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Subject: Re: Nolot Bxh7 and deep thought/deep blue

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 13:15:27 01/12/00

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On January 12, 2000 at 13:43:10, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On January 12, 2000 at 10:02:08, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>Let's zoom into position #8 not found by Deep Thought
>>
>[D]r3rbk1/ppq2ppp/2b1pB2/8/6Q1/1P1B3P/P1P2PP1/R2R2K1 w - - bm Bxh7; 8
>>
>>This position is of course in nolot as PC programs don't extend such
>>lines too deeply. Just like the other nolots it only has to do with
>>king safety and a lot of forced moves around the king.
>>
>>[c] ==> check extension
>>[s] ==> singular best move extension
>>[f] ==> forced move (a forced move is singular too) extension
>>
>>the TACTICAL line needed to find Bxh7:
>>
>>Bxh7+     Kxh7[c]
>>Qh5+      Kg8[c]
>>Rd4[s]    gf6[f]
>
>Hsu points out that gxf6 is bad, and suggests that Bf3! holds.
>
>bruce
>
>>Rg4+[s]   Bg7[c]
>>Qh6[s]    Kf8[f]
>>Rxg7      Rec8
>>Qxf6      Be4[f]     (otherwise rh7-h8 mate)
>>Rae1[s]   Bf5[f]
>>g4[s]     Bxc2[f]
>>Rxe6[f]   Bd3
>>Rg6[c]    Qc1+
>>Kh2[c]    Qc7+
>>f4[c]     Qc2+
>>Kg3[c]    <any legal move>
>>Qh8 mates in quiescencesearch.

Mine finds this now.  The line in ply 15 after 2.5 hours is:

+0.75 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Rd4 Bf3 gxf3 Qxc2 Rd7 Qg6+ Qxg6 fxg6 Bg5 b6 Rad1 Bc5
Kf1 a6 Ke2 Kh7 Bf6 Rg8 a4

I haven't checked the line, and I don't promise that it is convincing or
accurate.

bruce



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