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Subject: Re: null-move vs non-null-move

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 23:01:51 10/09/02

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On October 09, 2002 at 23:06:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>
>
>I had to stop the experiment sooner than I wanted, but I did find some
>interesting things out.
>
>1.  at _very_ fast time controls (40 moves in 1 minute) null-move completely
>destroys non-null-move
>by a ridiculous margin.  (this ended something like 60 wins, 5 losses, 8 draws)
>
>2.  At longer time controls (40 moves in 10 minutes) non-null-move catches up
>somewhat.  It still loses
>far more than it wins, but not _nearly_ so bad as test 1.  (this was closer, but
>with fewer games played)

It seems based on your data that null move is more important for blitz and not
for long time control.

Interesting to know also the difference in plies

If I compare depth after 3 minutes of search then I see for deep Fritz 3-5 plies
difference at 3 minutes per move between selectivity 0 and the default value 2.

I see depth 14,17 against depth 11,12
The hardware is PIII850

Here is the analysis:

Deep Fritz with null move pruning:

Fritz - Kramnik
2kr3r/p1p1np1p/1p1bbp2/2p5/N3PP2/2P1B3/PP3KPP/R4B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Fritz:

15.Nxb6+--
  µ  (-1.25)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
15.Nxb6+-- cxb6
  -+  (-1.81)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
15.Nxc5!
  -+  (-1.75)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
15.Nxc5! Bxc5
  µ  (-1.09)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.Rd1!
  µ  (-0.87)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.Rd1! Bxa2
  =  (0.19)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.f5!
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.f5!
  ²  (0.53)   Depth: 2/5   00:00:00
15.f5 Bd7 16.Ba6+ Kb8
  ²  (0.53)   Depth: 3/6   00:00:00
15.f5 Bd7 16.Ba6+ Kb8 17.b3
  ²  (0.50)   Depth: 4/11   00:00:00  1kN
15.f5 Bd7 16.b3 Be5 17.Ba6+ Kb8
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 5/11   00:00:00  4kN
15.Bb5!
  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 5/13   00:00:00  8kN
15.Bb5! Bg4
  ²  (0.41)   Depth: 5/13   00:00:00  10kN
15.Bb5 Bg4 16.f5 Rhg8 17.Bc4 Rg7
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 6/16   00:00:00  23kN
15.b3!
  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 6/17   00:00:00  44kN
15.b3! Bd7 16.Ba6+ Kb8 17.Rad1 Bg4 18.Be2
  ²  (0.53)   Depth: 6/17   00:00:00  52kN
15.b3 Rhe8 16.Ba6+ Kb8 17.f5 Bd7 18.Rad1 Be5
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 7/19   00:00:00  104kN
15.b3 Rhg8 16.f5 Bd7 17.Bc4 Rg4 18.Kf3 Rg7
  ²  (0.47)   Depth: 8/22   00:00:00  364kN
15.b3 Bd7 16.Rd1 Ng6 17.Ba6+ Kb8 18.f5 Ne5 19.Nb2 Rhe8
  ²  (0.41)   Depth: 9/24   00:00:01  961kN
15.Bb5!
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 9/24   00:00:02  1134kN
15.Bb5! Kb7 16.b3 a6 17.Be2 Bd7 18.Rad1 Bxa4 19.bxa4 f5
  ²  (0.47)   Depth: 9/24   00:00:02  1169kN
15.Bb5 Kb7 16.b3 a6 17.Be2 Bd7 18.Rad1 Bc6 19.Bd3 Rhe8
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 10/25   00:00:03  1806kN
15.Bb5 Kb8 16.Rhd1 Bc8 17.Rd2 a6 18.Bd3 c4 19.Bxc4 b5 20.Rxd6 Rxd6
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 11/28   00:00:09  5856kN
15.Bb5 Kb8 16.Rhd1 Bc8 17.Rd2 a6 18.Bd3 c4 19.Bxc4 b5 20.Rxd6 Rxd6
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 12/30   00:00:17  11015kN
15.Bb5 Kb7 16.b3 a6 17.Be2 Bd7 18.Bf3 Bc6 19.Nb2 Ng6 20.f5 Ne5
  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 13/33   00:01:08  43630kN
15.Bb5 Kb7 16.b3 a6 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.Nb2 Ng6 19.g3 Bc6 20.Rad1 Rhe8
  =  (0.19)   Depth: 14/35   00:02:25  94036kN
15.b3!
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 14/36   00:02:45  107297kN

