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Subject: Re: a good test position from DarkThought-Rebel, Rd. 7

Author: Bernhard Bauer

Date: 02:23:55 06/29/99

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On June 29, 1999 at 03:57:24, Peter Kappler wrote:

>On June 28, 1999 at 18:05:42, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>
>
>>When I get some time (later this week hopefully), I plan to make up a testsuite
>>from interesting positions in WCCC9 games.  I have some positions in mind, but
>>more suggestions are welcome.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Peter
>
>
>Here's one for your suite:
>
>8/8/4k3/1p4PP/3P1P2/5b2/8/4K3 w - - bm Kd2; id "DarkThought-Rebel, Rd. 7";
>
>
>This position was posted last week (by Blass Uri, I think) and it is quite
>difficult.  Genius 6 solved it after ~37 minutes on K6-3/450, and Fritz still
>had no clue after 45 minutes on a P2-300.
>
>I think some other programs had an easier time with it.
>
>--Peter

Crafty 16.11 looks pretty good although at this position. On a 2xPPro 232 MHz
it finds Kd2 in 3:05 min.

Kind regards
Bernhard



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