Author: Uri Blass
Date: 05:31:36 08/15/02
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On August 14, 2002 at 06:37:04, T. Opas wrote: >On August 13, 2002 at 23:42:32, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On August 13, 2002 at 19:04:59, Mike S. wrote: >> >>>On August 13, 2002 at 17:05:24, Chris wrote: >>> >>>>4rrk1/1bpR1p2/1pq1pQp1/p3P2p/P1PR3P/5N2/2P2PP1/6K1 w - a6 0 31 >>>>Does any program find Shorts 31. Kh2? >>>> >>>>31.Kh2! Rc8 32.Kg3 Rce8 33.Kf4 Bc8 34.Kg5 with the idea Kh6 and mate.. >>>> >>>>The idea of mating with the king in the middle game is very unusual, but maybe >>>>the programs can find it anyway by using brute force? >> >>I tried deep fritz for some hours(selectivity=0,p850,64 mbytes) with no success >>so maybe black has a defence after Kh2. >> >Theres no defence: > >31.Kh2! Bc8 (best blacks move) 32.Ng5! Qxd7 (32....Bxd7 33.g4! hxg4 34.h5! +-) >33.Rxd7 Bxd7 34.g4! +- > >Las You are right. The question is how much time programs need to see a winning score from the root position(the only open question is if Kh2 is the only way to win) . Finding 32.Ng5 is also a good test position and here not using null move pruning does not help. [D]2b1rrk1/2pR1p2/1pq1pQp1/p3P2p/P1PR3P/5N2/2P2PPK/8 w - - 0 2 Uri
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