(blass, tel-aviv 10.10.2002)


Fritz - Kramnik
[D]2kr3r/p4pbp/1pp1b3/2pNPp2/2P2P2/PP2K3/6PP/2R2B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Fritz:

23.Nxb6+--
  µ  (-0.75)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
23.Nxb6+-- axb6
  -+  (-1.50)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
23.Nf6!
  =  (-0.06)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
23.Nf6! Bxf6
  ²  (0.63)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
23.Ne7+!
  ²  (0.66)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
23.Ne7+--
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Ne7+-- Kd7 24.Nxc6 Kxc6
  -+  (-1.72)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Nf6!
  ³  (-0.69)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Nf6! Bxf6 24.exf6
  ²  (0.63)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Nf6--
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 3/9   00:00:00
23.Nf6--
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 3/9   00:00:00
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Re1
  ²  (0.41)   Depth: 4/10   00:00:00  1kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 a6
  =  (0.16)   Depth: 5/11   00:00:00  2kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 a6 26.Re1
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 6/15   00:00:00  7kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 h5 26.Re1 Bd5+ 27.Kf2
  =  (0.25)   Depth: 7/16   00:00:00  23kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd6 26.Re1 Bd5+ 27.Kf2 Rxe1 28.Kxe1
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 8/19   00:00:00  54kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd2 26.Be2 Rxe2 27.Kxe2 Bxc4+ 28.Kd2 Bxb3
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 9/20   00:00:00  125kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd2 26.g3 Ra2 27.a4 Rb2 28.Rc3
  ²  (0.41)   Depth: 10/26   00:00:00  384kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd2 26.Re1 Ra2 27.a4 Rb2 28.Re3 Rd2
  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 11/28   00:00:01  780kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 a5 25.Be2 Rhg8 26.Kf3 Rg6 27.Rcd1 Rxf6 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 12/31   00:00:03  2244kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rd6 25.Re1 Bd7 26.Bd3 Rxf6 27.Kd2 Kd8 28.Re2 Rd6
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 13/32   00:00:07  5060kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rd6 25.Re1 Bd7 26.Kf3 Rxf6 27.Re5 Re6 28.Bd3 f6
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 14/32   00:00:12  8684kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rg8 26.Be2 Rg6 27.Rcd1 Rxf6 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 15/35   00:00:27  18244kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd2 26.Rc3 Rd1 27.Re3 Red8 28.Rg1 b5
  =  (0.25)   Depth: 16/36   00:01:07  46266kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd2 26.Rc3 Rd1 27.g3 Red8 28.Re3 b5
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 17/38   00:02:39  108971kN

(blass, tel-aviv 10.10.2002)

Deep Fritz with selectivity 0:


Fritz - Kramnik
2kr3r/p1p1np1p/1p1bbp2/2p5/N3PP2/2P1B3/PP3KPP/R4B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Fritz:

