Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 22:47:31 10/24/03
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On October 24, 2003 at 15:51:05, Darren Rushton wrote:
>[D] rnq2rk1/1pn3bp/p2p2p1/2pPp1PP/P1P1Pp2/2N2N2/1P1B1P2/R2QK2R b KQ - 0 16
>
>16...Nc6!!
>
>About his #1 greatest move, Spassky wrote: I have played 16...Nc6 because I did
>not see any other practical resources because my position was so passive. I was
>very surprised that Yuri Averbakh was thinking (for) about 1 hour (!!). I
>considered that after 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.h6! Bh8 White would have two pieces up and
>they could manage the win very easy.
>
>Mark Taimanov: "I would rather resign the game than to make such a move..."
AMD Athlon, 950 MHz:
E:\programme\winboard\Arena\Engines\Ruffian>Ruffian_105.exe -h 300M -T \draw.epd
-t 999 =p 99
Hash size 314572800
Ruffian 1.0.5
feature done=0
Loading configuration: ruffian.cfg
Logfile: Fri Oct 24 22:29:32 2003
Total hash size 300M
Initializing tablebases: e:/programme/winboard/nalimov
Testing \draw.epd, 999 seconds, extra ply 3
Testing: Solution: Nc6
rnq2rk1/1pn3bp/p2p2p1/2pPp1PP/P1P1Pp2/2N2N2/1P1B1P2/R2QK2R b KQ -
Depth Time Score Best line
8--> 1.04 -0.71 ... gxh5 Rh4 Nd7 Qb3 Rb8 Rxh5 Qe8 Rh1
9/20 2.53 -1.04 ... gxh5 Rxh5 Qg4 Rh4 Qg2 Qe2 Ne8 O-O-O b5 Rdh1 bxc4
9/20 2.72 x.xx ... Qg4
9/20 2.98 -0.94 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Nd7 O-O-O Nb6 Rdg1 Qd7 Nh4
9--> 3.50 -0.94 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Nd7 O-O-O Nb6 Rdg1 Qd7 Nh4
10/20 4.19 -1.03 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Nd7 O-O-O Nb6 a5 Nc8 Qd3 Ne7
10--> 6.99 -1.03 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Nd7 O-O-O Nb6 a5 Nc8 Qd3 Ne7
11/23 8.68 -1.35 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 b6 O-O-O b5 Rdg1 Qd7 axb5 axb5
cxb5
11/23 8.95 x.xx ... gxh5
11/24 12.61 -1.09 ... gxh5 Rxh5 Qg4 Rh4 Qg2 Qe2 b5 Rh2 Qg4 axb5 Nd7
Qd3 axb5 Rxa8 Rxa8 cxb5
11--> 19.67 -1.09 ... gxh5 Rxh5 Qg4 Rh4 Qg2 Qe2 b5 Rh2 Qg4 axb5 Nd7
Qd3 axb5 Rxa8 Rxa8 cxb5
12/29 42.27 -1.41 ... gxh5 Rxh5 Re8 Qe2 Qg4 Rh4 Qd7 O-O-O b5 axb5 axb5
Rdh1 Ra1+ Nb1
12/29 43.56 x.xx ... Qg4
12/29 48.28 -1.21 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Rd8 O-O-O Kf8 Rh7 Qd7 Qd3 Ke8
Rdh1 b6
12--> 56.78 -1.21 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Rd8 O-O-O Kf8 Rh7 Qd7 Qd3 Ke8
Rdh1 b6
13/30 1:04 -1.25 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Rd8 O-O-O Kf8 Rh7 Qd7 Qd3 Ke8
Rdh1 b6 Kb1
13--> 1:39 -1.25 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Qe2 Rd8 O-O-O Kf8 Rh7 Qd7 Qd3 Ke8
Rdh1 b6 Kb1
14/31 2:06 -1.51 ... Qg4 hxg6 hxg6 Rh4 Qc8 Qb3 Rf7 O-O-O Kf8 Rhh1
Qg4 Nh4 Qxg5 Rdg1 Qf6
14/36 2:41 x.xx ... gxh5
14/36 3:18 -1.48 ... gxh5 Rxh5 Qe8 Rh2 Qg6 Qe2 Nd7 O-O-O b5 Rdh1 bxc4
Rxh7 Qxh7 Rxh7 Kxh7 Qxc4
14/36 5:00 x.xx ... Qd8
14/36 6:35 x.xx ... Kf7
14/36 8:49 -1.38 ... Kf7 Nh4 Rh8 Qf3 Nd7 O-O-O b5 hxg6+ hxg6 axb5
axb5 cxb5 Qb7 Qg4 Ra1+ Kc2 Rxd1 Kxd1 Nxb5
14--> 8:52 -1.38 ... Kf7 Nh4 Rh8 Qf3 Nd7 O-O-O b5 hxg6+ hxg6 axb5
axb5 cxb5 Qb7 Qg4 Ra1+ Kc2 Rxd1 Kxd1 Nxb5
15... 8:52 1/29 Kf7
Time: 16:39, cpu 92.42%, nodes 499651815, nps 500131
Hash: 128M, used 99%, hits 26%
EGTB: probs 0, hits 0
Best move: Kf7 (-1.38) Not solved (0/1)
Testing: test 2 Solution: Kxg3
3b4/3P4/2P4p/5p2/K7/2P3P1/7k/8 b - -
Depth Time Score Best line
Time: 0.01, cpu 0.00%, nodes 993, nps 99300
Hash: 128M, used 0%, hits 14%
EGTB: probs 0, hits 0
Best move: Kxg3 (1.05) Solved (1/2)
Time: 16:45, Average: 8:19, Nodes: 499652808, nps: 496900
Summery: 1/2
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