Author: John Merlino
Date: 21:05:21 08/27/03
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On August 27, 2003 at 01:50:46, Mike Byrne wrote: >contains a position that has been tested for years - > >first the game: > >[Event "New York"] >[Site "?"] >[Date "1947.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Evans, L."] >[Black "Pilnick, C."] >[Result "1-0"] >[ECO "C13"] >[PlyCount "57"] >[EventDate "1947.??.??"] > >1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. >O-O-O c5 9. h4 cxd4 10. Nce2 Nc6 11. f4 Qa5 12. Kb1 d3 13. cxd3 Bd7 14. Rh3 >Rac8 15. Rg3 g6 16. d4 b5 17. h5 Nb4 18. a3 Nc6 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Nc3 b4 21. >Bd3 Be8 22. Nf3 bxa3 23. Qxe6+ Bf7 24. Bxg6 axb2 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Qh6 Qa1+ 27. >Kc2 b1=Q+ 28. Rxb1 Nb4+ 29. Kd1 1-0 > >Larry Evans took about 30 minutes to make 24.Bxg6 in 1947. In 1993, the TASC >R30 reportedly solved this in 19 hours. Cray Blitz was reportedly able to solve >this in 1.9 seconds (Source CCR 1995). Rebel on a P75 took almost 20 minutes >and still showed a negative score. HIARCS on a P90 took 1 hour and 5 minutes. >HIARCS today shows a positive score in <1 minute on my machine. > >Evans,L - Pilnick,C >[d]2r2rk1/p3bb1p/2n1Q1p1/q2pP3/3P1P2/p1NB1NR1/1P4P1/1K1R4 w - - 0 1 ;bm Bxg6! Majestic Chess, on a P4-2.4, does not find it in under five minutes. jm
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