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Subject: Re: Position from yesterday, Rxc7!!, problem for all Rybka versions.

Author: Robin Smith

Date: 17:04:23 02/09/06

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On February 09, 2006 at 19:03:23, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On February 09, 2006 at 17:27:35, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On February 09, 2006 at 13:00:39, Andreas St. wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>yesterday i posted this position:
>>>
>>>2r5/2pR1pk1/p1P3p1/P2K4/5P1p/5P1P/8/8 w - - 0 1
>>>
>>>and some users said, Rybka finds the solution.
>>>
>>>>Not Rybka 13b, but Rybka 1.0 Beta 32-bit (the first version!!!)
>>>>Best regards,
>>>>Orlando
>>>
>>>>Rybka 1.0 Beta 32-bit, sees Rxc7 quickly. I've no idea how the person testing
>>>>whatever version had this failure.
>>>
>>>>Terry
>>>
>>>
>>>What do you mean??? No Rybka version finds the only winning move Rxc7!
>>
>>
>>Are you sure that it is the only winning move.
>>Do you have a proof that f5 does not win?
>
>1. f5?! wins but isn't as good as the simple Rxc7!

Hi Terry,

I believe after 1.f5? that white has thrown away the win. For example:

1.f5? g5! 2.Rxc7 Rxc7 3.Kd6 Rc8 4.Kd7 Ra8 5.c7 Kf6 6.c8Q Rxc8 7.Kxc8 Kxf5 8.Kb7
Ke5 9.Kxa6 f5 =

What line leads you to believe white can still win after 1.f5?

-Robin

>
>Terry
>>
>>
>>>If you analyse long enough, you will see, all Rybka versions prefers f5.
>>>At the latest after one hour no Rxc7, but f5!
>>>And look at the score of rybka. He sees nothing in this position.
>>>Fritz 9 for example has +3.50 after 42sec.
>>>Shredder 9 after 0 sec.! After 17sec. Score +3.05
>>
>>As Albert silver proved high score proves nothing here and Fritz9's score goes
>>down later.
>>
>>Uri



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