Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 10:16:20 11/27/05
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On November 27, 2005 at 12:48:02, Terry McCracken wrote: >On November 27, 2005 at 11:42:38, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On November 27, 2005 at 00:36:58, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>>This position is taken from a 10 min. blitz game I played less than two hours >>>ago against a master strength player, he's White and overlooked the depth of my >>>combination. >>> >>>[D]4q1k1/p2n1pbp/1p4p1/2pQ4/8/PN1P2P1/1PP2PKP/R1B1r3 b - - 0 19 >>> >>>19..Qe2!! winning outright. >>> >>>Please give hardware used and program or programs. >>> >>>Terry >> >> >>Qe2 is a good move but I certainly would not resign immediately. There is still >>a lot of chess to be played. My guess is that in a 10 minute game you were >>looking less than 16 ply ahead and could not possibly compute all the >>combinations to the actual win (ready to play perfect chess from then on). Am I >>wrong? Is there a mate in 25 I'm missing? >>Jim > >Sarcasm..well no I didn't look at every move in every line with perfect vision >but I knew I was winning and if the N is captured that I had mate. If White >defended with 20.Nd2..Ne5! wins by force. 21.Qa8+..Bf8 and White is now in >zugzwang. IE 22.h3..Qd1 23.Nf3(otherwise mate)..Nxf3 24.Qxf8+..Kxf8 25.Bh6+..Ke7 >26.Rxd1..Rxd1 27.Kxf3..Rb1-+. This is more clear than 22..Rxc1 and Queens remain >on the board. Excuse me, did you think this was a game between computers? It's a human vs human game. I really don't think in plies:o) Terry
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