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Subject: Re: And this is a interesting testposition

Author: Eduard Nemeth

Date: 09:38:58 10/15/01

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On October 14, 2001 at 10:31:17, Eelco de Groot wrote:

>On October 14, 2001 at 09:19:03, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>
>>
>>And this is a interesting testposition:
>>
>>[D]8/8/8/pp1b4/3P2k1/P1KN1bP1/8/8 w - -
>>
>>
>>My Fritz6 played here strong a4!! with a draw. Shredder an Tiger played here
>>an losing move!
>>
>>Regards,
>>Eduard
>
>Hi Eduard,

Hello Eelco!

Thank You for this interesting post! Fritz6x is my Nickname on the Fritz7
Server and I play in Computerroom with this Nickname only with Fritz6 engines
(a,b,c). But in Human room I plays without computers. My another nicknames
are "Wolkenlos" and "Solist". :)

>
>Looking at your position Q5T version of Rebel Century plays 1.Nc5 and doesn't
>see a way out:
>
>[D]8/8/8/pp1b4/3P2k1/P1KN1bP1/8/8 w - -
>
>
>Rebel Engine for ECTool. (c) Ed Schröder
>
>Engine version   :  REBEL CENTURY 2
>Rebel personality :  "Q5T"
>Opening book file :  RebelC.mvs
>Hash table size  :  12 MB
>Analysis mode   :  Analyzing next move
>Refresh interval : 500 ms
>
>Game begin
>
>00:00  08.01  -2.33  1.Nf4 Ba2 2.Ng6 Kxg3 3.Ne7 Bad5 4.Kd3 Kf4
>00:00  09.00  -2.41  1.Nf4 Kxg3 2.Ng6 Bc4 3.Ne7 Bfd5 4.Nf5 Kf4 5.Ne7
>00:01  09.01  -2.33  1.Nb4 axb4+ 2.Kxb4 Bc6 3.Kc5 Kxg3 4.Kd6 Kf4 5.Ke6 Bcd5+
>6.Kd6
>00:02  10.00  -2.34  1.Nb4 axb4+ 2.Kxb4 Be2 3.Kc5 Bec4 4.Kd6 Kxg3 5.Ke5
>00:02  10.02  -2.23  1.Nc5 Bg2 2.Na6 Bc6 3.Nc5 Kxg3 4.Nb3 a4 5.Nc5 Bce4
>00:05  11.00  -2.70  1.Nc5 Kxg3 2.Nd3 Bfe4
>00:13  12.00  -2.75  1.Nc5 Kxg3 2.Nd3 Bg2 3.Ne5 Kf4
>00:31  13.00  -2.65  1.Nc5 Kxg3 2.Nd3 Kg4 3.Ne5+ Kf4
>01:20  14.00  -2.72  1.Nc5 Kxg3 2.Nd7 Kf4+ 3.Nf6 Ba2 4.Kd3 Bc4+ 5.Kc3 Bfd5 6.Nd7
>06:44  15.00  -2.79  1.Nc5 Kxg3
>33:32  16.00  -2.94  1.Nc5 Kxg3 2.Nd7 Bg4 3.Ne5
>
>I was curious what would happen after 1..bxa4 if as you say it is still a draw.
>The continuation that comes out of the computer seems alright but I think you
>are right; if a computer doesn't have special knowledge about this kind of
>ending it thinks it will end up a piece more. Even if you enter 1.a4 bxa4 2.Kb2
>Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bc6  it still gives +3.6 for Black. But now I am curious does Fritz
>know here that it is a draw or was 1.a4 played without the right knowledge? Or
>is it not a draw after all?
>
>
>After 1.a4:
>
>Last Move : 1.a4 (Black to play)
>
>00:00  08.00  3.65  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bb3 4.Nc5 Bfd1 5.Nxb3 Bxb3
>00:00  09.00  3.21  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bc6 4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nxa4
>00:01  10.00  3.77  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bb3 4.Nc5 Bfd1 5.Nxb3 Bxb3 6.Kb2
>Bd5 7.Ka3 Kg4
>00:03  11.00  3.14  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bc6 4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nc4 Bfe4 6.Nxa5 Bd7
>00:08  12.00  3.20  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bc6 4.Ne5 Bb5 5.Nxf3 Kxf3 6.d5 Ke4
>7.d6 Bd7 8.Kb2
>00:21  13.00  3.22  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bc6 4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nxa4
>00:54  14.00  3.23  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bb3 4.Nc5 Bfd1 5.Ne4 Kf4
>03:39  15.00  3.20  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bc6 4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nd3+ Ke3
>18:04  16.00  3.63  1..bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ne5
>
>
>
>After 1.a4 bxa4 2.Kb2 Kxg3 3.Ka3 Bc6
>
>[D]8/8/2b5/p7/p2P4/K2N1bk1/8/8 w - -
>
>Last Move : 3... Bc6 (White to play)
>
>00:00  01.06  -3.38  4.Nc5
>00:00  07.03  -2.76  4.Ne5 Bb5 5.Nxf3 Kxf3 6.d5 Ke4 7.d6 Bd7 8.Kb2
>00:02  10.00  -2.76  4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nd3+ Ke3 6.Ne5 Bb5 7.Nxf3 Kxf3 8.d5 Ke4 9.d6
>Bd7
>00:02  11.00  -2.76  4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nd3+ Ke3 6.Ne5 Bb5 7.Nxf3 Kxf3 8.d5
>00:04  12.00  -3.04  4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nxa4 Ke4
>00:12  13.00  -3.29  4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nxa4 Ke3
>01:02  14.00  -3.01  4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nxa4 Ke4
>06:44  15.00  -3.11  4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nxa4 Ke4
>24:55  16.00  -3.59  4.Nb2 Kf4 5.Nxa4
>
>What does Fritz 6 or 6x do in this position? Does it know it is a draw?

