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Subject: Re: chess problem (for humans only)

Author: Helmut Conrady

Date: 10:56:35 06/29/03

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On June 29, 2003 at 10:20:18, Martin Grabriel wrote:

>On June 29, 2003 at 09:24:51, Hans van der Zijden wrote:
>
>>>...way too easy for computers
>>>
>>>...not a bad game for a couple of patzers  we both got a little sloppy near the
>>>end.
>>>
>>>[d] r5k1/p5pp/4p3/1p2N3/2pP4/2P1P3/qP6/5QKR w - - 0 34
>>>
>>>My opponent sort of groaned  immediately after touching my a2 pawn
>>>..understandably so.
>>
>>
>>My brain running at 0.1 hertz comes up with the following:
>>
>>depth   time  score               variation (1)
>> 1-5      2   looks promising     1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Qh5+
>> 1-5      4   try something else  1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Qg6+
>> 1-6      8   this must be mate   1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Qg6 h6 3. Rxh6+ Kg8
>> 1-3     11   ah, now I see it    1. Qf7+ Kh8 2. Ng6++
>>
>>My brain is not available for download.
>>
>>Hans.
>
>Mine is not as promising. Using LAZY personality and no book/tablebase I get :


If you would be able to use for this position a book and the TBs, chess would
seem to be nearly solved. :)

Helmut



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