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Subject: Re: u2600 ICC Rating List -- Feb 22

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 10:52:08 02/22/99

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On February 22, 1999 at 13:44:15, Peter McKenzie wrote:

>this line is 9 ply, minus 1 for a check extension, so 8 ply.
>In this line, another ply of fullwidth is needed to see Qf1+ mating (unless you
>look at checks in the q-search) which explains why our programs need 9 ply
>to see that Nf5 isn't so hot.
>
>Anyone using singular extensions able to try this one?
>For example, Qf8 looks singular.

I've tried it both ways and in this position that extension helps, I think.

bruce



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