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Subject: Re: Strange little error for Shredder 9

Author: Jasmine Baer

Date: 12:06:49 06/29/05

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On June 28, 2005 at 20:54:02, Christos Gitsis wrote:

>On June 28, 2005 at 19:39:30, Jasmine Baer wrote:
>
>>I was examining an engine vs. engine game a little more in depth with Shredder
>>9, and Shredder came up with a small little error:
>>
>>Shredder 9.02 UCI - Shredder 9
>>3r2k1/3r1p2/3P3b/ppB2qp1/4pP1p/PP2Q3/3R2PP/5R1K w - - 0 1
>>
>>Analysis by Shredder 9:
>>
>>1. = (0.04): 38.g3 hxg3 39.hxg3 f6 40.Rh2 Rh7 41.b4 axb4 42.Bxb4 gxf4 43.gxf4
>>Kh8 44.Qb6 Re8 45.d7
>>2. = (0.04): 38.g4 hxg3 39.hxg3 f6 40.Rh2 Rh7 41.b4 axb4 42.Bxb4 gxf4 43.gxf4
>>Kh8 44.Qb6 Re8 45.d7
>>3. = (0.00): 38.Rdf2 gxf4 39.Rxf4 Bxf4 40.Rxf4 Qh5 41.Rxe4 f5 42.Re5 Qd1+ 43.Qg1
>>Qxg1+ 44.Kxg1 Rf7 45.Rd5 Rf6
>>4. ³ (-0.35): 38.Bb6 gxf4 39.Qf2 Rxd6 40.Bxd8 e3 41.Rxd6 exf2 42.Rd2 h3 43.Rdxf2
>>Qd3 44.Bxa5 hxg2+ 45.Rxg2+ Kh7 46.Rgf2 Qxb3 47.Rf3 Qb2
>>5. ³ (-0.35): 38.Qf2 gxf4 39.Bb6 Rxd6 40.Bxd8 e3 41.Rxd6 exf2 42.Rd2 h3 43.Rdxf2
>>Qd3 44.Bxa5 hxg2+ 45.Rxg2+ Kh7 46.Rgf2 Qxb3 47.Rf3 Qb2
>>
>>(,  28.06.2005)
>>
>>In the second variation, White's 38th move is listed as g4, with the
>>continuation being 38...hxg3 --> which is impossible if the pawn is moved from
>>g2 to g4 on move 38.  The second variation is identical to the first variation
>>with the exception of the erroneous 38.g4.
>>
>>I'm not knocking the engine - I only post this here because Shredder's author
>>may find it interesting.
>
>Quote from FIDE's laws of chess, Article 3: The moves of the pieces
>(http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101)
>
>"A pawn attacking a square crossed by an opponent's pawn which has advanced two
>squares in one move from its original square may capture this opponent's pawn as
>though the latter had been moved only one square. This capture may only be made
>on the move following this advance and is called an 'en passant' capture."

Stupid me!  I completely whiffed on the en passant capture.  Would have been
nice to see "ep" or something in the notation, though.  Still, brain cramp on my
part.




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