Author: John Merlino
Date: 19:00:55 02/10/03
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On February 10, 2003 at 21:38:12, Mike Byrne wrote: >[d] 1r2r1k1/3b1p2/pq1p1npB/3P4/2p5/5P2/PP1QB2R/2K4R w - - 0 26 > >A nice move! > >26.Bg7! Nh5! 27.Rxh5! gxh5 28.Bd4 Qd8 29.Qh6 Re5 30.Rxh5 1-0 Indeed, it is a nice move, although I suspect computers will have no problem with it. Chessmaster 9000 finds Bg7 in three seconds on a P3-733: Time Depth Score Positions Moves 0:00 1/3 0.36 2245 26.Bg5 Nh5 27.Bxc4 Rbc8 0:00 1/3 0.73 11293 26.Bg7 Nh5 27.Bd4 Qb4 28.Qh6 0:00 1/4 0.78 14197 26.Bg7 Nh5 27.Qh6 Qe3+ 28.Qxe3 Rxe3 29.Bd4 Ree8 30.Bxc4 0:00 1/4 1.54 24439 26.Qc3 Re5 27.Bf4 Kg7 28.Bxe5 dxe5 29.Bxc4 0:00 1/5 1.54 31799 26.Qc3 Re5 27.Bf4 Kg7 28.Bxe5 dxe5 29.Bxc4 0:00 1/6 1.96 56309 26.Qc3 Re5 27.Bf4 Qc7 28.Bxe5 dxe5 29.Rh8+ Kg7 30.Rxb8 Qxb8 31.Bxc4 0:01 1/7 1.64 124432 26.Qc3 Re5 27.Bf4 Nh5 28.Bxe5 dxe5 29.Bxc4 Rc8 30.Re1 0:03 1/7 2.74 291240 26.Bg7 Nh5 27.Rxh5 gxh5 28.Bd4 Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Rxe2 30.Rg1+ Bg4 31.fxg4 h4 0:11 1/8 5.13 885171 26.Bg7 Nh5 27.Rxh5 gxh5 28.Bd4 Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Bg4 30.Rh2 Bd7 31.Rxh5 0:23 1/9 5.70 1957504 26.Bg7 Nh5 27.Rxh5 gxh5 28.Bd4 Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Re5 30.Bxc4 Rc8 31.f4 Re2 32.Rxh5 0:44 1/10 5.41 3855646 26.Bg7 Nh5 27.Rxh5 gxh5 28.Bd4 Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Re5 30.Bxc4 Rc8 31.f4 Re2 32.Rxh5 f6 >Here's Tolush placing a mating net around another future World Champion >Botvinnik. > >[d]3n2k1/1pp2q2/p7/3r2p1/5p2/PQ2bN2/1PP5/1K2R2R w - - 0 41 > >41.Rh5! Qxh5 42.Qxd5+ Nf7 43.Qe4 Kf8 44.Rd1 g4 45.Ne1 Nd6 46.Qe6 g3 47.Rd5 Qf7 >48.Qh6+ Qg7 49.Qh4 Nf7 50.Ng2 Qg6 51.Rd7 Kg8 52.Qe7 b6 53.Nh4 Qh5 54.Qf6 Bc5 >55.Ng6 g2 56.Qxf7#! Rd1 appears to win also, but Tolush's vision is marvelous: Time Depth Score Positions Moves 0:00 1/3 0.53 2158 41.Rh5 Nc6 42.Nxg5 0:00 1/4 0.12 6032 41.Rh5 Qxh5 42.Qxd5+ Nf7 43.Qxb7 g4 0:00 1/4 0.23 6691 41.Rd1 Rxd1+ 42.Rxd1 Ne6 43.Qxb7 g4 0:00 1/5 0.23 17064 41.Rd1 Rxd1+ 42.Rxd1 Ne6 43.Qxb7 g4 0:00 1/6 0.21 55072 41.Rd1 Rxd1+ 42.Rxd1 Ne6 43.Qxb7 g4 44.Qc8+ Kg7 0:01 1/7 0.04 164069 41.Rd1 Rxd1+ 42.Rxd1 Ne6 43.Qxb7 g4 44.Qc8+ Kg7 45.Rd7 0:04 1/7 0.44 368164 41.Rh6 g4 42.Reh1 Kf8 43.Rh7 Qe6 44.Rxc7 Nf7 0:08 1/8 0.65 702004 41.Rh6 g4 42.Reh1 Kf8 43.Rh7 Qf5 44.Rxc7 Nf7 45.Qc3 0:11 1/8 0.76 992894 41.Rd1 Rd6 42.Rxd6 cxd6 43.Qc3 Qg7 44.Qxg7+ Kxg7 45.Nxg5 Nc6 46.Ne4 d5 0:13 1/9 0.71 1226597 41.Rd1 Rd6 42.Nxg5 Qxb3 43.cxb3 Nc6 44.Rxd6 cxd6 45.Ne4 f3 46.Nxd6 0:43 2/10 1.18 4060310 41.Rd1 Rxd1+ 42.Rxd1 Ne6 43.Qxb7 Qe8 44.Qe4 Qf7 45.Ne5 Qh5 46.Rd7 Qh3 2:17 3/11 1.23 13724949 41.Rd1 Rxd1+ 42.Rxd1 Ne6 43.Qxb7 Kg7 44.Qc6 Kf6 45.Rd7 Qh5 46.Qc3+ Kf5 47.Qd3+ Kf6 48.Qe4 jm
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