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Subject: Re: Positions from the WCCC2005: Deep Sjeng - Zappa

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:48:30 08/26/05

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On August 26, 2005 at 09:04:06, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On August 26, 2005 at 08:36:40, Bernhard Bauer wrote:
>
>>Here is what I get from Crafty19.20 for your second position.
>>A zugzwang position in a real game!
>
>>                                    Rb8
>>                8     0.34     -1   1. Rb1
>>                8     0.36  -3.53   1. Rb1 Rxd3 2. Qxd3 Qg4 3. Rb8+ Kc7
>>                                    4. Qc4+ Bc5 5. Rc8+ Kxc8 6. Qg8+ Kb7
>>                                    7. Qxg7+
>
>Some bug here?? The analysis is bogus, the line given is an easy draw, not a win
>for black.

I suggest you look again.  This is _not_ an "easy" draw.  This is an easy mate
in 3 for black...

Not sure who has the bug, but it isn't me.  :)

I spotted this easily as a human, so even though Crafty doesn't see it on the
end of that shallow search, -3.5 is certainly good enough to convince it that
black is better.  _much_ better..

BTW, after Qxg7, Kb6 and white can't avoid Qxe4#.  He can put it off by a spite
check tossing his queen, but that's it...



>
>>So Crafty sees the mess within a second.
>
>Hardly...it has other bugs :)
>
>--
>GCP



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