Author: Martin Giepmans
Date: 07:13:53 09/10/04
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On September 10, 2004 at 09:38:48, Martin Baumung wrote:
>Hello,
>
>here's a test position I took from a game between ProDeo 1.0 and Little Goliath
>3.9
>
>[D]2rk1b1r/pR2pp1p/2np1n2/1N6/2qNP3/4BP2/P1PQ3P/4K2R b K - 0 19
>
>Little Goliath 3.9 played 19... Qc4xa2?? and lost.
>
>19... Qxa2 20. Nxa7 Nxa7 (20... Nxd4 21. Qxd4 21... Rc5 22. Qb4) (20... Na5 21.
>Qb4) (20... Qa1+ 21. Kf2 Qxh1 22. Ndxc6+ Ke8 23. Nxc8) 21. Rxa7
>Qc4 (21... Qxa7 22. Nc6+ Rxc6 23. Bxa7) 22. Qa5+ Ke8 23. Nb5 *
>
>Which engines are smart enough NOT to take the pawn?
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My engine doesn't play Qxa2, but it seems that black is in trouble anyway.
SpiderChess (AMD 2000 XP+; score is from blacks viewpoint)
05 0:00:00 - 1.20 A7-A6 D4xC6 C4xC6 D2-A5 D8-E8 B5-C7 E8-D7 A5-F5 D7-D8
06 0:00:00 - 1.20 A7-A6 D4xC6 C4xC6 D2-A5 D8-E8 B5-C7 E8-D7 A5-F5 D7-D8
07 0:00:00 - 1.12 A7-A6 D4xC6 C4xC6 D2-A5 D8-E8 B7-C7 C8xC7 B5xC7 E8-D7
08 0:00:01 - 1.04 A7-A6 D4xC6 C4xC6 D2-A5 D8-E8 B7-C7 C8xC7 B5xC7 E8-D7
09 0:00:04 - 1.04 A7-A6 D4xC6 C4xC6 D2-A5 D8-E8 B7-C7 C8xC7 B5xC7 E8-D7
10 0:00:12 - 1.04 A7-A6 D4xC6 C4xC6 D2-A5 D8-E8 B7-C7 C8xC7 B5xC7 E8-D7
11 0:00:48 - 1.52 A7-A6 D4xC6 C4xC6 D2-A5 D8-E8 B7-C7 C8xC7 B5xC7 E8-D7
0:02:11 - 1.20 D8-E8 B5xA7 C4-A6 A7xC8 A6xB7 D4xC6 B7xC8 C6-A7 C8-H3
12 0:02:54 - 1.12 D8-E8 B5xA7 C4-A6 A7xC8 A6xB7 D4xC6 B7xC6 C8-A7 C6-A4
13 0:05:01 - 1.12 D8-E8 B5xA7 C6xA7 B7xA7 E7-E6 A2-A3 C8-B8 D4-B3 C4-C6
MG
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