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Subject: Re: Brilliant....#4

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 10:25:03 05/08/04

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On May 08, 2004 at 13:14:04, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On May 08, 2004 at 11:54:58, Rob Basham wrote:
>
>>[D]2r2rk1/p1q1bpp1/1p6/n2R4/8/P4N2/1B2QPPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1
>>
>>White plays....Bxg7...!
>>
>>Any programs find this neat move?
>>
>>this is taken from the 24 brilliant moves file....
>>
>>thanks
>>Rob
>
>
>     My beloved Aristarch 4.41 can't find the winning move
>     within reasonable time.
>     Kurt
>
>Aristarch 4.41  UCI1: (P4 1.8/32 MB hash)
> 2-  00:00 -0.42   Bxg7 Kxg7
> 2   00:00 -1.03   Bxg7 Kxg7
> 2+  00:00 -1.02   h4 Bxa3
> 2+  00:00 -0.82   h4 Bxa3
> 2   00:00  0.24   h4 Rfd8
> 2+  00:00  0.25   h3 Rfd8
> 2   00:00  0.32   h3 Rfd8
> 2+  00:00  0.33   Qd3 Rfd8
> 2   00:00  0.34   Qd3 Rfd8
> 2+  00:00  0.35   Re1 Qc4
> 2+  00:00  0.55   Re1 Qc4
> 2   00:00  0.64   Re1 Rfd8
> 2+  00:00  0.65   Rfd1 Rfd8
> 2   00:00  0.69   Rfd1 Rfd8
> 2+  00:00  0.70   Rc1 Rfd8
> 2   00:00  0.75   Rc1 Nc4
> 3   00:00  0.82   Rc1 Nc4 a4
> 3+  00:00  0.83   Rfd1 Rfd8 Ng5
> 3   00:00  0.92   Rfd1 Nc4 Rd7
> 3+  00:00  0.93   Re1 Rfd8 Rxd8+ Rxd8 Qxe7
> 3   00:00  1.03   Re1 Rfe8 Qe4
> 4-  00:00  0.61   Re1 Rfe8 Qe4 Bxa3
> 4   00:00  0.52   Re1 Rfe8 Qe3 Nc4
> 4+  00:00  0.53   Rfd1 Nc4 Rd7 Nxa3
> 4+  00:00  0.73   Rfd1 Nc4 Rd7 Nxa3
> 4   00:00  0.79   Rfd1 Rfd8 Qe4 Nc4
> 4+  00:00  0.80   Rc1 Nc4 Nd2 Nxb2
> 4   00:00  0.80   Rc1 Bc5 Qe4 Rfe8
> 5   00:00  0.81   Rc1 Nc4 Ne5 Qb7 Rd7
> 6   00:00  0.67   Rc1 Bc5 Qe4 Nb3 Re1 Rfd8
> 6+  00:00  0.68   Qe4 Nc4 Rc1 Rfd8 Rxd8+ Bxd8 Qe8+ Kh7 Qf8 Bf6
> 6   00:00  0.87   Qe4 Qc2 Qxe7 Nc6 Qg5 Qxb2
> 7   00:00  0.78   Qe4 Qc4 Qf5 Qb3 Rb1 Rcd8 Rb5
> 7+  00:00  0.79   Rc1 Bc5 Qe4 Nb3 Re1 Rfd8 Qf5
> 7   00:01  0.88   Rc1 Qb7 Rcd1 Rfe8 Rd7 Bd6 Ne5 Rxe5
> 8   00:01  0.78   Rc1 Qxc1+ Bxc1 Rxc1+ Ne1 Bxa3 Qe4 Rc4 Qe3 Bc5
> 9   00:03  0.77   Rc1 Qxc1+ Bxc1 Rxc1+ Ne1 Bxa3 Qe4 Nc4 Rh5 Rd8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qe4
> 9+  00:04  0.78   Qe4 Qc2 Qxe7 Nc6 Qd6 Qxb2 Rd2 Rfd8 Qxd8+ Nxd8
> 9   00:05  0.93   Qe4 Qc4 Rd4 Qc2 Qxe7 Nc6 Qe4 Qxb2 Rd6
> 9+  00:08  0.94   Nd2 Rfd8 Qg4 g6 Rxd8+ Qxd8 Ne4 Rc2 Rd1 Rxb2 Rxd8+ Bxd8
> 9   00:09  0.99   Nd2 Bd6 Qg4 Bxh2+ Kh1 f5 Rxf5 Rxf5 Qxf5 Nc4 Nxc4 Qxc4
>10   00:15  1.34   Nd2 Bd6 Ne4 Bxh2+ Kh1 Qc2 Rd2 Qc7 Bxg7 Nc4 Qg4 Nxd2
>11   00:33  1.28   Nd2 Rfd8 Qg4 g6 Qh3 f6 Qe6+ Kf8 Bxf6 Rxd5
>11+  00:40  1.29   Bxg7 Kxg7 Ne5 Qb7 Qg4+ Kh8 Qh5+
>11+  00:42  1.49   Bxg7 Kxg7 Ne5 Qb7 Qg4+ Kh8 Qh5+
>11   00:47  1.66   Bxg7 Kxg7 Ne5 Rfd8
>12   01:00  1.27   Bxg7 Kxg7 Ne5 Rfd8
>12+  01:13  1.28   Nd2 Nc6 Qg4 Bf6 Bxf6 Rfe8
>12   01:30  1.31   Nd2 Nc4 Nxc4
>13   02:59  1.45   Nd2 Rcd8
>14   09:03  1.18   Nd2 Rcd8


Likely because Bxg7 isn't winning?  I don't see it.

1. Bxg7 Kxg7 2. Ne5 Rfd8 3. Qg4+ Kf8 4. Qf5 f6 5. Nd7+ Rxd7 6. Rxd7 Qe5 7. Qh3
Rc7 *



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