Author: bobby palacios
Date: 17:25:59 01/09/03
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On January 09, 2003 at 20:22:01, bobby palacios wrote: >On January 09, 2003 at 20:12:11, Gordon Rattray wrote: > >>[D] 8/pp5p/4k1p1/3p4/2pPPK2/2P5/PP5P/8 b - - 0 41 >> >>In this position, with Black to move, I was surprised by the consideration given >>to g5+ by some programs. From a "human" point of view, doesn't it just look to >>give White an easy win? >> >>Deep Fritz 7 avoids g5+ completely, but Shredder Paderborn, Chess Tiger 14 and >>CM9000 are, in my opinion, relatively slow to identify g5+ as losing for Black. >>They all very quickly see Black is lost after playing a further Kxg5. >> >>I think initially h6 is best with a likely draw, but the main point is that g5+ >>is definitely not best. >> >>Anyone comment on the latest Shredder (7) and Chess Tiger (15) against this >>position? >> >>thanks >> >>Gordon > >on my p4 2.47ghz with 256 mb hash > >Fritz 8 never considered g5 and wants to play h6 after 5 seconds >Shredder 7, wants to play g5 even after 21 plies and 2 minutes of thinking time. > >And when I force Kxg5 to Shredder 7, it immediately sees the lost. Weird After making it think longer, Shredder switched to dxe4 after 3:58 at 22/45 plies
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