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Subject: Re: Can *anyone* get this??

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 18:11:10 10/11/02

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On October 11, 2002 at 20:45:44, Albert Silver wrote:

>On October 11, 2002 at 19:14:24, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On October 11, 2002 at 18:27:08, Slater Wold wrote:
>>
>>>[D]rnbqk2r/1p3ppp/p7/1NpPp3/QPP1P1n1/P4N2/4KbPP/R1B2B1R b kq - 0 1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>This is by far the hardest (IMO) position for computers.
>>>
>>>I have never seen a program give a *decent* score for the correct move, much
>>>less get it.  I gave Crafty 48 hours on this one time, and it never got it.
>>>
>>>Can *anyone* out there get axb5?
>>
>>What other programs have you tried?

I only have 2 programs on my computer, DJ and Crafty.  Over the last week I have
given Crafty 2 days and DJ 25,000 seconds.  Neither got it.

>>How do you know that axb5 is correct?

This is Nolot 6.  It has been confirmed the correct move by dozens of GMs.

>If I'm not mistaken, this is a famous combination by Ivanchuk back from the 1990
>New York Open.

Correct you are sir.



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