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Subject: Re: Testing, Nolot #1 in 1 second

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 11:40:30 05/18/05

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On May 18, 2005 at 11:56:55, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>On May 18, 2005 at 07:23:31, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On May 18, 2005 at 03:24:42, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>>
>>>On May 17, 2005 at 22:31:25, Eelco de Groot wrote:
>>>
>>>>Pro Deo 1.1 Q5T about Nolot #3, keymove is supposed to be Nxg5, most programs
>>>>eventually play Bxg5. So does the Q5T, but only with +0.36
>>>>[D]r2qk2r/ppp1b1pp/2n1p3/3pP1n1/3P2b1/2PB1NN1/PP4PP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - bm Nxg5; id
>>>>"Position 3";
>>>>
>>>...
>>>> 00:00:21  11.00  0.54  1.Qc2 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Nxf3 3.Kd1 Qd7 4.Nh5 O-O-O
>>>>                        5.Nxg7 Rdg8 6.Nxe6 Ncxe5
>>>> 00:01:02  12.00  0.46  1.Qc2 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Nxf3 3.Kd1 Qd7 4.Rf1 Nfxd4
>>>>                        5.cxd4 Nxd4 6.Qc3 c5 7.Ne2 Nxe2 8.Kxe2 O-O-O
>>>>                        9.Rf7
>>>> 00:01:12  12.01  0.58  1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Qe7 3.h3
>>>> 00:04:15  13.00  0.36  1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.h3 Bh4 3.hxg4 Bxg3 4.Kf1 Qd7
>>>>                        5.Rh3
>>>>
>>>>Vulcan Q1 does not find either Bxg5 or Nxg5 with a high score, with a slightly
>>>>different positional evauation for mobility etc., it thinks h3 is best. This
>>>>Nolot #3 position is still not "solved"
>>>>(See also http://www.seanet.com/~brucemo/nolot/nolot.htm).
>>>>
>>>...
>>>> 00:00:40  11.10  0.60  1.Rf1 g6 2.Bxg5 Bxg5 3.Qc2 Qe7 4.Nxg5 Qxg5
>>>>                        5.Qd2 Qxd2
>>>> 00:01:09  12.00  0.32  1.Rf1 Nxf3 2.gxf3 Bh3 3.Rg1 Bh4 4.Kd2 a5 5.Kc2
>>>>                        Ne7 6.Nh5
>>>> 00:01:18  12.01  0.57  1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.Rg1 Rf8 5.Qb3
>>>>                        Na5
>>>> 00:02:12  13.00  0.70  1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.Rg1 Bh4 5.b3
>>>>                        Nh6 6.Ba3 Be7 7.Bxe7
>>>> 00:04:28  14.00  0.73  1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.Rg1 Rf8 5.f5
>>>> 00:12:18  15.00  0.64  1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3
>>>
>>>I've studied the Nolot positions a lot, and I'm quite sure that position #3 is
>>>correct with Nxg5.  White has a crushing attack, and most of black's pieces are
>>>paralyzed.
>>>
>>>This is output from a modified Crafty 19.19, with some form of singular
>>>extensions among other things:
>>>
>>>White(1): analyze
>>>Analyze Mode: type "exit" to terminate.
>>>              clearing hash tables
>>>              time surplus   0.00  time limit 22.50 (3:30)
>>>              depth   time  score   variation (1)
>>>               ...
>>>               11    15.76   0.14   1. Be3 O-O 2. Bxg5 Bxg5 3. Qc2 h6 4.
>>>                                    Bh7+ Kh8 5. Nxg5 Qxg5 6. Rf1 Rxf1+
>>>                                    7. Nxf1
>>>               11    20.06   0.20   1. Bxg5 Bxg5(S) 2. Rf1(H) Qe7(H) 3.
>>>                                    Qa4(H) Bf4(H) 4. Ne2(H) Be3(H) 5. h3(H)
>>>                                    Bh5(H) 6. Qd1(H) <HT>
>>>               11->  23.59   0.20   1. Bxg5 Bxg5(S) 2. Rf1 Qe7 3. Qa4 Bf4
>>>                                    4. Ne2 Be3 5. h3 Bh5 6. Qd1 <HT>
>>>               12    31.70   0.03   1. Bxg5 Bxg5(S) 2. Rf1 Qe7 3. Qa4 O-O-O
>>>                                    4. Bb5 Nb8 5. Nxg5 Qxg5 6. Qxa7 Rhf8
>>>               12     1:03   0.08   1. Be3 g6 2. Bb5 Ne4 3. Qa4 Qd7 4.
>>>                                    Nxe4 dxe4 5. Ng5 O-O-O 6. O-O Bf5 7.
>>>                                    Bxc6 Qxc6 8. Qxa7
