Author: Robert A. Basham
Date: 06:50:28 02/10/99
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On February 10, 1999 at 09:23:53, Alain Lyrette wrote: >Taken from the february issue of Chess life: > L.Evans-C.Pilnick 1946 > >White:Kb1,Qe6,Rg3,Rd1,Bd3,Nc3,Nf3 and pawns on b2,d4,e5,f4,g2 > Black:Kg8,Qa5,Rc8,Rf8,Be7,Bf7,Nc6 and pawns on >a3,a7,d5,g6,h7 > None of my little computers(Fidelity,Saitek,Radio >Shack)can find the solution in 2 hours(Bxg6!).I don't doubt that pc programs of >today will resolve that problem quite easily but how much time will they >take?Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------ Hi Alain, Extreme Chess at 9 ply only shows Q d7... Computors will not sacrifice unless the win is certain, or there is a gain in material... I've learned that some of the moves from Chess Life (etc.) do not make good test moves --but then again, there have been some good ones now and then when you find them...! Regards, Robert
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