10	4767354		1.Nxb5+ axb5 2.Rxb5 Qc6 3.Rdxd5
					exd5 4.Qe7+ Ka6 5.Rb3 Qb6 6.Rxb6+
					Kxb6 7.Qd6+ Ka7 8.Qc5+ Kb8 9.Qxd5
2:00	2/11	3.67	10630854	1.Nxb5+ axb5 2.Rxb5 Qc6 3.Rdxd5
					exd5 4.Qe7+ Ka6 5.Rb3 Qb6 6.Rxb6+
					Kxb6 7.Qd6+ Ka7 8.Qxd5 Rhb8 9.Qxf7+
					Rb7

jm



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