Author: Tony Werten
Date: 10:22:55 01/21/02
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On January 21, 2002 at 11:00:13, David Rasmussen wrote:
>[D]8/1R5P/8/p7/2k1pK2/2p5/8/7r b - - 0 60
>
>Chezzz eventually moved Rh4+, which lead to a draw. It considered c2, but
>rejected it. What is the best move here, and can black win? The game history
>might be important too, I don't know. Here's the game:
XiniX never considers c2 or Rh4. It starts with Kd5 and after 395 seconds (on
AMD 333) it switches to a4. It fails high on a4 the next ply (not resolved yet )
so I guess a4 is the winning move (at least +4) if there is one.
Tony
>
>[Event "ICC 60 10 u"]
>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>[Date "2002.01.20"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "Sjeng"]
>[Black "Chezzz"]
>[Result "1/2-1/2"]
>[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
>[WhiteElo "2492"]
>[BlackElo "2362"]
>[Opening "Queen's pawn: English defense"]
>[ECO "A40"]
>[NIC "QO.17"]
>[Time "13:23:40"]
>[TimeControl "3600+10"]
>
>1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 dxe4 8.
>fxe4 Nf6 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ncxd5 exd5 14. Nh5
>Bc8 15. Qe1 Bh4 16. Nf6+ Qxf6 17. exf6 Bxe1 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxe1 Bf5 20.
>c4 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Nd7 22. Bd2 Rae8 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 Nf6 25. Bc3 Kg6 26.
>Bb3 Ne4 27. Bd4 Nc5 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. Ba4 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rb8 31. Re2 Kf6 32.
>Kf2 Bd3 33. Rd2 Be4 34. Ke3 Ke5 35. Bd1 f5 36. g3 c4 37. Re2 Rd8 38. Bc2 Rb8
>39. Ba4 h5 40. Kf2 h4 41. gxh4 Rh8 42. Bc2 Rxh4 43. Bxe4 fxe4 44. Kg3 Rh8
>45. h4 Kd4 46. Rd2+ Ke3 47. Rd7 Rg8+ 48. Kh3 Rb8 49. h5 Rxb2 50. h6 Rb6 51.
>h7 Rh6+ 52. Kg4 c3 53. Kg5 Rh1 54. Rc7 Kd2 55. Rd7+ Kc1 56. Rf7 Kb2 57. Rb7+
>Kxa3 58. Rc7 Kb3 59. Rb7+ Kc4 60. Kf4 Rh4+ 61. Kg3 Rh6 62. Kf4 Kd5 63. Rc7
>Rh5 64. Kg4 Rh1 65. Rxc3 Rxh7 66. Ra3 Ra7 67. Ra4 Ke5 68. Kg3 Kf5 69. Kf2
>Kf4 70. Ke2 Ra6 71. Kf2 Ra7 72. Ke2 Ra6 73. Kf2 Ra8 74. Ke2 Ra7 75. Kf2 Ra8
>76. Ke2 Ra7 77. Kf2 Ra6 78. Ke2 Rh6 79. Rxa5 Rh2+ 80. Kd1
>{Game drawn by mutual agreement}
>1/2-1/2
>
>What knowledge does a program need to pick the/a winning move from this position
>fairly quickly (besides from TB's)?
>
>/David
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