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Subject: Re: Larsen-Spassky 1970, 10..Ng4 move

Author: Frank E. Oldham

Date: 19:41:34 09/01/04

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On September 01, 2004 at 19:53:53, stuart taylor wrote:

>On August 31, 2004 at 22:18:40, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>
>>On August 31, 2004 at 21:58:14, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>>On August 31, 2004 at 21:31:33, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>[d]2kr3r/ppp1qpp1/2p5/2b2b1p/2P1pPn1/1P2P1PP/PBQPB3/RN2K2R b KQ - 0 12
>>>>>
>>>>>12.h4!!
>>>>
>>>>AMD barton @3000+
>>>>
>>>>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>>>>0:00	1/8	-0.77	176924		12...Nf6 13.a3 Qe6 14.b4 Be7 15.Bf1
>>>>					Qd7 16.Nc3
>>>>0:01	1/9	-0.82	427947		12...Nf6 13.a3 Qe6 14.b4 Be7 15.Bf1
>>>>					Qd7 16.Nc3 Kb8
>>>>0:06	1/10	-0.78	1327528		12...Nf6 13.a3 Qe6 14.Bf1 Be7 15.Nc3
>>>>					Kb8 16.O-O-O Bc5 17.Kb1
>>>>0:16	1/11	-0.71	4242963		12...Nf6 13.a3 Qe6 14.Bf1 Be7 15.Nc3
>>>>					Kb8 16.O-O-O c5 17.Bg2 h4
>>>>0:33	1/11	-0.92	8541987		12...h4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.hxg4 hxg3
>>>>					15.Rg1 Rh2 16.Qc3 Qh4 17.Qxg7 Rh1
>>>>					18.Rxh1 Qxh1+ 19.Ke2 Bxe3
>>>>1:21	1/12	-1.75	20461179	12...h4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.hxg4 hxg3
>>>>					15.Rg1 Rh2 16.Nc3 Bxe3 17.O-O-O
>>>>					Bxg1 18.Rxg1 Rdxd2 19.Qxd2 Rxd2
>>>>					20.Kxd2 Qd6+ 21.Kc2 Qxf4
>>>>2:43	1/13	-1.72	42207857	12...h4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.hxg4 hxg3
>>>>					15.Rg1 Rh2 16.Nc3 Rdxd2 17.Qxd2
>>>>					Rxd2 18.Kxd2 Qd8+ 19.Ke1 Bxe3 20.Rg2
>>>>					Bf2+ 21.Kf1 Qd2 22.Rd1 Qxb2 23.Nxe4
>>>>					Qxa2 24.Nxf2 gxf2
>>>
>>
>>It's the king 3.33 (chessmaster 10th edition) and an AMD barton @ 180 mhz*12
>>(2.16 Ghz)
>>
>>It play 13.Bxg4 in the mainline because it see 13.hxg4 is completely losing
>>
>>more later ...
>
>I would be very interested in the "more later", if possible. Maybe the computers
>which get h4 quick sometimes change their mind, and then come back again to h4
>with much more certainty. I've seen that happen from this position.
>
>It might even be that there is stronger variation against 13.Bxg4, and best
>would be 13.Rg1.
>
>I'm also still interested about 10....Ng4 and 11....h5, although I doubt very
>much in a computer ever playing them, even if they are tactically very great.
>>
>>>Huh? That's quick!   However, I would be even more impressed if I would see that
>>>it found 14....Rh1 or 15....Rh1  from the same position in a short time.
>>>Could you test it for that?
>>>And what kind of AMD and Mhz are you using?
>>>
>>>
>>>[Later, I would be staggeringly fascinated to know if your computer EVER arrives
>>>at the (possibly best moves) of 10...Ng4 and/or 11...h5. If so, I might even
>>>propose that computers have almost solved chess!]
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>S.Taylor

