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Subject: Re: What does your engine see???

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:44:32 08/23/04

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On August 23, 2004 at 12:04:00, Alessandro Scotti wrote:

>On August 23, 2004 at 11:41:57, Stan Arts wrote:
>
>>On August 23, 2004 at 11:00:50, Alessandro Scotti wrote:
>>
>>>On August 23, 2004 at 10:19:54, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>After Rh6+ Kg4 f5+ exf6 I see no mate but only draw.
>>>>Maybe you have a bug in the enpassant code and you do not consider exf6
>>>
>>>In fact, probably (*) the best continuation after Rh6+ Kg4 is Qd7+.
>>>
>>>(*) That is, my computer thinks... :-)
>>
>>Atleast there's no easy mate in sight after Nxh3 Kxh3 Rh6+.
>>Neurosis also thinks it's a draw at most for black.
>
>So far, the only engine I have found that sees Nxh3 winning easily is Pro Deo.
>(My engine is one of many that wants to play Ne6.) However, I have tried to play
>several lines with white against Pro Deo and in all cases it actually did manage
>to win easily! :-)




I don't see it winning easily.

We can test it easily enough.  I play Kxh3.  Your (pro deo's) move...

If Rh6+ I play Kg4.






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