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Subject: Re: OSTRICH-KAISSA,Stockholm 1974

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 07:51:46 03/01/00

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On March 01, 2000 at 09:03:36, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

>OSTRICH-KAISSA,Stockholm 1974
>[D]3r3k/p4Qp1/7p/1b1Bp3/4Pp2/7R/4nqPP/4R2K w - -
>"35.R-Q1?
>Missing a forced win by 35.RxP+!! PxR 36.Q-B6+ K-R2
>37.Q-R7+ K-N3 38.Q-BK7+ K-N4 39.Q-KN7+ K-R4 40.B-B7+ K-R5
>41.QxRP+ K-N5 42.B-K6 mate.But this was too deep for OSTRICH."
>Source:"Chess and Computers",David Levy,1976,page 126,
>Computer Science Press,Inc.
>[KAISSA mated OSTRICH in 67 moves.]
>And today,1 sec is enough to find the win?  Enjoy,JAFM

(37.Q-K7+,sorry. JAFM)

That's allot deeper than I can see too.  My first reaction to seeing that
diagram was that whites move was RxP, but I didn't see a way to keep the King in
check for all that time.

And one wrong move and white is checkmated as I recall.  Is that a hard end for
a modern program to see?  I can't see anywhere near that many moves ahead.

Pete



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