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Subject: Re: So far the top programs have problems solving these two Positions

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:57:48 05/11/03

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On May 11, 2003 at 10:50:00, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On May 11, 2003 at 10:19:30, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>It seems as if the top programs don't consider giving up their queens even if
>>winning could be shorten by a few moves.
>
>For the first position the best move is Qe3+ exchanging the Queens.
>[D]8/kp6/P5p1/2p1p3/2PpP3/3P3Q/4q3/6K1 b - - 0 1
>
>For the second position the shorter win is Kg2! which is a poison Queen, if
>black take it, it will lose immediately, and Rb2+ will also lose.
>
>[D]8/5N1p/p5p1/3p3k/5P2/2Q1P1P1/7P/qr3BK1 w - - 0 1

No for the second position Kg2 is the long win.
After Kg2 Rb2+ white needs to repeat the root position and needs more moves to
win.

I thought that it was clear from previous post.

Uri



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