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[Somehow I managed to convince da boss that net.chess is technical :-]

Was playing /usr/games/chess and found the computer making a move I
cannot explain (White == Q-Bick, Black = Vax 4.2BSD):

 1.  p-k4	P-K4
 2.  b-b4	N-QB3
 3.  p-q3	B-B4
 4.  n-qb3	N-KB3
 5.  b-kn5	O-O
 6.  n-q5	P-QR4		<-- Why ?? (perhaps just "?" :-)
 7.  bxn	PxB
 8.  q-r5	P-Q3
 9.  q-r6	B-QN5 +		<-- Futility sets in
10.  k-q1 ?!			<-- Only because I "know" what Black will
		B-KN5 +		    do next (from playing him before).
11.  n-kb3	BxN+ ??		<-- "Here, White, mate me in four!"

I find no explanation for Black's 6th move.  I also wonder about the
possibilities of 11. ... P-KB4  Not that Black can come close to drawing
(12. nxkbp+, qxn; 13. qxq), but it does create more possibilities.

Replies by mail preferred. If sufficient response, I will summarize and
post.
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