>>>               12     1:23   0.41   1. Nxg5 Bxd1(S) 2. Nxe6(H) Qb8(H) 3.
>>>                                    Nxg7+(H) Kf7(H) 4. Bh6(H) Bf8(H) 5.
>>>                                    Rf1+(H) Kg8(H) 6. N3f5(H) Bg4(H) 7.
>>>                                    e6(H) <HT>
>>>               12->   1:31   0.41   1. Nxg5 Bxd1(S) 2. Nxe6 Qb8 3. Nxg7+
>>>                                    Kf7(S) 4. Bh6 Bf8 5. Rf1+ Kg8 6. N3f5
>>>                                    Bg4 7. e6 <HT>
>>>               13     2:05   0.70   1. Nxg5 Bxd1(S) 2. Nxe6 Qc8(S) 3. Nxg7+
>>>                                    Kf7(S) 4. O-O+(H) Kxg7(H) 5. Nf5+(H)
>>>                                    Qxf5(H) 6. Bxf5(H) Bh5(H) 7. b4(H)
>>>                                    Bg6(H) 8. Bg4(H) <HT>
>>>               13->   2:32   0.70   1. Nxg5 Bxd1(S) 2. Nxe6 Qc8(S) 3. Nxg7+
>>>                                    Kf7(S) 4. O-O+ Kxg7(S) 5. Nf5+ Qxf5
>>>                                    6. Bxf5 Bh5 7. b4 Bg6 8. Bg4 <HT>
>>>
>>>The score continues to rise at higher iterations.
>>>
>>>               17->  27:17   1.24   1. Nxg5 Bxd1 2. Nxe6 Qb8(S) 3. Nxg7+
>>>                                    Kf7 4. N7f5 Ba4 5. O-O Ke8 6. b3(S)
>>>                                    Bxb3 7. axb3 <HT>
>>
>>
>>I tried Movei in the position after 1.Nxg5 and I get only a draw score at depth
>>17 but the pv seems to be good for white.
>>
>>I could prove +1.7 for white with yaceafter Bxd1 Nxe6 Qb8 Nxg7+ Kf8 Bh6 Bg4
>>0-0+ Kg8 Rf4
>>
>>When I go back and let yace to learn it seems that Bg4 is not good and Ba4 is
>>better but yace still report a significant advantage for white(1.39 pawns for
>>white for Ba4)
>>
>>When I continue to go back Yace see only a draw for Crafty's move Kf7 but more
>>invistigation discovers
>>4.Bh6 Bf8 5.0-0+ Kg8 6.Rxf8+ Qxf8 7.Rxd1 with +2.08 for white so I go backward
>>Yace prefers 4...Ba4 but again it is a big advantage for white when going
>>backward it suggests 4...b5 with 1.48 for white but again it does not seem to be
>>a good move so it seems that both Kf8 and Kf7 are bad and the black king needs
>>to go to the d file.
>
>That is probably true, but then black has to waste some moves freeing the queen
>and rook stuck over in that corner.  I'm not sure if the lines I'm seeing are
>any good here:
>
> 10->   4.10   0.71   4. Kxd1 Rg8 5. Ne6+ Kd7 6. Bf5 Bh4
>                      7. Nc5+ Ke8 8. Bxh7 Rg7 9. Bf5 Kd8
> 11    19.21   0.85   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Re1 Qa7 6. Ne6+ Kc8 7.
>                      Nf5 Re8 8. Ng5 Rg8 9. h4(H) <HT>
> 11->  21.68   0.85   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Re1 Qa7 6. Ne6+ Kc8 7.
>                      Nf5 Re8 8. Ng5 Rg8 9. h4 <HT>
> 12    40.11   0.82   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Rf1 b6 6. N3f5 Rg8 7.
>                      Nxe7 Nxe7 8. Bxh7 Rh8 9. Ne6+ Kc8
> 12->  53.52   0.82   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Rf1 b6 6. N3f5 Rg8 7.
>                      Nxe7 Nxe7 8. Bxh7 Rh8 9. Ne6+ Kc8
> 13     1:57   0.95   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Rf1 Qa7 6. Rf7 Qb6 7.
>                      N3f5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qg1+ 9. Kc2 Qxg2+
>                      10. Bd2 Bc5
> 13->   2:22   0.95   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Rf1 Qa7 6. Rf7 Qb6 7.
>                      N3f5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qg1+ 9. Kc2 Qxg2+
>                      10. Bd2 Bc5
> 14     8:44   1.07   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Rf1 Qa7(S) 6. Rf7 Qb6
>                      7. N3f5 h6 8. h4(H) Rc8(H) 9. Ne6+(H)
>                      Ke8(H) <HT>
> 14->   9:44   1.07   4. Kxd1 a6 5. Rf1 Qa7(S) 6. Rf7 Qb6
>                      7. N3f5 h6 8. h4 Rc8 9. Ne6+ Ke8 <HT>


