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Subject: wrong position

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 02:14:20 09/21/02

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On September 21, 2002 at 05:11:37, Tony Werten wrote:

>On September 20, 2002 at 18:25:20, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On September 20, 2002 at 18:03:55, Tony Werten wrote:
>>
>>>On September 20, 2002 at 05:15:45, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>>
>>>>[D]2b1q3/p7/1p1p2kb/nPpN3p/P1P1P2P/6P1/5R1K/5Q2 w - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>Isn't Rf6+ an alternate solution to e5?
>>>
>>>I think it is. I spoke with several other programmer about this position. Most
>>>seem to play Rf6. Both seem to be good ( +1.5 )
>>
>>It looks to me like a simple transposition.
>>The programs that play Rf6 will play e5 in a few plies, and end up at the same
>>position.
>
>Could be. I'm not sure though. It would explain why most programs choose Rf6
>since this gets an extension in most programs and e5 appears to be loosing a
>pawn. Later they get the same score so e5 will never replace Rf6.
>
>BTW Are there any programs that solve this one ? ( Don't mean matesolvers )
>

[D]3r2k1/p2r2p1/1p1B2Pp/4PQ1P/2b1p3/P3P3/7K/8 w - - 0 1

>Tony



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