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Subject: Re: These are three of the most famous combinations of all time!

Author: Bryan Hofmann

Date: 13:50:25 05/09/04

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On May 09, 2004 at 12:53:53, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>These are three of the most famous combinations of all time. Can your program
>find them?
>
>
>
>New game,
>
>
>New game,
>[D]2rr2k1/1b3ppp/pb2p3/1p2P3/1P2BPnq/P1N3P1/1B2Q2P/R4R1K b - - 0 1
>
Tao57-Beta
 1   00:00 -6.01   Rxc3 gxh4 Bxe4+ Qxe4
 1+  00:00 -6.01   Bxe4+
 1   00:00  0.50   Bxe4+ Nxe4
 2   00:00  1.03   Bxe4+ Nxe4 Qxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Kxh2 Rc2+ Kh3 Rxb2
 3   00:00  0.85   Bxe4+ Nxe4 Qxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Rfd1
 4   00:00  1.03   Bxe4+ Nxe4 Qxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Rfd1 Nf3 Rac1
 5   00:00  0.79   Bxe4+ Nxe4 Qxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Kxh2 Rc2+ Kh3 Rxb2 Rac1
 6   00:00  0.82   Bxe4+ Nxe4 Qxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Rfc1 Nf3 Nd6 Rc7 Kg2
 7   00:00  0.81   Bxe4+ Nxe4 Qxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Rfc1 Ng4 Nd6 Rc7 Rxc7 Bxc7
 8   00:01  0.80   Bxe4+ Nxe4 Qxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Kxh2 Rc2+ Kh3 Rxb2 Rac1 Re2 Nc5 a5
 8+  00:01  0.80   Rxc3
 8   00:01  3.07   Rxc3 Bxb7 Rxg3 Rf3 Rxf3 Bxf3 Nf2+ Kg1 Qh3 Bg2
 9   00:02  4.25   Rxc3 Bxb7 Rxg3 Rac1 Rh3 Rc2 a5 bxa5 Bxa5 f5 Rxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2
Rxh2
10   00:04  4.48   Rxc3 Bxb7 Rxg3 Rac1 Rh3 Rc2 Be3 Bc3 Rxh2+ Qxh2 Nxh2 Rxh2
11   00:07  4.67   Rxc3 Bxb7 Rxg3 Rac1 Rh3 Rc2 Nxh2 Qxh2 Rxh2+ Rxh2 Qg3 Be4 h6
Bb7
12   00:13  5.02   Rxc3 Bxb7 Rxg3 Rac1 Rh3 Rc2 Be3 Bc1 Nxh2 Qxh2 Bxc1 Rfxc1
Rxh2+ Rxh2 Qxf4
13   00:26  5.13   Rxc3 Bxb7 Rxg3 Rac1 Rh3 Rc2 Nxh2 Qxh2 Be3 Bc1 Bd2 Qxh3 Qxh3+
Kg1 Bc3 Rxc3 Qxc3 Bxa6



>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>New game,
>[D]1k2b3/4bpp1/p2pp1P1/1p3P2/2q1P3/4B3/PPPQN2r/1K1R4 w - - 0 1
>
Tao57-Beta
 1   00:00  0.51   fxe6 fxe6
 2   00:00 -0.79   fxe6 fxe6 Re1 Bxg6
 2+  00:00 -0.79   Re1
 2   00:00 -0.37   Re1 Qxe4
 3   00:00 -0.36   Re1 Qxe4 Bf4
 4   00:00  0.34   Re1 Kb7 Bf4 Rf2
 5   00:00  0.33   Re1 Rg2 Bd4 fxg6 b3
 6   00:00  0.36   Re1 Kb7 fxe6 fxe6 Bg1 Rg2 Qe3
 7   00:02  0.55   Re1 Rg2 Qd1 Kb7 Nf4 Rh2 Rh1
 8   00:03  0.69   Re1 Rg2 Qd1 Kb7 Nf4 Rh2 Rh1 Rxh1 Qxh1 exf5 exf5+ Bc6
 8+  00:04  0.69   f6
 8   00:05  1.32   f6 Rxe2 fxg7 Rxd2 Bxd2 Qe2 Kc1 Qxe4 g8Q
 9   00:05  1.32   f6 Rxe2 fxg7 Rxd2 Bxd2 Qe2 Kc1 Qxe4 g8Q
10   00:12  1.67   f6 Rxe2 fxg7 Rxd2 Bxd2 fxg6 g8Q Qc8 Bb4 Kc7 Ba5+ Kb7
11   00:19  1.87   f6 Rxe2 fxg7 Rxd2 Bxd2 fxg6 g8Q Qc8 Bb4 Kc7 Qg7
12   00:45  1.75   f6 Rxe2 fxg7 Rxd2 Bxd2 fxg6 g8Q Qc8 Bb4 Qd7 Bc5 g5
13   01:45  2.52   f6 Rxe2 fxg7 Rxd2 Bxd2 fxg6 g8Q Qc8 Bb4 Bc6 Qxg6 Kc7 Ba5+ Kb7

