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Subject: Re: endgame test position

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 21:14:15 10/22/04

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On October 21, 2004 at 23:20:16, Jon Dart wrote:

>from a game Naum-Arasan:
>
>[D] 6q1/7k/3pQp1p/8/p5PP/P7/1P6/3K4 w - -
>
>Naum played Qxg8+, which is winning. Arasan finds this, but different versions
>take  quite varying amounts of time. After the exchange, White can get an
>outside passer with b3. Black can stop this passer, but if he does so his King
>will be out of position and White can attack the remaining pawns. Crafty
>(slightly old version) took 18 seconds and ply 12 to play Qxg8+.
>
>--Jon


Don't know why it would take so long.  Here is current version on a PIII/750mhz
laptop:
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                1     0.00   0.32   1. Qf5+ Kg7
                1     0.00   1.56   1. Qe4+ Kg7 2. Qxa4
                1->   0.01   1.56   1. Qe4+ Kg7 2. Qxa4
                2     0.02   1.56   1. Qe4+ Kg7 2. Qxa4
                2     0.03   1.82   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4
                2->   0.04   1.82   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4
                3     0.04   1.82   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4
                3->   0.06   1.82   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4
                4     0.06   1.72   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                4->   0.08   1.72   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                5     0.08   1.82   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. Kc2
                5->   0.12   1.82   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. Kc2
                6     0.13   1.84   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5
                6->   0.19   1.84   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5
                7     0.21   2.10   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6
                7->   0.31   2.10   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6
                8     0.33   2.08   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6
                8->   0.55   2.08   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6
                9     0.59   2.40   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7
                9->   1.75   2.40   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7
               10     1.81   2.46   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7 7. Kc2
                                    Kxa7
               10->   4.67   2.46   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7 7. Kc2
                                    Kxa7
               11     4.84   2.56   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7 7. a8=Q+
                                    Kxa8 8. Kc2
               11->  16.89   2.56   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7 7. a8=Q+
                                    Kxa8 8. Kc2
               12    17.21   2.40   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7 7. Kc2
                                    d5 8. a4 Kxa7
               12->   1:08   2.40   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a7 Kb7 7. Kc2
                                    d5 8. a4 Kxa7
               13     1:08   2.40   1. Qxg8+ Kxg8 2. b3 Kf7 3. bxa4 Ke6
                                    4. a5 Kd5 5. a6 Kc6 6. a4 Kb6 7. Kc2
                                    d5 8. a7 Kxa7 <HT>




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