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

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 10:05:15 08/26/05

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On August 26, 2005 at 12:48:30, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>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...

ROTFL

It's a stalemate. Those are draws where I live. The *goal* is exactly to get rid
of all pieces "with spite checks tossing the queen".

The last move in Crafty's variation is wrong, white can just play moves like
Qc8+ etc...

As I said, I forgot Crafty can't understand that because of how you do qsearch.

--
GCP



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