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Subject: Re: Crafty vs Rxc4 - 6 hours

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 03:14:04 08/02/02

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On August 02, 2002 at 04:01:17, Daniel Clausen wrote:

>On August 01, 2002 at 18:59:28, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>I suspect that no engine besides the Junior in the contest will find it without
>>tweaking parameters off from optimium.  I mean, even after a 1 week search on a
>>stupendous machine they will not find it.
>>
>>I suspect (further) that even *after* Rxc4 it will take 24 hours for Crafty's
>>score to improve to the point where the move will be understood as better than
>>having moved Ra6 previously.
>
>It's probably blasphemy, but did I miss the proof that Rxc4 is the best move in
>this position? I mean something different than 'But it surely looks nice! Just
>play some further moves with different engines and see!' Sheesh, I guess I'll
>never let Sinan try to solve positional tests - I'm way too sceptical. :)
>
>Sargon

The only thing that we know is that Junior won a game
with that sacrifies.

Can it win with it other engines?
I do not know.

Is the sacrifice correct?
I do not know.

If Junior can win other engines with Rxc4 then it is going
to support the conjecture that the sacrifice is correct.

Uri



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