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

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 11:53:21 05/18/05

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On May 18, 2005 at 14:40:30, Uri Blass wrote:

>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.

Hsu is a player what is it, 1100 rated or so?

Nxg5 is a win for white most definitely, no matter what black is moving :)

>
>>
>>>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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