Author: Slater Wold
Date: 13:02:50 11/24/03
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On November 24, 2003 at 12:21:33, Mike Hood wrote: >On Chessbase's site (http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1319) a >report from the Daily Telegraph was quoted, in which Fritz 8 was given a >position with a pawn blockade and had to avoid accepting Black's rook sacrifice. > >[D] 6kr/5b1p/2p3pP/rpPp1pP1/pP1PpP2/P3P3/1K6/8 w > >bxa5 loses the game, but White can get a draw by shuffling his king around. >According to the article Fritz wants to take the rook, but given enough time >changes his mind. I'm not sure what "enough time" means, because on my 733 MHz >PC Fritz still insisted on bxa5 after two hours. Rebel 12.00.01 (rebel) - P4 3.06GhZ - 200MB HT: 00:00:00.2 -5.99 1 4 bxa5 00:00:00.2 -5.52 2 39 bxa5 Kf8 a6 00:00:00.2 -6.07 3 99 bxa5 Kf8 Ka2 Ke8 a6 Rg8 a7 Kd7 00:00:00.2 -6.53 4 188 bxa5 Kf8 Kc3 Ke7 a6 Be6 Kb2 Rd8 Kb1 Rd7 Kc2 Kf7 Kc3 Ke7 Kb4 Kf7 Kc3 Ke7 Kb4 Kf7 00:00:00.2 -6.53 5 282 bxa5 Kf8 Kc3 Ke7 a6 Be6 Kb2 Rd8 Kb1 Rd7 Kc2 Kf7 Kc3 Ke7 Kb4 Kf7 Kc3 Ke7 Kb4 Kf7 00:00:00.2 -6.64 6 710 bxa5 Kf8 Kc3 Ke7 a6 Ra8 a7 Rxa7 Kc2 Ke6 Kd2 Kd7 Kc3 Be6 Kb2 Kc7 Ka2 Kd8 Kb2 Kc8 Kc3 Kd7 Kb2 Kc7 00:00:00.2 -6.89 7 1385 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Be6 Kc3 Rxa5 Kb2 Bd7 Kc2 Ke8 Kb2 Kf7 Kc2 Ke7 Kb2 Ke8 Kc2 00:00:00.2 -6.90 8 2491 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Ke6 a6 Rxa6 Kc3 Ra5 Kc2 Ra6 Kd2 Be8 Kc3 Bd7 Kb4 Be8 Kc3 Bd7 Kb4 Be8 00:00:00.2 -7.89 9 4369 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Ke6 Kc3 Rxa5 Kc2 Ra6 Kd2 Be8 Kc3 Bd7 Kb4 Be8 Kc3 Bd7 Kb4 Be8 00:00:00.2 -7.89 10 12208 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Ke6 Kc3 Rxa5 Kc2 Ra6 Kd2 Be8 Kc3 Bd7 Kb4 Be8 Kc3 Bd7 Kb4 Be8 00:00:00.2 -7.87 11 27266 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Be6 Kb4 Ra8 Kc3 Rxa5 Kd2 b4 axb4 a3 bxa5 a2 Ke2 00:00:00.2 -8.03 12 39432 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Be6 Kb4 Ra8 a6 Rxa6 Kc3 Ra8 Kd2 b4 axb4 a3 Ke2 a2 b5 00:00:00.3 -8.07 13 74088 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Be6 Kb4 Ra8 a6 Rxa6 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Rf8 Ka5 Rc8 Kb6 Bd7 Ka5 Ra8+ Kb6 Rc8 Ka5 Ra8+ 00:00:00.3 -8.14 14 145082 bxa5 Kf8 Kc2 Ke7 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Kd7 Kc3 Rxa5 Kb2 Ra8 Kc2 b4 00:00:00.6 -8.25 15 383544 bxa5 Be6 Kc2 Kf7 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Bc8 Kc3 Rxa5 Kb2 Ra7 Ka1 Ke6 Ka2 Kf7 Ka1 Ke6 Ka2 Kf7 00:00:01.1 -8.24 16 840472 bxa5 Be6 Kc2 Kf7 Kc3 Ra8 Kb4 Bc8 Kc3 Rxa5 Kb2 Ke6 Kc1 Kf7 Kb2 Ke6 Kc1 Kf7 00:00:03.4 -8.74 17 2949349 bxa5 Be6 Kc2 Bc8 Kc3 Kf7 Kb2 Be6 Kc2 Ra8 Kc3 Bd7 a6 Rxa6 Kb2 Ke7 Kc1 b4 Kb2 bxa3+ Kxa3 Rb6 cxb6 Kd6 00:00:06.7 -10.12 18 6055746 bxa5 Be6 Kc2 Bc8 Kd2 Ba6 Kc3 Kf7 Kc2 Ra8 Kb2 Rb8 Ka2 b4 axb4 Rxb4 Ka1 Rxd4 Kb2 Rb4+ Ka3 Rd4 Kb2 Rb4+ 00:00:21.3 -10.94 19 19187542 bxa5 Be6 Kc2 Kf7 Kd2 Bc8 Kc3 Re8 Kb2 Ba6 Kc2 Rh8 Kc3 Ke6 Kd2 Rb8 Kc3 Kf7 Kb4 Ke7 Kc3 Kf7 Kb4 Ke7 00:00:35.9 -14.87 20 34375798 bxa5 Be6 Kc2 Kf7 Kc1 Ke7 Kb2 Bc8 Kc2 Ba6 Kc3 Ke6 Kc2 Kd7 Kb2 Ke6 Kc2 Kd7 Kb2 Ke6 00:01:40.5 -11.93 20 99829425 Kc2 Be6 Kc3 Ra8 Rebel (q3) finds it in 13s.
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