I belive that after h1=B the game is allways draw. The opponent in this game was
Gambit Tiger 2.0 (style: aggressive)!

Here the Analysis From Fritz6c:

Neue Stellung
8/8/2b5/p7/p2P4/K2N1bk1/8/8 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Fritz 6:

1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kf4 3.Sg5 Ld7 4.Se4 Ke3 5.d5 Kd4
  ³  (-0.28)   Tiefe: 12/20   00:00:01  449kN, tb=43
1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kf4 3.d5 Ke4 4.d6 Kd5 5.Sd4 Ld7
  =  (-0.22)   Tiefe: 13/21   00:00:02  1002kN, tb=158
1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kf4 3.d5 Ke4 4.d6 Kd5 5.Sd4 Ld7
  =  (-0.22)   Tiefe: 14/23   00:00:04  1784kN, tb=519
1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kf4 3.d5 Ke4 4.d6 Kd5 5.Sd4 Ld7
  =  (-0.22)   Tiefe: 15/22   00:00:07  2894kN, tb=1325
1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kxf3 3.Kb2 Kg2 4.Ka1 a3 5.d5 Kh3
  =  (-0.22)   Tiefe: 16/27   00:00:12  4897kN, tb=2524
1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kxf3 3.Kb2 Kg2 4.Ka1 a3
  =  (-0.22)   Tiefe: 17/25   00:00:17  7115kN, tb=4178
1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kxf3 3.Kb2 Kg2 4.Ka1 a3
  =  (-0.22)   Tiefe: 18/27   00:00:27  11413kN, tb=7547
1.Se5 Lb5 2.Sxf3 Kxf3 3.Kb2 Kg2 4.Ka1 a3
  =  (-0.22)   Tiefe: 19/29   00:00:44  18593kN, tb=13263

(Nemeth, Stuttgart 15.10.2001)

>
>Actually I should be studying and not chesspositions, tentams coming and I
>started a bit late, so I better sign off again...
>
>Groeten allemaal!
>
>Eelco

Best wishes,
Eduard



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