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Subject: Re: Start your engines (fire on board ....) sizzle

Author: George Sobala

Date: 15:40:26 01/22/04

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On January 22, 2004 at 15:39:46, John Merlino wrote:

>On January 22, 2004 at 15:14:26, George Sobala wrote:
>
>>On January 22, 2004 at 14:53:53, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On January 22, 2004 at 14:43:10, George Sobala wrote:
>>>
>>>>Bet you can't find this one. My Deep Sjeng variant did, 10'+5" blitz.
>>>>
>>>>[D] 2r2rk1/2qnbppp/pp1p4/4pPN1/nPP1N1P1/4B2P/P3P1Q1/2R2RK1 w - - 0 28
>>>>
>>>>Can you find 28. f6! with 30 Rxf6! to follow?
>>>>Black is losing after 31. Ne4, although 31. .. Kh8 hastened the end
>>>
>>>Chessmaster 9000, SKR personality on a P4-2.4, finds a completely different and
>>>very interesting move -- Nxh7!
>>>
>>>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>>>0:00	1/5	-0.39	17758		28.Kh2 Nb2 29.Nd2 d5 30.Qxd5 Bxb4
>>>0:00	1/6	-0.29	100176		28.Kh2 Rfe8 29.Nd2 h6 30.Nge4 d5
>>>					31.cxd5 Qxc1 32.Rxc1 Rxc1
>>>0:01	1/7	-0.77	227685		28.Kh2 Nb2 29.Nd2 d5 30.cxd5 Qxc1
>>>					31.Rxc1 Rxc1 32.Nde4
>>>0:05	1/8	-0.67	847398		28.Kh2 Qc6 29.h4 h6 30.Nh3 Nb2
>>>					31.b5 axb5
>>>0:14	1/9	-0.82	2290518		28.Kh2 Qc6 29.h4 b5 30.f6 Nxf6
>>>					31.Nxf6+ gxf6 32.Ne4 bxc4
>>>0:17	1/9	-0.77	2822706		28.a3 Qc6 29.Nd2 d5 30.Qxd5 Qxd5
>>>					31.cxd5 Nc3 32.Kf2 Nxd5 33.Nge4
>>>0:23	1/9	-0.71	3819184		28.Qf2 h6 29.Nf3 Qc6 30.Nfd2 d5
>>>					31.f6 Nxf6 32.Nxf6+ Bxf6 33.Bxh6
>>>0:28	1/9	-0.45	4786745		28.Nxh7 Kxh7 29.g5 Bd8 30.Qg4 Kg8
>>>					31.f6 g6 32.Rfd1 Nb2 33.Rxd6
>>>0:35	1/10	-0.45	5942407		28.Nxh7 Kxh7 29.g5 Bd8 30.Qg4 Kg8
>>>					31.f6 g6 32.Rfd1 Nb2 33.Rxd6
>>>1:22	1/11	-0.14	14502049	28.Nxh7 Kxh7 29.g5 f6 30.gxf6 Bxf6
>>>					31.Rfd1 Kh8 32.Nxd6 Rcd8 33.Kh2
>>>					Nb2 34.Rd2 Be7
>>>2:15	1/12	-0.11	24521890	28.Nxh7 Kxh7 29.g5 f6 30.gxf6 Bxf6
>>>					31.Rfd1 Kh8 32.Nxd6 Rcd8 33.Qd5
>>>					Nb2 34.Rd2 Nb8 35.Bf2
>>>5:03	1/13	0.00	56537305	28.Nxh7 Kxh7 29.g5 f6 30.gxf6 Bxf6
>>>					31.Rfd1 Kh8 32.Nxd6 Rb8 33.Qg6
>>>					Kg8 34.Qg2 Kh8
>>>
>>>jm
>>
>>But how does CM9000 evaluate 28. Nxh7 Rxh7 ?
>
>I assume, in English, you mean 28.Nxh7 Kxh7...? After forcing those two moves,
>the eval is very favorable, given enough time:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	-1.63	1528		29.b5 Kg8 30.bxa6 Nac5
>0:00	1/4	-1.63	4914		29.b5 Kg8 30.bxa6 Nac5
>0:00	1/4	-1.08	11242		29.g5 Bd8 30.f6 g6 31.Rfd1
>0:00	1/5	-1.16	19570		29.g5 Bd8 30.g6+ Kg8 31.gxf7+ Rxf7
>					32.Qg6 Nf6
>0:00	1/6	-0.94	62137		29.g5 Bd8 30.g6+ Kg8 31.Rfd1 Nb2
>					32.Rxd6
>0:00	1/7	-1.04	131777		29.g5 Bd8 30.g6+ Kg8 31.Rfd1 Be7
>					32.gxf7+ Rxf7 33.Qg6 Nf6
>0:02	1/8	-0.47	388471		29.g5 Bd8 30.f6 g6 31.Qg4 Kg8 32.Rfd1
>					Nb2 33.Rxd6
>0:04	1/9	-0.47	785169		29.g5 Bd8 30.f6 g6 31.Qg4 Kg8 32.Rfd1
>					Nb2 33.Rxd6
>0:24	1/10	-0.14	4457893		29.g5 f6 30.gxf6 Bxf6 31.Rfd1 Kh8
>					32.Nxd6 Rcd8 33.Kh2 Nb2 34.Rd2 Be7
>0:54	1/11	-0.12	10488637	29.g5 f6 30.gxf6 Bxf6 31.Rfd1 Kh8
>					32.Nxd6 Rcd8 33.Qd5 Nb2 34.Rd2
>					Nb8 35.Bf2
>2:57	1/12	0.19	32961624	29.g5 f6 30.g6+ Kg8 31.Nc5 Naxc5
>					32.Qd5+ Ne6 33.fxe6 Nb8 34.Qf3
>					Rfe8 35.Qh5 Bd8 36.Qh7+ Kf8 37.Qh8+
>					Ke7 38.Qxg7+ Kxe6
>11:45	1/13	1.11	131179939	29.g5 Kg8 30.f6 Bd8 31.fxg7 Kxg7
>					32.Qg4 Nb8 33.Nxd6 Qxd6 34.Qxc8
>					Qg6 35.Qg4 f5 36.gxf6ep+ Rxf6 37.Rcd1
>					Qxg4+ 38.hxg4
>

You are right: Nxh7 is winning. Cm9000 is one heck of a tactical engine.

My favourite line is

28. Nxh7 Kxh7
29. g5   f6
30. g6+  Kg8
31. Nc5!!

and better than the line above:

28. Nxh7 Kxh7
29. g5   Bd8
30. Qg4  Rh8
31. Rcd1!



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