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Subject: Re: am for blitz; some amateur progs have trouble with this position

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 23:41:01 09/05/03

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On September 05, 2003 at 22:34:39, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On September 05, 2003 at 21:22:43, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>2Q1nb2/4qk1p/p2p2p1/2pP1p2/2Nn3P/4N1B1/PP3PP1/5K2 w - - 0 36
>>
>>am h5
>>
>>Amateur played h5 just now on ICC, and lost to the baron.  Seems easy for a
>>human to avoid, I wonder what the problem is.  (6 secs on a 2.8ghz)
>>
>>Will
>
>
>
>h5 is punished by:
>f4 Bxf4 Qh4 Qd7+ Be7 hxg6+ hxg6
>
>(found 0.8s by Chess Tiger 15.X on P3 933MHz)
>
>If Bxf4, Qh4 and the Bishop is lost anyway.
>
>It's simply a tactical problem I think.
>

Yeah, I know.  I mentioned it because several progs I tested also selected h5,
and held it for some time.  I don't see why this simple problem should cause
difficulty.

Will



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