Hsu found that Kd8 is the best and the main question is that line.

>
>>3...Kd8 is evaluated by yace as 0.54/12 for white
>>When I go backward yace suggest Qc8 and it seems that I need to repeat all the
>>process for Qc8 to get positive score for white with yace.
>
>Qc8 is no good, because it is just wasting a tempo.  White plays Bf5 soon and
>forces the queen to b8 anyway.
>
>13->   2:54   1.26   3. Bf5 Qb8(S) 4. Nxg7+ Kf7(S) 5. Bh6
>                     Bf8(S) 6. e6+ Kf6 7. h4 Ke7 8. Rxd1
>                     Kd8 9. O-O Be7 10. h5

I agree Qc8 is no good but for a different reason.
Shredder suggested 3.Nxg7+ and not 3.Bf5 after Qc8 and after some learning from
the following tree
Yace shows Ng5 with the Kd8 line


[Event "Blitz:3'"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "New game"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/ppp1b1pp/2n1p3/3pP1n1/3P2b1/2PB1NN1/PP4PP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. Nxg5 Bxd1 2. Nxe6 Qb8 (2... Qc8 3. Nxg7+ Kf8 (3... Kf7 4. Bh6) 4. Bh6 Bg4 5.
O-O+ Kg8 6. N3f5) 3. Nxg7+ Kf8 (3... Kf7 4. Bh6 Bf8 (4... Ba4 5. O-O+ Kg8 6.
N3f5) 5. O-O+ Kg8 6. Rxf8+ Qxf8 7. Rxd1) (3... Kd8 4. Kxd1) (3... Kd7 4. Bf5+
Kd8) 4. Bh6 Bg4 (4... Ba4 5. O-O+ Kg8 6. N3f5) 5. O-O+ Kg8 6. Rf4 *


New game, Blitz:3'
r2qk2r/ppp1b1pp/2n1p3/3pP1n1/3P2b1/2PB1NN1/PP4PP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 1

Analysis by Yace 0.99.87:

1.Bxg5 Bxg5
  =  (-0.09)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 2   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 2   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 5   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 5   00:00:00
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 6/17   00:00:00  16kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 6/19   00:00:00  106kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 7/19   00:00:00  106kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 7/23   00:00:01  263kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 8/23   00:00:01  263kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 8/23   00:00:01  644kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 9/23   00:00:01  644kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 9/23   00:00:02  1780kN
1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6 Qb8 3.Nxg7+ Kd8 4.Kxd1 Na5 5.Rf1
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 10/23   00:00:02  1780kN

(,  18.05.2005)




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