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Subject: Re: Braga - Timman, Mar del Plata 1982

Author: John Merlino

Date: 16:12:09 10/23/03

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On October 23, 2003 at 16:39:50, Darren Rushton wrote:

>[D]r4b1r/p1P3pp/1pN1pqb1/1Bkp1p2/P3n2Q/7P/2P3KB/7R w - - 0 1
>
>26.Nb8!! Qxh4 27.c8Q+ Kb4 28.Rb1+ Ka3 29.Ra1+ Kb4 30.Rb1+ Ka3 31.Ra1+ Kb4 draw
>
>You know the rest!
>
>Daz

Chessmaster 9000 (default personality on a P4-2.4) sees a draw with Bg1+ after
18 seconds:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	-2.58	2874		1.Bg1+ Kd6 2.Bh2+ f4 3.Bxf4+ e5
					4.Bxe5+ Qxe5 5.Nxe5 Kxe5
0:00	1/4	-3.05	20719		1.Bg1+ d4 2.Bxd4+ Qxd4 3.Nxd4 Kxd4
					4.Qf4 Be7 5.Rd1+ Kc3
0:00	1/5	-3.21	57425		1.Bg1+ d4 2.Bxd4+ Qxd4 3.Nxd4 Kxd4
					4.Rd1+ Ke5 5.Bc6 Rc8 6.Bxe4 fxe4
					7.Qg5+ Bf5 8.Qg3+ Kf6
0:00	1/6	-2.88	142928		1.Bg1+ d4 2.Bxd4+ Qxd4 3.Nxd4 Kxd4
					4.Bc6 Bd6 5.Rd1+ Kc5 6.Bxa8 Rxa8
0:01	1/6	-2.57	206975		1.Nb8 Qxh4 2.c8=Q+ Kd4 3.Rd1+ Ke3
					4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 Qxg3+ 6.Rxg3+
					Kd2 7.Rf3 Bh5
0:01	1/7	-1.96	387046		1.Nb8 Qxh4 2.c8=Q+ Kd4 3.Rd1+ Ke3
					4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 Qxg3+ 6.Rxg3+
					Kd2 7.Rd3+ Kc1 8.Qb7 Bd6 9.Qxa8
					Bxb8
0:02	1/7	-1.66	504921		1.Bg1+ Kd6 2.Bh2+ f4 3.Bxf4+ Kc5
					4.Qe1 Nc3 5.Nb8 Be4+ 6.Kg1 Ne2+
					7.Qxe2 Qa1+ 8.Kf2 Qd4+ 9.Be3
0:05	1/8	-0.51	1495092		1.Bg1+ d4 2.Bxd4+ Qxd4 3.Nxd4 Kxd4
					4.Bc6 Rc8 5.Bxe4 Ke5 6.Qd8 Bd6
0:18	1/9	0.00	5122511		1.Bg1+ Kd6 2.Bh2+ Kc5
0:32	1/10	0.00	9063470		1.Bg1+ Kd6 2.Bh2+ Kc5

After forcing 1.Rb8 Qxh4 2.c8=Q+, it says that 2...Kb4 leads to a draw, but
after 2.Kd4 the position is unclear (but probably drawish):

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	-4.81	2684		3.Bg1+ Ke5 4.Nd7+ Kf4 5.Qxa8 Qg3+
					6.Kf1 Nd2+ 7.Ke2
0:00	1/3	-2.39	5162		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 Qxg3+
					6.Rxg3+ Kd1 7.Re3
0:00	1/4	-2.60	12059		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 Qxg3+
					6.Rxg3+ Kd1 7.Rd3+ Kc1 8.Qc7
0:00	1/5	-2.57	67787		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 Qxg3+
					6.Rxg3+ Kd2 7.Rf3 Bh5
0:00	1/6	-1.96	134244		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 Qxg3+
					6.Rxg3+ Kd2 7.Rd3+ Kc1 8.Qb7 Bd6
					9.Qxa8 Bxb8
0:01	1/7	-1.96	349107		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 Qxg3+
					6.Rxg3+ Kd2 7.Rd3+ Kc1 8.Qb7 Bd6
					9.Qxa8 Bxb8
0:03	1/8	-1.78	1228340		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 a6
					6.Bxh4 axb5 7.axb5 Nc5 8.Rf3 e5
					9.Qc7
0:11	1/9	-1.82	3555341		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 a6
					6.Bxh4 axb5 7.Nc6 Bc5 8.Qxe6 bxa4
					9.Qxd5
0:30	1/10	-0.80	9886719		3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 a6
					6.Bxh4 axb5 7.Nc6 Bc5 8.Qxe6 d4
					9.Nxd4+ Bxd4 10.Rxd4 Rxa4 11.Qd5
					Rxd4 12.Qxd4
1:20	2/11	-0.05	28790924	3.Rd1+ Ke3 4.Rd3+ Ke2 5.Bg3 a6
					6.Bxh4 axb5 7.Nc6 Bc5 8.Qxe6 Rhc8
					9.Qxd5 Rxc6 10.Qxc6 Rxa4 11.Qd7

jm



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