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Subject: Re: How many programs can .. , another position maybe more interesting

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 15:40:51 05/06/03

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On May 06, 2003 at 17:31:32, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On May 05, 2003 at 14:55:43, Peter Berger wrote:
>
>>Try this one with your favourite program and let it search for a while:
>>
>>[D]8/1p1k4/4p2p/1PP2pp1/2KP4/7P/6P1/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>This is a draw (I hope ;) ).
>
>I started with the line given in your other post. In the first try, I got a
>draw, then it seemed winning?
>
>1. d5  e5  2. b6  e4  3. Kd4  h5  4. g4  fxg4  5. hxg4  h4  6. Kxe4  Kd8
>7. c6  bxc6  8. d6  Kc8  9. Kf5  h3 10. Ke6  h2  11. d7+  Kb7  12. d8=Q  h1=Q
>13. Qc7+  Ka6  14. b7  Qd5+  15. Kf6 Qf3+  16. Kxg5  Qe3+  17. Kf6  Qh6+
>18. Kf5  Qf8+  19. Kg5  Qg8+  20. Kf4 Qc4+  21. Kf5  Qd5+  22. Kf6  Qf3+
>23. Ke7  Qe3+  24. Kf7  Qf3+  25. Ke8  Qe3+ 26. Qe7  Qg3  27. g5  Ka7  28. Kd8
>Kb8  29. g6
>
>If I go back from the end position up to 5. hxg4 (the last move, you had given),
>I get a score of 8.4 for white.
>
>Regards Dieter

I stand corrected. I really wonder if there is any other program that could work
this one out. Did Yace find 8. d6 or did you give it a hint? To find 8. d6 could
maybe be a Nolot-like test position.

Peter





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