Author: Peter Kasinski
Date: 20:14:49 10/19/05
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On October 19, 2005 at 22:28:11, Peter Kasinski wrote: >On October 19, 2005 at 22:13:20, K. Burcham wrote: > >> >> >>How Long does it take Deep Junior 9 to play 31.Rxe6? >>Please post eval in this position. >> >> [D] 3r1rk1/6p1/p3b1P1/5p1p/1p2R2P/1P6/P1P4Q/1Kb5 w - - 0 31 >> >>kburcham > >The question is more: how long does it take DJ9 not to play this move. >Rxe6 is considered immediately and almost immediately it shows a draw score >(=0.00 31.Rxe6 Rd1 32.Qe2 Rh1 33.Qf3 Rg1 34.Qd5 Be3+ 35.Kb2 Bc1+ etc.) >After over 20 minutes (as in the game) the eval must be dropping below the score >(-3.26) calculated for the selected move Qe5. > >It seems that Junior's conclusion after move 30 seems is that white is lost. > >PK Looking at it again it looks like Junior stumbled into a losing move while avoiding a draw. I've been looking at the position after 31. Rxe6 for a while now and the draw is clear (DJ9 seems to agree as it cycles deeper and deeper). Strange that it wouldn't have gone back to the sure draw after falling as low as -3.26 after the (chosen) Qe5... looks like a bug of some sort... good find! PK
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