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Subject: Re: test position - Bxg6!

Author: John Merlino

Date: 19:18:38 12/10/02

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On December 10, 2002 at 19:59:36, bobby palacios wrote:

>[D]r4rk1/1p1P1p2/p5pp/4Q3/2p1BP2/q1n2P2/P4P1P/R4R1K w - - 0 24
>
>Some programs find this easily, while others have a hard time.  Probably because
>Bxb7 also leads to a good position, though not as convincing.

Chessmaster 9000, on a P3-733, finds it in 47 seconds, and gives it a very
convincing score after 1:40....

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	0.27	2694		24.Bxb7 Ra7 25.Rac1 Rxb7 26.Qxc3
					Qxa2 27.Qxc4
0:00	1/4	0.57	8368		24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Bxa6 Nxa2
0:00	1/5	0.22	41015		24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Rfc1 Rxb7 26.Rxc3
0:01	1/6	0.36	94084		24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Rfc1 Ne2 26.Qxe2
					Rxb7
0:04	1/7	0.13	251612		24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Bc6 Rb2 26.Rac1
					Rxf2 27.Rxf2 Qxc1+ 28.Kg2
0:10	1/8	0.51	657671		24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Bc6 Rb6 26.Rfc1
					Rxc6 27.Rxc3 Qd6
0:24	1/9	0.32	1554214		24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Bc6 Rb6 26.Rfc1
					Rxc6 27.Rxc3 Qd6 28.Qxd6 Rxd6
0:47	1/9	0.67	3335110		24.Bxg6 fxg6 25.Rg1 g5 26.fxg5
					h5 27.Qe6+ Kg7 28.Qh6+ Kf7 29.Rae1
					Kg8 30.Qg6+ Kh8 31.Qxh5+ Kg7
1:40	1/10	2.23	7332127		24.Bxg6 fxg6 25.Rg1 g5 26.fxg5
					h5 27.Qe6+ Kg7 28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.g6
					Qe7 30.g7 Rfd8 31.Qh8+ Kf7 32.Qh7
					Kf6 33.Rg6+ Kf5 34.g8=Q Rxg8 35.Qxe7
					Kxg6
6:27	2/11	6.69	34273157	24.Bxg6 fxg6 25.Rg1 Kh7 26.Rxg6
					Rg8 27.Rf6 Qf8 28.Rxf8 Raxf8 29.Qxc3
					Rxf4 30.Qc2+ Kh8 31.Qb2+ Kh7 32.Qxb7


jm



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