Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:48:04 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!
I suspect many will find this instantly. Takes crafty .23 seconds on a pretty
slow box...
Crafty on a PIII/750mhz laptop:
5 0.14 -- 1. Qf1
5 0.16 1.35 1. Qf1 Qe5 2. Rd8+ Bf8 3. Rf4 Qxb5
4. Qxb5 Rxb5
5 0.23 1.60 1. fxg6 Rxe2 2. gxf7+ Kg7 3. Rg1+ Rg2
4. Kxg2
5-> 0.25 1.60 1. fxg6 Rxe2 2. gxf7+ Kg7 3. Rg1+ Rg2
4. Kxg2
6 0.35 1.53 1. fxg6 hxg6 2. Qf1 Qc2 3. Rd8+ Bf8
4. Rh3 Ra2
6-> 0.42 1.53 1. fxg6 hxg6 2. Qf1 Qc2 3. Rd8+ Bf8
4. Rh3 Ra2
7 0.62 1.35 1. fxg6 hxg6 2. Qf1 Qc2 3. Rd8+ Bf8
4. Rxf8+ Kxf8 5. Rxf7+ Ke8 6. h4
7-> 0.92 1.35 1. fxg6 hxg6 2. Qf1 Qc2 3. Rd8+ Bf8
4. Rxf8+ Kxf8 5. Rxf7+ Ke8 6. h4
8 1.50 1.28 1. fxg6 hxg6 2. Rd8+ Bf8 3. Rxf7 Kxf7
4. Qf3+ Ke6 5. Re8+ Be7 6. Qe4+ Kf6
7. Qxe7+ Kf5 8. Qe6+ Kg5 9. Qxb6
8-> 2.10 1.28 1. fxg6 hxg6 2. Rd8+ Bf8 3. Rxf7 Kxf7
4. Qf3+ Ke6 5. Re8+ Be7 6. Qe4+ Kf6
7. Qxe7+ Kf5 8. Qe6+ Kg5 9. Qxb6
9 3.73 1.48 1. fxg6 hxg6 2. Rd8+ Kg7 3. Qf1 Qb3
4. h4 Qe6 5. Qa1 Qb3 6. Rd7
>
>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
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