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Subject: Re: Testposition - Avoid Stalemate

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 11:25:14 03/17/01

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On March 17, 2001 at 12:21:45, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]8/2R5/k7/P7/2PK4/8/1P2r3/8 w - - 0 1
>
>
>  This position was sent to me just two hours ago (thanks!)
>  White has a won position but must avoid the last trap,
>  which is 1.b4?? and a draw. The programs I have tried
>  sees this but in different speed. (PIII 800)
>
>  Deep Fritz     0 sec
>  Nimzo 8        2  "
>  Hiarcs 7.32    2  "
>  Crafty 18.03  20  "
>  Fritz 5.32    48  "
>
>
>  Test: 1) Does your program realize that 1.b4?? is a draw?
>        2) How much time needed?

Oops, XiniX results on AMDK6-333, 40 Mb hash

9/16 3,298 8s 56 Kn/s 1.b4 Re4+ 2.Kd5 Rd4+ 3.Ke5 Re4+ 4.Kd6 Rd4+ 5.Ke6 Re4+
10/18 3,131 14s 81 Kn/s 1.b4 Re4+ 2.Kd5 Rd4+ 3.Ke5 Re4+ 4.Kd6 Rd4+ 5.Ke6 Re4+
11/20 3,115 26s 109 Kn/s 1.b4 Re4+ 2.Kd5 Rd4+ 3.Ke5 Re4+ 4.Kd6 Rd4+ 5.Ke6 Re4+
12/22 3,048 53s 132 Kn/s 1.b4 Re4+ 2.Kd5 Rd4+ 3.Ke5 Re4+ 4.Kd6 Rd4+ 5.Ke6 Re4+
13/24 b4 Fail Low
13/24 0,000 130s 145 Kn/s 1. b4 Re4+ 2. Kxe4

Tony

>
>  Sune



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