>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>New game,
>[D]4kr2/ppp3pp/3qP3/3p2B1/8/2N5/PPn1Q1PP/R3b2K w - - 0 1
>

Tao has a hard time with this but does get it.

Tao57-Beta
 1   00:00  1.52   Nb5
 1   00:00  2.70   Rxe1 Nxe1 Qxe1
 2   00:00  2.70   Rxe1 Nxe1 Qxe1
 3   00:00  2.70   Rxe1 Nxe1 Qxe1
 4   00:00  2.24   Rxe1 Nxe1 Qxe1 Qe5
 5   00:00  0.98   Rxe1 Nxe1 Qxe1 Qe5 Be3 Qxe6
 5+  00:00  0.98   Nb5
 5   00:00  1.06   Nb5 Qe5 h4 Rf5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Nxc7+ Kf8
 6   00:00  0.32   Nb5 Qe5 h3 Qg3 Rd1 Rf2
 6+  00:00  0.32   Rxe1
 6   00:00  0.73   Rxe1 Nxe1 Qxe1 Qe5 Be3 d4 e7 Qxe7
 7   00:00  0.73   Rxe1 Nxe1 Qxe1 Qe5 Be3 d4 e7 Qxe7
 8   00:01 -0.33   Rxe1 Nxe1 Be3 Qxe6 Nb5 Qf5 Qxe1 Qf1+ Qxf1 Rxf1+ Bg1
 8+  00:01 -0.33   Nb5
 8   00:02  0.34   Nb5 Qe5 Rd1 c6 h4 Rf5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Nd6+ Kf8
 8+  00:02  0.34   Rd1
 8   00:03  0.53   Rd1 Rf2 Rxd5 Rxe2 Rxd6 cxd6 Nxe2 h6 Bf4
 9   00:04  0.13   Rd1 Rf2 Rxd5 Rxe2 Rxd6 cxd6 Nxe2 h6 Bf4 Ke7
 9+  00:04  0.13   Nb5
 9   00:05  0.23   Nb5 Qe5 Rd1 c6 h4 Rf5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Nc7+ Kf8 Rd3
10   00:11  0.04   Nb5 Qe5 Rd1 c6 h4 Qg3 Rd3 Rf2 Rxg3 Rxe2 Nd6+ Kf8
10+  00:12  0.04   Rd1
10   00:22  0.05   Rd1 d4 Nb5 Qc5 Nxd4 Qxg5 Nf3 Rxf3 Qxf3 Qf6
11   00:40  0.03   Rd1 Rf2 Rxd5 Rxe2 Rxd6 cxd6 Nxe2 h6 Bc1 Ke7 Nf4 Nd4
11+  00:43  0.03   Nb5
11   00:48  0.22   Nb5 Qe5 h4 Qg3 Rd1 c6 Rd3 Qb8 Nxa7 Qxa7 Rxd5
12   02:10  1.64   Nb5 Qc5 b4 Qb6 Rd1 d4 h4 Bg3 Qh5+ g6 Qxh7 Qxe6 Nxc7+ Bxc7
Qxc7




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