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Subject: Re: How many program can select 37.f5xg6! this move after 2 seconds?

Author: John Merlino

Date: 17:49:11 01/21/04

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On January 21, 2004 at 19:36:36, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>At move 37 CM for PS2 made a tremendous move 37.f5xg6! how many programs would
>have chosen this move using a processor lower than 300 MHz at 10 seconds per
>move. The amazing move was chosen by CM for PS2 after only 2 seconds!
>
>Here was the position at which CM PS2 made the amazing move leaving its queen
>free to be taken.
>
>[D]6k1/5p1p/1p4p1/1Pb2P2/8/2q1PR2/1r2Q2P/3R3K w - - 3 37

Chessmaster 9000, SKR personality on a P4-2.4, chooses fxg6 immediately, and
hangs onto it for 24 seconds. After that, it switches to Qd3 with an eval that
is about 0.4 better.

The Queen cannot be taken after fxg6, because it would be mate in 5....

jm



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