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Subject: Re: Move Sequence Test......11 Moves made by Capablanca...1933

Author: John Merlino

Date: 10:01:52 01/01/03

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On January 01, 2003 at 10:33:56, Art Basham wrote:

>Move Sequence Test....
>
>The "correct" moves for black must be entered for this test to work...
>1.  g4-h5+   f7-g7
>2.  f4xe5    d6xe5
>3.  f1xf6!   g7xf6
>4.  a1-f1+   e7-f5
>5.  h4xf5!   (keeps the f file open)   e6xf5
>6.  f1xf5+   f6-e7
>7.  h5-f7+   e7-d6
>8.  f5-f6+   d6-c5
>9.  f7xb7    d8-b6
>10. f6xc6+   If b6xc6
>11.   b6-b4 mates!
>
>
>
>[D]r2q2r1/pp2nk1p/2pppp2/4p3/4PPQN/2PP4/P1P3PP/R4RK1 w - -
>
>I noticed that my old WChess program (set at just 30 sec. per move) makes all
>11 moves for white correctly one at a time...just as played by Capablanca in
>1933!
>
>This should make a good test to see how "human like" your chess engine or
>favorite program is playing! Of course there may be other ways to win,
>but this way looks very interesting and is the most spectacular I think..etc

Chessmaster 9000, on a P3-733, only has difficulty with the second move, needing
40 seconds to find it. All other moves are found in one second or less.

jm



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