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Subject: Re: How Greedy is your Program? Good Positional Test!

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 12:03:51 04/16/99

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On April 15, 1999 at 23:15:08, odell hall wrote:

>Hi
>
>
>The below position is taken from the Book Secrets of Chess Analysis by Jan
>timman.
>
>3q1rk1/1p3p2/r2p2pb/P1pP1n1p/2N2P2/1QPP4/6BP/1R3RK1 w - - id Geller - Spaasky;
>
>
>28. Be4!!!  Timman remarks "White appreciates the strength of the strongpoint f5
>and defers the capture on b7, which would give black the chance for a promising
>exchange sacrifice.  28. Qxb7, Rxa5 29.Nxa5, Qxa5 and now 29.Qb2(to be able to
>defend important weak points from d2 or c2).
>
>
>I tested rebel on this position and it simply could not resist the pawn on b7!
> However hiarcs6 after 82 sec Chose  28. Bh3!! which I think is about the same
>as Be4.  In my opinion this is a excellent positional test for computer programs
>to see just how well they understand position. I suspect that only the strongest
>programs will be able to resist the juicy pawn on B7.  I also Tested MChess 8
>which chose Be4 after one minute thought and +76 evaluation.


Odell,

PII-300 HT=32
		Move    Depth	Time(s)	Eval(1 pawn=128)
Hiarcs7.01 	Qxb7      9      317    +133
		Qxb7     10      441    + 82

Hiarcs7.01 when analyzing 3 moves(monitor mode):
		Depth    Move   Eval(1 pawn=128)
		  9      Qxb7   +134
                         Be4    +134
			 Bh3    +115
Time:  240s(aprox.)


Fritz5.32 when analyzing 3 moves(infinite analysis):
		Depth    Move   Eval
		 12      Be4    +0.53
                         Bh3    +0.53
			 Qxb7   +0.53
Time:  240s(aprox.)


		As I wrote in my last post, the evaluations
are very seemed, it's difficult to conclude something in this
position.
	        My Hiarcs6 also considers 28.Qxb7. Your Hiarcs
is running as a Fritz engine? This could justify the differents
moves.

Regards,

Paulo Soares.




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