Author: Walter Eigenmann
Date: 03:01:08 11/03/02
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>>>I don't know about this test suite.Where did you get the positions? >>History of chess... :) >>>Several look wrong, like 2,4,11, etc. >>>Or are these just particularly difficult? >>>Several appear too easy, like 7,24,31 etc. >>There are no "wrong" positions: >I think that will meant wrong solutions Sure, but also no wrong "solutions": -Nr 02: Qxh1? e3+ Kg1 Rxh1+ Kxh1 e2 Kh2 Qe4 Re1 Bc6 -- White is lost ; -Nr 04: Na5? Ng4 h3 Qh4 Nxc6 Nef2 Qd2 Qg3 Rxf2 Qh2+ Kf1 Qh1+ Ke2 Qxa1 -- White is lost ; -Nr 11: fxe5? Sxe5 Sb4 Sed3 Sbc6 Lxd4+ cxd4 Td6 -- White is lost >>"avoid move" = NOT to move ! >I think that there was no misunderstanding about it. >I looked at the positions that were described as very easy... - Try Nr 07 with Aristarch (or others) ... - Try Nr 24 with SOS (or others) ... - Try Nr 31 with Comet (or others) ... (P3/866Mhz) Regards: Walter New-formatted EPD: r5k1/pp2p2p/3p2pb/2pP1b1P/2P4q/3N1n1P/PPQ1N3/R2K1B1R w - - am Nec1; id "SwissTest01: Beliavsky-Nunn 1985"; 2k1b2r/pp6/4p3/3q1pP1/P1pPpP2/2P3B1/2P2KP1/RR2Q2r w - - am Qxh1; id "SwissTest02: Fischer-Uhlmann 1960"; r1b3r1/1p1n3p/1p3n1k/3N1Rp1/4P1P1/2N1P3/PP5P/3R2K1 b - - am Nxg4; id "SwissTest03: Capablanca-Bogoljubow 1925"; r4rk1/1N2q1pp/2p2n2/2Pp1p2/NP1Pn3/3QP3/6PP/R4RK1 w - - am Na5; id "SwissTest04: Agdestein-Shirov 2001"; 5rk1/p1p3pp/3b4/5pqr/1P1Pp3/P3P1P1/3NQPP1/R3R1K1 w - - am Nc4; id "SwissTest05: Kramnik-Bareev 1997"; 1rbq1rk1/p4pb1/1p4p1/3Pn2p/1RPB4/2N2BP1/P6P/3Q1RK1 w - - am Bg2; id "SwissTest06: Morozevich-Svidler 1999"; r4r1k/pppbq2p/2n1pbQ1/2P5/2BP1P2/P3P1P1/1P4P1/2KR2NR b - - am Rf7; id "SwissTest07: Steinitz-Lasker 1896"; r1r3k1/p1B1npbp/1p2q1p1/1R1N4/Q2P4/2P3P1/P4P1P/3R2K1 w - - am c4; id "SwissTest08: Reshevsky-Najdorf 1952"; r1r1nbk1/1q3ppp/p1np4/1p2pNB1/4P3/P2B2Q1/1P3PPP/2R1R1K1 b - - am g6; id "SwissTest09: Alekhine-Fine 1936"; 3k4/ppp1q2p/1bn2p2/5QN1/2pp4/8/PPPB1PPP/6K1 b - - am Qe2; id "SwissTest10: Chigorin-Charousek 1896"; 3rr1k1/2p2np1/p4bp1/1pn1p3/3N1PP1/2P4P/PPN5/R1B2RK1 w - - am fxe5; id "SwissTest11: Wahls-Huebner 1991"; 1r4k1/p5bp/6p1/8/1PRnpP1P/8/P4P2/3R2K1 b - - am Nf3+; id "SwissTest12: Mecking-Kortschnoj 1967"; r6k/p4pb1/2NBr2p/5N2/2PP1pn1/1Q2p3/P3P1Bq/R2R1K2 w - - am Qb7; id "SwissTest13: Ivanchuk-Jussupow 1991"; r2qk3/6p1/p3p3/1p1b2b1/3pBnP1/5NP1/PP3P2/R2Q1K2 w q - am gxf4; id "SwissTest14: Izeta-Korneev 1999"; 3r1rk1/1pq1ppbp/1N2bnp1/p1P5/Pn6/2N1PPP1/1P2Q1BP/R1BR2K1 w - - am Rxd8; id "SwissTest15: Timman-Sokolov 1996"; r2r3k/4q2p/p1n2p2/1p2p1pP/2p1P1Q1/2PBB1P1/PP3P1K/R3R3 b - - am cxd3; id "SwissTest16: Fischer-Bisguier 1963"; r1b2rk1/ppb1n2p/1q2pp2/8/4NPPN/1PP1pQ2/P5BP/R4R1K b - - am Nd5; id "SwissTest17: Nimzowitsch-Alekhine 1926"; 4r1k1/p1Bn1q1p/1p6/2pP2p1/8/1Q1R2P1/PP2rP1P/5RK1 b - - am Nf6; id "SwissTest18: Kotov-Keres 1948"; 2r1n1k1/1p2qpp1/4p2p/2N1P3/1P6/3Q3P/5PP1/3R2K1 b - - am b6; id "SwissTest19: Najdorf-Donner 1966"; 2rqkb1r/4pppp/p7/3b4/P2P4/1P2QN2/5PPP/R1B2RK1 b k - am Qb6; id "SwissTest20: Alekhine-SultanKhan 1932"; r4r1k/p4qpp/1pn2p2/P1pN4/2P1P1Q1/2P5/6PP/R4RK1 b - - am Nxa5; id "SwissTest21: Lilienthal-Smyslov 1947"; r1bq1rk1/7p/p2p4/nppPn3/2P2P2/1P6/PQ1NB2P/R2N1RK1 b - - am Bh3; id "SwissTest22: Petrosian-Spassky 1966"; r3kb1r/pp3pp1/1np2np1/3p2B1/1q1P2P1/1QN1P2P/PP3PB1/2R1K2R w Kkq - am Qc2; id "SwissTest23: Sosonko-Timman 1998"; 1r2r1k1/3n1pbp/p1qPb1p1/p1p1p3/P1N1P3/1P2BN1P/Q4PP1/2RR2K1 b - - am Qxe4; id "SwissTest24: Levenfish-Lilienthal 1948"; 5k2/p4p2/1p3rpp/n2Pr3/PK3N1P/4PP2/8/4RR2 b - - am g5; id "SwissTest25: Ivkov-Larsen 1966"; 4n1k1/1bp3b1/p1q4p/1p2n3/5N2/2P3N1/PP1r1PP1/RQ2R1K1 w - - am Qc1; id "SwissTest26: Smirin-Beliavsky 1989"; 4rrk1/2pbq1pp/pp1p1b2/5p2/1PP5/2nRBNP1/P1Q1PPBP/2R3K1 b - - am f4; id "SwissTest27: Capablanca-Alekhine 1936"; r3k2r/1p1bb1p1/p1n4p/4pP1P/4P3/2P1B3/P3N1B1/3RK2R w Kk - am Rd5; id "SwissTest28: Krasenkov-Miles 1999"; r1b2r2/pp1nqpbk/2pp2p1/4n1Pp/2PNNB2/1Q5P/PP2PPB1/3R1RK1 b - - am Nb6; id "SwissTest29: Keres-Petrosian 1949"; r1bqr1k1/6pp/2p1np2/b1P1pn2/p3N3/2BP1NP1/P4PBP/2QRR1K1 b - - am Re7; id "SwissTest30: Larsen-Donner 1960"; 3r1rk1/ppqn2pp/P1p1bp2/4n3/1bN1NB2/6P1/1P2PPBP/R1Q2RK1 b - - am bxa6; id "SwissTest31: Euwe-Alekhine 1937"; r5k1/ppbn1pp1/2P1r2p/3p4/P2P4/q1NQPN2/2R2PPP/2R3K1 b - - am bxc6; id "SwissTest32: Petrosian-Veresov 1947"; r3rnk1/1pqb1pbp/p2p1np1/2pPp1BP/2P1P1P1/2NB1PN1/PP1Q4/2KR3R b - - am Reb8; id "SwissTest33: Pachman-Pilnik 1959"; 5rk1/p1q3pb/7p/2pp4/P7/2PpQ1PP/3R1P2/4R1K1 w - - am Qe6+; id "SwissTest34: Larsen-Petrosian 1966"; r3r1k1/pR3ppp/2n1b3/3p4/8/q2B2B1/2P2PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - am Re1; id "SwissTest35: Tringov-Uhlmann 1972"; 2r2k2/pb3p2/1n3q1r/1ppp4/2p2P2/2N3P1/PP3QBP/2KR3R w - - am Nxb5; id "SwissTest36: Kamsky-Shirov 1993"; 2r3k1/pp4bp/3p2p1/3P1b2/2r5/2N2p1P/Pq1BQPBK/1RR5 w - - am Rxb2; id "SwissTest37: Botvinnik-Tal 1960"; rnb3k1/6p1/p3pr1p/qPpp4/1b6/2N1PN2/PP1Q1PPP/R3KB1R w KQ - am bxa6; id "SwissTest38: Spassky-Tal 1973"; r1b2rk1/pp1n2pp/1qn1pb2/3p4/3P1P2/3B1NK1/PP2N1PP/R1BQ3R w - - am Re1; id "SwissTest39: Reshevsky-Vaganian 1976"; 3r1r2/5pk1/p2N2p1/1pp1P1pP/1n1pB3/5P2/5P2/R3R1K1 b - - am gxh5; id "SwissTest40: Petrosian-Benko 1963";
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