15.Nxb6+--
  µ  (-1.25)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
15.Nxb6+-- cxb6
  -+  (-1.81)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
15.Nxc5!
  -+  (-1.75)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
15.Nxc5! Bxc5
  µ  (-1.09)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.Rd1!
  µ  (-0.87)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.Rd1! Bxa2
  =  (0.19)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.f5!
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
15.f5!
  ²  (0.53)   Depth: 2/5   00:00:00
15.f5 Bd7 16.Ba6+ Kb8
  ²  (0.53)   Depth: 3/6   00:00:00
15.f5 Bd7 16.Ba6+ Kb8 17.b3
  ²  (0.50)   Depth: 4/9   00:00:00  1kN
15.f5 Bd7 16.b3 Be5 17.Ba6+ Kb8
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 5/13   00:00:00  10kN
15.Bb5!
  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 5/16   00:00:00  15kN
15.Bb5! Bg4
  ²  (0.41)   Depth: 5/16   00:00:00  17kN
15.Bb5 Bg4 16.f5 Rhg8 17.Bc4 Rg7
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 6/16   00:00:00  57kN
15.b3!
  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  140kN
15.b3! Bg4 16.Be2 Bd7 17.Rad1 Rhe8
  ²  (0.47)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:00  149kN
15.b3 Bd7 16.Rd1 Rhg8 17.Ba6+ Kb8 18.Bc4 Be6
  ²  (0.50)   Depth: 7/19   00:00:00  323kN
15.b3 Bd7 16.Rd1 Rhe8 17.Bc4 Ng6 18.f5 Ne5
  ²  (0.50)   Depth: 8/22   00:00:02  1327kN
15.b3 Bd7 16.Rd1 Ng6 17.Ba6+ Kb8 18.f5 Ne5 19.Nb2 Rhe8
  ²  (0.41)   Depth: 9/24   00:00:09  5332kN
15.Bb5!
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 9/24   00:00:11  6326kN
15.Bb5! Kb7 16.b3 a6 17.Be2 Bd7 18.Rad1 Bxa4 19.bxa4 f5
  ²  (0.47)   Depth: 9/25   00:00:12  6845kN
15.Bb5 Kb7 16.b3 a6 17.Be2 Bd7 18.Rad1 Bc6 19.Bd3 Rhe8
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 10/31   00:00:32  19128kN
15.Bb5 Kb8 16.Rhd1 Bc8 17.Rd2 a6 18.Bd3 c4 19.Bxc4 b5
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 11/31   00:03:03  104762kN

(blass, tel-aviv 10.10.2002)


Fritz - Kramnik
2kr3r/p4pbp/1pp1b3/2pNPp2/2P2P2/PP2K3/6PP/2R2B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Fritz:

23.Nxb6+--
  µ  (-0.75)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
23.Nxb6+-- axb6
  -+  (-1.50)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
23.Nf6!
  =  (-0.06)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
23.Nf6! Bxf6
  ²  (0.63)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
23.Ne7+!
  ²  (0.66)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
23.Ne7+--
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Ne7+-- Kd7 24.Nxc6 Kxc6
  -+  (-1.72)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Nf6!
  ³  (-0.69)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Nf6! Bxf6 24.exf6
  ²  (0.63)   Depth: 2/7   00:00:00
23.Nf6--
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 3/9   00:00:00
23.Nf6--
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 3/9   00:00:00
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Re1
  ²  (0.41)   Depth: 4/10   00:00:00  1kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 a6
  =  (0.16)   Depth: 5/11   00:00:00  6kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 a6 26.Re1
  ²  (0.44)   Depth: 6/16   00:00:00  24kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 h5 26.Re1 Bd5+ 27.Kf2
  =  (0.25)   Depth: 7/20   00:00:00  108kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rg8 26.Re1 Rg6 27.Be2 Rxf6
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 8/25   00:00:00  368kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rg8 26.Re1 Rg6 27.Be2 Rxf6
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 9/25   00:00:02  1536kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd2 26.g3 Bd7 27.Rc3 Rd6
  ²  (0.38)   Depth: 10/28   00:00:09  5845kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rd6 25.Re1 Bd7 26.Kf2 Rxf6 27.g3 Rd8
  =  (0.25)   Depth: 11/29   00:00:33  21955kN
23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rd6 25.Re1 Bd7 26.Kf2 Rxf6 27.g3 Re6 28.Bd3 Rhe8
  ²  (0.31)   Depth: 12/33   00:01:55  74828kN

(blass, tel-aviv 10.10.2002)

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