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Subject: Re: Nice Testposition

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 15:05:56 04/10/03

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On April 10, 2003 at 17:02:30, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On April 10, 2003 at 15:27:49, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>[much snipped]
>>On April 10, 2003 at 14:30:51, K. Burcham wrote:
>>>Chess Tiger 14.0:
>>>31.a4 bxa4 32.Kc3 a3 33.Bc1 a2 34.Bb2 Nxb2 35.Kxb2 a1Q+ 36.Kxa1 axb4 37.Kb2 e4
>>>38.g3 Kb7 39.Kb3 Kc6 40.Kxb4
>>>  =  (0.12)   Depth: 19   00:17:52  587387kN, tb=4
>
>>> Fritz 7 (No MMX):
>>>31.a4 bxa4 32.Kc3 a3 33.Bc1 a2 34.Bb2 Nxb2 35.Kxb2 axb4
>>>  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 22/47   00:38:50  2834126kN, tb=708
>
>>The Chesstiger and Fritz pvs dont convince me at all.
>
>Why? I find the PVs rather convincing. To me it looks, they are correct for at
>least 8 plies (Fritz only shows 8 plies, I did not look at the later plies of
>Tiger, but at least a1Q+ Kxa1 seems winning). Perhaps the scores are not
>convincing, the PVs are - I think.
>
>My engine would probably not need years - but many hours.
>
>Regards,
>Dieter

From a human point of view 31...axb4 might be a "better move" because after
2.axb5 Na3+ 3.Kb3 f4 black could still fight for draw.
There is also the trap 2.Kb3 e4!? 3.Kxb4?? Nxe3 4.fxe3 f4 -+.
The PVs seem to result simply in a lost pawn ending for black.
As for Computer-Computer games you are probably right.
The scores are not convincing of course.

Michael






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