Author: Howard Exner
Date: 23:59:08 08/29/99
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On August 30, 1999 at 00:12:25, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >In the "Computer Chess Resource Center", there are solutions to all the LougetII >problems. If you've not seen this solution already, here is what's given: > >1.c5 (1....dxc5 2.d6 Kd7 3.Bxc5 Bd8 4.Bb4 Ke6 5.Kc4 Bf6 6.Bc5 Bd8 7.Bd4 Kxd6 >8.Be5 Ke6 9.Bb8) OR (1....bxc5 2.Be1 Kb8 3.Kc4 Kc8 4.Ba5 Bd4 5.Bd8 Be3 6.Bg5 Kb8 >7.Kd3 Bc1 8.Bxh4 Bxf4 9.Be1 Kc7 10.Ba5 Kb8 11.h4 Bc1 12.h5 Bg5 13.Ke2 c4 14.Bd2 >Bf6 15.h6 1-0) > >There looks like there are a lot of alternative choices possible for both sides. That became the challenge for us in the bxc5 line. Better defensive moves for black were appearing. > The first variation doesn't isn't long enough, either, I think. I'm letting >one of my modified Craftys search this, and at each greater ply depth it seems >to be thinking on 1.c5 for a longer time. It's been the second move in the list >since nearly the beginning. Ply 17 is being searched now...Perhaps it'll switch >to c5 at some point, and I'll post the line given if it does. I'll be amazed if any program chooses c5. If it does not play it try entering it in manually and see where it leads. In an actual game I think that programs may eventually play c5 as the 50 move rule approaches. Only then would the "see" how pointless it is to shuffle their bishop and king behind the wall of closed pawns. > >Jeremiah
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