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Subject: Re: Pawn Blockade (rebel)

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 18:22:39 11/24/03

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On November 24, 2003 at 16:02:50, Slater Wold wrote:

>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:

>00:00:35.9	-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

Given that score, Rebel still has no idea what's going on and can possibly
change its mind back.



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