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Subject: Re: Nolot #8

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 14:27:42 01/18/00

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On January 18, 2000 at 14:24:03, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On January 18, 2000 at 09:33:32, Andreas Stabel wrote:

>>I've been digging in some old directories and have come up with the following:
>>8 ;r3;r;b;k1/;p;p;q2;p;p;p/2;b1;pb2/8/6q1/1p1b3p/p1p2pp1/r2r2k1/40
>>
>>White to move
>>
>>8  R * - * R B K *
>>7  P P Q - * P P P
>>6  - * B * P b - *
>>5  * - * - * - * -
>>4  - * - * - * q *
>>3  * p * b * - * p
>>2  p * p * - p p *
>>1  r - * r * - k -
>>
>>   a b c d e f g h
>>
>>Source: Gufeld-Osnos, USSR 1978.
>>
>>The move played was 1. Bh7, but as it turns out 1. Bh7 might not be the
>>best move.  Osnos defended poorly and got slaughtered.  With best black
>>defence, white only maintains a positional edge after 1. Bh7 Kh7 2. Qh5
>>Kg8 3. Rd4 Bf3! (with the idea of Qxc2, and then Q to king side to defend
>>the king).  DT-2 prefers to play c4, which threatens Bh7 for real.
>>
>>Regards
>>Andreas Stabel
>
>
>Incredible "digging".  :)

The original message from Hsu to R.G.C. from where this comes is at:

http://info.ex.ac.uk/sheu/DR/Trawl/ComputerProb.html

Jeremiah :)



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