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Subject: Re: Pawn Blockade

Author: Mike Hood

Date: 11:31:17 11/24/03

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On November 24, 2003 at 13:13:39, George Tsavdaris wrote:

>On November 24, 2003 at 12:59:56, swaminathan natarajan wrote:
>
>>Strange!
>>
>>this position is impossible...........just puzzle
>
>No. This position is a valid chess position. This means that can be
>reached with legal play.
>
>>if please send pgn move list from starting of this game
>
>This hasn't come from a game i guess(or it came with idiot players) and
>it is only a fixed position.
>
>>
>>Try Chessmaster(good at end games),Rebel 12,Deep Sjeng 1.5,Ruffian 2..........

I don't have Chessmaster, Rebel, Sjeng or Ruffian 2. (Ruffian 1.0.1 needs 2:45
to find Kc3). Chess Tiger 15 finds in 55 seconds, but still evaluates the
position at -15.92.

Are there are any other programs that need less than 60 seconds to evaluate the
position as a draw? Until proven otherwise, my assumption is that no engine can
equal Shredder's performance, finding Ka2 in less than one second and evaluating
the position as a draw (-0.33).

Well done, Stefan!



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