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Subject: Re: What do other programs think of 17. hxg3?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 14:34:04 04/06/99

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On April 06, 1999 at 15:59:54, Paul Richards wrote:

>After some analysis of this game, the critical computer error seems to
>be 17. hxg3, which is a losing move.  Fritz would not play this move, and
>when forced to play it begins to smell trouble quickly.  Before, the
>position was about +50, after this move it becomes -144 at 12 ply, and
>quickly gets worse at deeper plies.  Crafty 16.1 (comes with Fritz) sees
>nothing and actually recommends 17. hxg3, while Crafty 16.6 is better,
>recommending 17. h3 and showing an evaluation of -17 for 17. hxg3?
>at 12 ply.  Tries by Comet and Exchess engines were underwhelming.
>So this is a good test position.  I would be interested in seeing what
>other programs (specifically the *real* top programs like Hiarcs, Rebel,
>Junior, Nimzo) think of 17. hxg3? and at what depth they see it is losing.
>CM6000 would be interesting as well.
>
>Position just before 17. hxg3? in EPD notation:
>
>r1bq1rk1/ppp1n1b1/3p1n2/2PPp2p/1P2Pp2/1NN2Pp1/PB2B1PP/2RQ1R1K w - -
C.A.P. data using Crafty:
r1bq1rk1/ppp1n1b1/3p1n2/2PPp2p/1P2Pp2/1NN2Pp1/PB2B1PP/2RQ1R1K w - - acd 12; acn
110398517; acs 750; ce 34; pv h3 Ng6 Qd2 Nh7 cxd6 cxd6 Nb5 Ng5 Rc4 Nxh3 gxh3
Bxh3 Rfc1;

Crafty likes h3 immediately, and sticks with that choice until plys 7&8 (from 2
to 5 seconds where it likes cxd6) then switches back to h3 and stays with it.



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