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Subject: Re: A good test position

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 04:19:32 02/10/04

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On February 09, 2004 at 12:29:09, John Merlino wrote:

>On February 09, 2004 at 10:00:00, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>Jose Garcia Ruvalcaba posted some correspondence games of his at CTF, including
>>a loss in 1999 to Anatoly Sidenko. Sidenko came up with a superb move, that
>>makes a good test position for today's super bots.
>>
>>                                          Albert
>>
>>[D]r2r1b2/3b1k1p/2p2pp1/p3n3/R3NNP1/7P/PPP5/1KB1R3 w - - 0 30
>>
>>30. Nxf6!! Kxf6 31. g5+ Kf5 32. Nd5!
>
>Chessmaster 9000, SKR personality on a P4-2.4, needs almost 4 minutes to find
>30.Nxf6. It doesn't find the full line above because it prefers 31...Kf7 for
>Black.
>

Which is completely correct sine 31...Kf7 is better than 31...Kf5.
José.

>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:01	1/7	-0.26	257972		30.g5 Bb4 31.c3 c5 32.Nd6+ Kg8
>					33.cxb4 Bxa4 34.bxc5
>0:01	1/7	-0.08	293867		30.Bd2 Nf3 31.Re2 f5 32.gxf5 Bxf5
>					33.Kc1 Nxd2 34.Rxd2 Rxd2 35.Kxd2
>0:02	1/8	-0.26	436644		30.Bd2 Nf3 31.Rd1 f5 32.gxf5 gxf5
>					33.Bxa5 Rxa5 34.Ng5+ Nxg5 35.Rxa5
>0:03	1/8	-0.11	649976		30.g5 Nf3 31.Rf1 c5 32.Ra3 Nxg5
>					33.Nxg5+ fxg5 34.Ne2+ Kg8 35.Bxg5
>					Re8
>0:06	1/9	-0.30	1184350		30.g5 Nf3 31.Rf1 c5 32.Ra3 f5 33.Raxf3
>					fxe4 34.Re3 Bf5
>0:12	1/9	-0.20	2471512		30.Rf1 Bb4 31.Ne2 c5 32.Rxf6+ Kg7
>					33.Rxb4 axb4 34.N2g3 h6 35.Be3
>0:26	1/10	-0.25	5211831		30.Rf1 Be7 31.Ne2 c5 32.Ra3 Bc6
>					33.N2g3 Bb5 34.Rf2 a4
>0:36	1/10	-0.08	7404621		30.g5 Nf3 31.Rf1 c5 32.Ra3 Nxg5
>					33.Nxg5+ fxg5 34.Nh5+ Bf5 35.Bxg5
>					Be7 36.Bxe7 Kxe7
>0:58	1/11	-0.07	11866493	30.g5 Bb4 31.c3 c5 32.Nd6+ Kg8
>					33.cxb4 Bxa4 34.bxc5 Nf3 35.Re7
>					Nxg5 36.Nd5
>2:17	1/12	-0.41	29014096	30.g5 Bb4 31.Re2 c5 32.Rxb4 axb4
>					33.gxf6 Bb5 34.Re3 Rac8 35.b3 h6
>					36.a4
>3:55	1/12	0.31	51993673	30.Nxf6 Kxf6 31.g5+ Kf7 32.Rxe5
>					Bb4 33.a3 c5 34.axb4 Bxa4 35.b3
>					Bd7 36.bxc5 a4
>6:01	2/13	0.07	81179162	30.Nxf6 Kxf6 31.g5+ Kf7 32.Rxe5
>					Bb4 33.a3 c5 34.axb4 Bxa4 35.b3
>					Bd7 36.bxc5 Bc6 37.Re6 Rac8
>
>Here is what it says after forcing 30.Nxf6 Kxf6 31.g5+:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/5	-1.19	22669		31...Kf5 32.Rf1 c5 33.Nd3+ Ke6
>					34.Re4 Bd6
>0:00	1/6	-0.91	58777		31...Kf5 32.Ne2 Ke6 33.Nf4+ Kd6
>					34.Rd4+ Kc5 35.Rdd1 Nf3
>0:01	1/7	-1.18	221951		31...Kf5 32.Rf1 Bb4 33.Nd5+ Ke6
>					34.Nc7+ Ke7 35.Nxa8 Rxa8 36.h4
>					Rf8 37.Rxf8 Kxf8
>0:03	1/8	-0.34	732207		31...Kf5 32.Nd5 Bb4 33.Nxb4 axb4
>					34.Rxb4 Ke6 35.Rh4 c5 36.Rxh7 Bc6
>0:05	1/9	-0.27	1221888		31...Kf5 32.Nd5 Bb4 33.Nxb4 axb4
>					34.Rxb4 Ra5 35.Rbe4 Re8 36.Bd2 Raa8
>0:14	1/10	-0.14	3292467		31...Kf5 32.Nd5 Bb4 33.Nxb4 axb4
>					34.Rxb4 Ra5 35.Rf4+ Ke6 36.Bd2
>					Rd5 37.Bc3 Bc8
>0:46	1/11	0.50	10886296	31...Kf5 32.Nd5 Bb4 33.Nxb4 axb4
>					34.Rxb4 Be8 35.Rf4+ Ke6 36.Rf6+
>					Kd5 37.b3 Nf7 38.Re7 Kc5 39.Be3+
>					Kb5 40.Rfxf7 Bxf7 41.Rxf7
>0:56	1/11	0.27	12970164	31...Kf7 32.Rxe5 Bb4 33.a3 c5 34.axb4
>					Bxa4 35.b3 Bd7 36.bxc5 Re8 37.Bb2
>					Rxe5 38.Bxe5
>1:05	1/12	0.06	14886616	31...Kf7 32.Rxe5 Bb4 33.a3 c5 34.axb4
>					Bxa4 35.b3 Bd7 36.bxc5 Bc6 37.Re6
>					Rac8
>1:31	2/13	0.11	21101857	31...Kf7 32.Rxe5 Bb4 33.a3 c5 34.axb4
>					Bxa4 35.b3 Bd7 36.bxc5 Re8 37.Bb2
>					Bc6
>3:12	3/14	0.06	42066786	31...Kf7 32.Rxe5 Bb4 33.a3 c5 34.axb4
>					Bxa4 35.b3 Bd7 36.bxc5 Re8 37.Bb2
>					Bc6 38.Bc3 Rxe5 39.Bxe5
>6:59	4/15	0.06	95455632	31...Kf7 32.Rxe5 Bb4 33.a3 c5 34.axb4
>					Bxa4 35.b3 Bd7 36.bxc5 a4 37.b4
>					Ra7 38.Nd5 Bxh3 39.b5
>
>jm



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