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Subject: Re: Does any program except Brutus play this sacrifice?

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 09:55:53 09/15/03

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On September 15, 2003 at 12:29:52, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>On September 15, 2003 at 12:25:25, Tord Romstad wrote:
>
>>On September 14, 2003 at 17:58:56, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>
>>>[d] 4r1k1/p4ppp/1p1q1n2/1Pb1n3/8/1N4P1/PB3PBP/2RQ2K1 b - - 0 1
>>>Brutus played ...Bxf2+
>>>
>>>1... Bxf2+!?
>>
>>Like Will Singleton, I think many (perhaps even most) programs will
>>play Bxf2, but I think finding a win for white will take a very long
>>time.
>>
>>Gothmog 0.3.0 plays Bxf2 after less than 4 seconds, but it's a purely
>>speculative sacrifice.  The score is not at all convincing:
>
>It is not speculative, it is almost forced. Everything else is very bad for
>white.

Sorry, I should have been clearer.  I meant that Gothmog plays Bxf2 as
a speculative sacrifice, from a subjective point of view.  It does not
see a win for black, but just gambles that black's attacking chances will
be sufficient to compensate for the piece.

Tord



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