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

Author: Christophe Theron

Date: 11:02:51 09/06/03

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On September 06, 2003 at 02:41:01, Will Singleton wrote:

>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



Black is a pawn down for several moves. Pruning and extensions/reductions can
make it harder to find.



    Christophe



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