Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 13:40:57 11/16/98
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On November 16, 1998 at 14:50:57, Bruce Moreland wrote: >r1r1q1k1/6p1/p2b1p1p/1p1PpP2/PPp5/2P4P/R1B2QP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1 > >It has been contended that this move would be difficult for a computer to find, >and this has caused some doubts to be raised as to whether the computer found it >without assistance in this game. > >I would like to ask how we can clear this up absent input from DB. > >Has anybody run this for a long period on a micro, and if so, was any move >selected other than 35. Qb6? > Aren't we talking about move 36 here? I ran this position on a K6-266 with Tascbase 2.1 and after about 6 hours, completing ply 15, it still plays Qb6 with a score of +1.31. Shall try to find out how it evaluates axb5. >Is the counter-attacking line 35. Qb6 Qe7 36. axb5 Rab8 37. Qxa6 e4 supposedly >the reason that white shouldn't play 35. Qb6? Or is it some other line? If it >is too hard or impossible to find 35. axb5, would finding this line show >anything? > >Is there some minimum score delta we can achieve between the position after 35. >axb5 and 35. Qb6 that might be evidence that DB should be given the benefit of >the doubt? > >Are these questions unfair or wrong, if so, are their other questions that can >be asked and possibly answered that will help clear this up? > >bruce Ernst-Jan
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