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Subject: Re: It is not a good problem.

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 07:39:02 08/21/99

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On August 21, 1999 at 08:10:55, odell hall wrote:

>On August 21, 1999 at 08:04:43, odell hall wrote:
>
>>On August 21, 1999 at 06:43:55, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>On August 21, 1999 at 05:08:58, odell hall wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  So far only Fritz5.32 can solve this position, I am not letting my programs
>>>>think more than five minutes.  Fritz 5.32 AMD-k2II 350 45mb for fritz solves in
>>>>47sec!!!
>>>>
>>>>2n1r1k1/2p1q2p/3pN1p1/3Pp1N1/3bP3/5Q2/2r3PP/R4R1K w - - id Bart - Towerking; bm
>>>>g5h7;
>>>
>>>I think that there are many solutions to the problem and g5h7 is not the only
>>>winning move so it is not a good problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>Ok uri come on icc and i will beat any program you have with Nxh7 just to prove
>>that it is the winning move.  The next best move is Ra3 which is slightly
>>inferior. But nxh7!! is definetely the best move! without question.
>>>
>>>Can Fritz5.32 defend this position with black against the program that do not
>>>find g5h7?
>>>
>>>Uri
>
>
>I am defining the Best move as the move which leads to the greatest loss of
>material for the opposing side. Just because fritz can not defend the position
>against a program that does not play nxh7 does mean that Nxh7 is not the best
>move. Maybe you can explain your logic to me. No one said that there was not
>many good moves in the position, only that Nxh7 is that best.

I don't like your definition, but wath the better definition?
Maybe the move that leads to mate in less moves? But I don't
know what move leads to mate in less moves. Difficult
to define "the best move" for this position and for many
others.

Paulo Soares



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