Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:29:46 08/23/04
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On August 23, 2004 at 13:45:30, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On August 23, 2004 at 13:17:50, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 23, 2004 at 12:50:39, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On August 23, 2004 at 12:44:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>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. >>> >>>ProDeo suggests Rh6+ Kg4 g6 >>> >>>Uri >> >> >>OK, we are at Nxh3 Kxh3 Rh6+ Kg4 g6 Qe2 >> >>Crafty says draw here. as it has from the point Nxh3 was first played... > >I would not rely on Crafty in such a position. I wasn't. I was relying on myself. I simply ran the resulting position through crafty to see if it might spot some tactic I overlooked. > >I don´t agree with Pro Deo. > >Qe2 Rh1 f5 Qd7! > >Your move > >Michael
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