Author: Albert Silver
Date: 06:35:52 02/13/00
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On February 13, 2000 at 06:58:08, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>Yesterday I found this 1965 study of Hasek, perfect for a "secret" test set, but
>too beautiful to keep it hiding. I find amazing how the g pawn wins the game and
>also the traveling of black's king to its original e8 square, as if in aeternal
>return.
>
>Of the engines I tried, Nimzo is the fastest in finding 1.b6+ in 44'', followed
>by Hiarcs 8 pre-alpha in 275'', F6a in 432'', and J6a in 554''. Other programs I
>tried didn't solve it in less than 15 minutes on a PIII-500. Enjoy.
As a means of comparison, how long does Hiarcs 7.32 take to solve it? BTW, as a
player, I think it's a great position, and want to thank you for introducing me
to it.
Albert Silver
>
>Enrique
>
>[D]1NQ5/k1p1p3/7p/pP2P1P1/2P5/2pq4/1n6/6K1 w - - 0 1
>
>[Event "?"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "1965.??.??"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Hasek, J."]
>[Black "Study"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[Annotator ""]
>[SetUp "1"]
>[FEN "1NQ5/k1p1p3/7p/pP2P1P1/2P5/2pq4/1n6/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
>[PlyCount "17"]
>
>1. b6+ (1. Qxc7+ Ka8 $11) (1. Nc6+ Kb6 2. Qb8+ Kc5 3. Qa7+ Kxc4 $19) 1... Kxb6
>2. Nd7+ Kc6 3. Qa6+ Kxd7 4. e6+ Ke8 5. Qa8+ Qd8 6. g6 Qxa8 7. g7 Qf3 8. g8=Q+
>Qf8 9. Qg2 1-0
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