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Subject: Re: Arasan 8 is fine with my pet test position! How do others compare

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 17:33:56 08/31/04

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On August 31, 2004 at 20:31:36, stuart taylor wrote:

>[D]r3k2r/ppp1qpp1/2p5/2b2b1p/2P1pPn1/1P2P1PP/PB1PB3/RN1QK2Rb
>
>This position is from Larsen-Spaasky, a famous game which I always used to test
>chess programs with. The earlier programs never used to get it right, even the
>later Rh1!! by white, even after many days thought. But now, even a free program
>like Arasan gets the next move 11...h4!! after only about 1h and 35mins.and
>before 2 hours, it displays a full sequence with a clear plus number (of well
>over 2 Pawns)
>
>I'm sorry about not saying every little detail, but I reconstructed this actual
>position from long-term (human) memmory, before testing it on Arasan.
>There followed in the game ....h4
>12(i think)PXN PXP 13.Rg1 Rh1!!
>
>Do other programs get 11...h4!! much less than 2 hours, in a way that the
>program doesn't suddenly change its mind, but is convinced about it?
>Which programs get it, and how quick?
>
>Oh! My computer was 1.6 Ghz, intel. So some computer might get it quite a bit
>sooner with Arasan 8, let alone other programs.
>
>Oh Ohhhhhh!
>Try these opening moves
>1.b3  e5
>2.Bb2 Nc6
>3.Nc4 Nf6
>4.Nf3 e4
>5.Nd4 Bc5
>6.Nxc6 d:c6
>7.e3  Bf5
>8.Be2 Qe7
>9.f4  Ng4
>10.g3 h5
>11.h3....awaiting......
>
>
>
>H4!!!
>
>Whew! What alot of work! I hope the diagram comes out well! Now I'm pressing
>"post message"
>
>S.Taylor



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