[Retros] Messigny-Retros: "Ready-Made"

[Mark Thornton]

Dear Kevin,

This recent PG of mine is based on the Trompovsky:

rnbqk3/ppppp1bp/6p1/8/3PP3/2P4P/P1P1P2P/RN1QK1NR
PG 10.5, Problem Observer, July 2012.

However, I doubt that 5...h3 has ever been seen in a game between strong players.

Best wishes
Mark
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kevin Begley 
  To: Mark.Thornton at papwortheverard.co.uk ; The Retrograde Analysis Mailing List 
  Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 11:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [Retros] Messigny-Retros: "Ready-Made"


  It would be interesting if a program could sift through a large game database, and find the longest unique game. 
  I imagine the Trompowsky Attack might offer good prospects. 


  e.g., 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bh4 g5 4.f3 gxh4 5.fxe4 


  After that, the options, for continuing in unique fashion, rapidly narrow. 
  Has anybody played 5...h3 ? 








  On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Mark Thornton <Mark.Thornton at papwortheverard.co.uk> wrote:

    I fear that it is too much to hope for, as it is very hard to see how the White moves 1.e4 2.Sf3 3.d4 could be made to have a unique move order.

    Best wishes
    Mark

    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noam Elkies" <elkies at math.harvard.edu>
    To: <retros at janko.at>
    Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 3:07 PM
    Subject: Re: [Retros] Messigny-Retros: "Ready-Made"



    Bernd Graefrath <retromode at web.de> writes:


      in the comments to problem no. 5, it is explained that
      Mark was looking for a master game with an opening which
      would constitute a unique proof game. [...]
      A related idea can be found on the same page: With the motto
      "Accelerated Dragon", I presented a unique proof game which leads to
      a standard opening position which, however, is reached in a different
      way, under Koeko: [...]


    Ah -- I was hoping that "accelerated" hinted that a position
    (in the Dragon but possibly not the Accelerated Dragon) that is
    usually reached in N moves has a proof game in fewer than N !
    Is that too much to hope for?...

    NDE




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