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Subject: Re: Test Position - Avoid Nxa8

Author: bobby palacios

Date: 13:04:29 11/29/02

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On November 29, 2002 at 15:47:18, bobby palacios wrote:

>On November 29, 2002 at 15:45:51, bobby palacios wrote:
>
>>[D] r1b2b1r/ppNk3p/2n4q/3pp3/4n1pB/8/PPP2PPP/R2QKBNR w KQ - 0 13
>>
>>A very interesting position aroused between Aristarch 4.4 vs TheKing 3.12(game
>>in 25).  After a wild opening, TheKing 3.12 went straight for Aristarch's king,
>>at this critical point Aristarch took the rook at a8, instead of the pawn at d5,
>>and was crushed.  How many programs avoid Nxa8 at a reasonable time?  (Aristarch
>>played Nxa8 after 35 seconds)
>
>forgot to add, both programs played on my p4 2.4ghz with 64mb hash.

by the way the game went: (after Nxa8)

13... Bb4+ 14. c3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. Ke2 Nd4+ 17. Kd3 Qc6 18. Qxg4+ Kd6
19. Be7+ Kxe7 20. Qg7+ Kd6 21. Qc7+ Qxc7 22. Nxc7 Bxa1

black is a piece up in a winning endgame




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