crafty19.16 easily chooses Ng4 :-)
it also converges on W's g3 response in 8:12

White(1): 2kr3r/ppp1qppp/2p2n2/2b2b2/2P1pP2/1P2P3/PBQPB1PP/RN2K2R b KQ
               10->   5.27  -0.02   1. ... Kb8 2. O-O Rhe8 3. Be5 Ng4 4.
                                    Bxg7 f6 5. Bxg4 Bxg4 6. Bh6 Rg8 (s=2)
               11     7.22   0.00   1. ... Kb8 2. O-O Rhe8 3. Be5 Ng8 4.
                                    g4 Bg6 5. Bxg7 f6 6. Bh8 Qe6
               11    12.89  -0.16   1. ... Ng4 2. O-O Qh4 3. Bxg4 Qxg4
                                    4. Qc3 f6 5. Qa5 Bb6 6. Qb4 Kb8 7.
                                    Na3
               11->  14.04  -0.16   1. ... Ng4 2. O-O Qh4 3. Bxg4 Qxg4
                                    4. Qc3 f6 5. Qa5 Bb6 6. Qb4 Kb8 7.
                                    Na3 (s=4)
               12    23.03  -0.18   1. ... Ng4 2. Bxg7 Rhg8 3. Qb2 Qh4+
                                    4. g3 Qh3 5. Bf1 Qh5 6. Be2 Kb8 7.
                                    Bf6 Rd7 (s=3)
               12->  29.18  -0.18   1. ... Ng4 2. Bxg7 Rhg8 3. Qb2 Qh4+
                                    4. g3 Qh3 5. Bf1 Qh5 6. Be2 Kb8 7.
                                    Bf6 Rd7
               13    37.27  -0.20   1. ... Ng4 2. Bxg7 Rhg8 3. Qb2 Qh4+
                                    4. g3 Qh3 5. Bf1 Qh5 6. Be2 Qg6 7.
                                    Be5 Kb8 8. a4
               13->  48.51  -0.20   1. ... Ng4 2. Bxg7 Rhg8 3. Qb2 Qh4+
                                    4. g3 Qh3 5. Bf1 Qh5 6. Be2 Qg6 7.
                                    Be5 Kb8 8. a4 (s=2)
               14     1:06  -0.21   1. ... Ng4 2. Bxg7 Rhg8 3. Qb2 Qh4+
                                    4. g3 Qh3 5. Bf1 Qh5 6. Be2 Qg6 7.
                                    Bd4 Bxd4 8. exd4 Qd6 9. Bxg4 Bxg4
               14->   2:22  -0.21   1. ... Ng4 2. Bxg7 Rhg8 3. Qb2 Qh4+
                                    4. g3 Qh3 5. Bf1 Qh5 6. Be2 Qg6 7.
                                    Bd4 Bxd4 8. exd4 Qd6 9. Bxg4 Bxg4 (s=5)
               15     8:12  -0.27   1. ... Ng4 2. g3 Nf6 3. a3 Qe6 4. O-O
                                    Be7 5. Ra2 Bh3 6. Rd1 Kb8 7. c5 Qf5
                                    8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. d4 exd3 10. Rxd3 Rxd3
                                    11. Bxd3 (s=4)
               15->   9:49  -0.27   1. ... Ng4 2. g3 Nf6 3. a3 Qe6 4. O-O
                                    Be7 5. Ra2 Bh3 6. Rd1 Kb8 7. c5 Qf5
                                    8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. d4 exd3 10. Rxd3 Rxd3
                                    11. Bxd3
               16    12:40  -0.25   1. ... Ng4 2. g3 Nf6 3. a3 Qe6 4. b4
                                    Be7 5. Qa4 Kb8 6. Bd4 a6 7. O-O Bg4
                                    8. Bxg4 Qxg4 9. Nc3 Qf5
               16->  25:58  -0.25   1. ... Ng4 2. g3 Nf6 3. a3 Qe6 4. b4
                                    Be7 5. Qa4 Kb8 6. Bd4 a6 7. O-O Bg4
                                    8. Bxg4 Qxg4 9. Nc3 Qf5 (s=4)
               17    33:46  -0.29   1. ... Ng4 2. g3 Nf6 3. a3 Bd6 4. O-O
                                    h5 5. b4 c5 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nc3 Qg6
                                    8. Rfd1 h4 9. Nb5 hxg3 10. Nxa7+ Kb8
                                    (s=3)
               17->  57:26  -0.29   1. ... Ng4 2. g3 Nf6 3. a3 Bd6 4. O-O
                                    h5 5. b4 c5 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nc3 Qg6
                                    8. Rfd1 h4 9. Nb5 hxg3 10. Nxa7+ Kb8
                                    (s=4)
Frank



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