Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Dedicated....test....Mate in 9.......fro Steve B...thanks

Author: Rob Basham

Date: 14:46:37 11/14/05

Go up one level in this thread


On November 13, 2005 at 22:27:03, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On November 13, 2005 at 19:32:07, Rob Basham wrote:
>
>>On November 13, 2005 at 13:18:12, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>On November 13, 2005 at 09:51:28, Rob Basham wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 13, 2005 at 08:24:35, Steve B wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>[D]2r3k1/1qr1b1p1/p2pPn2/nppPp3/8/1PP1B2P/P1BQ1P2/5KRR w - - 0 1
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Mach 3 takes 5 ply and 2 min. 9 sec. to find...1. Rxg7+
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fidelity Excellence takes 3 hours, 20 minutes to find it....8 ply.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi Rob
>>>>>Excel Mach 4...5 ply ..1 minute 2 seconds
>>>>>a nice performance for this litte rare guy
>>>>>
>>>>>Sunday Morning Regards
>>>>>Steve
>>>>
>>>>Thanks Steve..Very good!
>>>>
>>>>Here is another 6 ply test..one of the first ones I ever set up..
>>>>I was so excited to see the computers find Rxf7...!
>>>>
>>>>[D]3q2k1/1R3p2/1p2p1pp/3nP3/4Q3/P2B1PP1/1P3PK1/r7 w - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>Mach 3 takes 7 min. 51 sec.
>>>>
>>>>Cougar.....6 ply.......54 seconds
>>>>
>>>>Novag Constelation Forte......58 minutes.
>>>>
>>>>thanks again..
>>>>Wish we had more people interest in testing the dedicated machines....:-)
>>>>
>>>>Rob
>>>
>>>I believe the position above, Rxf7 was Karpov, 1981. I can't remember much more
>>>than that. Tournament and player eludes me. The White Player was Kaparov and it
>>>was close to 1981.
>>>
>>>The other position I've encountered as well but don't know who was playing or
>>>the year, it may have been Steintz as White in the 1880's or 90's?
>>>
>>>Am I close? It would be nice to include the players and dates when you can.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>> Terry
>>
>>Thanks Terry...Yes, you are right..I should enclude the players...:-)
>>
>>Yes, Rxf7 was Karpov,
>>and Rxg7+ was Kasparov the world champion..
>>
>>regards
>>Rob
>
>Thanks Rob! I knew the Rxf7 was Karpov, I remember going over the game in the
>early 1980's, but I was waaaaaay off on Rxg7+....Kasparov, I should have known
>or remebered this. My memory is still good but a bit more fallible with the
>onset of age:( No more photographic computer type memory it seems....sigh.
>
>Semi-Senile Regards,
> Terry

If you knew Karpov's move, I think your memory is pretty good...!!

regards
Rob



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.