Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Test position

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 17:36:08 08/14/04

Go up one level in this thread


On August 14, 2004 at 19:26:04, Stuart Cracraft wrote:

>On August 14, 2004 at 15:45:50, Scott Gasch wrote:
>
>>How long and what depth to see b3! in this position:
>>
>>[D]2r2rk1/pp3pB1/3p4/q2P3B/b6b/3Q4/PPP3P1/1K1R1R2 w - - 1 22
>>
>>monsoon missed this move in a 5 2 blitz game.  It needs depth=9 and ~30 sec to
>>see it on my dual proc.
>>
>>Scott
>
>Pardon the chess player in me but why is b3 better than Bc3?

http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?382387

Pro Deo evaluate b3 1.8 pawn higher than Bc3 during its search :

00:00:08.7	3,07	9	1873033	Bc3 Rxc3 Qxc3 Qxc3 bxc3 Bb5 Rf4 Bg5 Rb4 Ba6 Re1 Rc8
...
00:01:04.1	4,84	12	35138536 b3 Bxb3 axb3 Kxg7 Qd4+ f6 Qxh4 Qc3 Qg4+ Kh8 Qg6 f5
Qh6+ Kg8






This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.