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> You brought that here not long ago.

Short-term memory

3...Nf3 big mistake!

Sources are here: http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtop ... 30#p792823

Why only sources are provided?
Most Users cannot create compiles.

@ sincerelybrent

AH_Endgames-250 and AH_Tactics-250 Results and epd's

http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtop ... =2&t=41023

use the links in the first post

Spliffjiffer wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:24 pm

a well known nice old problem...the solution is the given one and afaict it is correct (never found anything better) ...the initial and 9. Kc8 are the critical moves to find (for engines)

Van Essen=M and Brillant No 65

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In case anyone cares, Cfish indeed finds mate-in-33: info depth 106 seldepth 66 multipv 1 score mate 33 nodes 8196236881556 nps 53770709 hashfull 999 tbhits 0 time 152429399 pv f2g1 a5c3 b2c3 b3b2 e2d3 b2b1b d3b1 b8b1 d1d2 a3c2 d2c2 a4a3 c2f2 f8b8 h6h7 b8b7 f2a2 b1f1 a2a3 b7b1 h7g7 g8f8 g7f7 f8e8 f...

I enjoyed these Lc0 moves also. 3r3k/1p4p1/4bq1p/1PQ2p2/2P1pP2/p5P1/PbRBB1KP/8 b - - 0 37 37. ... Rd3! 37... Rd3 isn't exceptionally good. Looks like remis (see score at move 41...Kh7) (37... Qf7 38. Bb4 Rd3 39. Qf8+ Qxf8 {A}) 38. Bb4 Qd8 39. Qe7 Qc8 40. Qf8+ Qxf8 {A, same position} 41. Bxf8 Kh7 {-...

How does Houdini fare in this position? Avoid fxg3? that draws. Kd3 is an easy way to win(as also other moves). How do engines of 2018 do on this anticomputer one? Stockfish? Leela? My Stockfish reaches depth 76 still wanting to capture fxg3 :cry: [d]2n1k3/1pPp2B1/pP1Pp3/P3Pp2/2R2Pp1/2K3np/5P1P/8 w...