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Subject: Re: Is this a mate in 14?

Author: Maarten Claessens

Date: 05:50:24 02/11/06

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On February 11, 2006 at 07:45:56, Tord Romstad wrote:

>I am currently debugging the SMP version of Glaurung.  This morning,
>I tested it in the following position from the LCT2 test suite:
>
>[D]2r2r2/3qbpkp/p3n1p1/2ppP3/6Q1/1P1B3R/PBP3PP/5R1K w - -
>
>This position is very easy on modern hardware.  Most programs find
>the winning move Rxh7+ in just a tiny fraction of a second.   My new
>SMP version, however, surprised me by announcing mate in 15 after
>about a 18 plies and 68 seconds, and reducing this to mate in 14 two
>iterations later.  This seems a bit suspicious to me.  When using one
>thread, Glaurung doesn't anounce a mate even after 21 plies.
>
>Is the position really a mate in 14 moves (or less), or do I have a bug
>to track down?
>
>The analysis is given below:
>
>2 +181 26 203 Bc1 Kg8 Bxa6
>2 +245 26 326 Bxa6 h5
>3 +279 26 1110 Bxa6 Ra8 Bd3 Rxa2
>4 +185 26 3317 Bxa6 Ra8 Bd3 Kg8
>4 +192 27 5267 Bc1 Kg8 Bxa6 Rb8
>4 +215 28 5969 c4 Kg8 cxd5 Qxd5 Bxa6
>5 +215 29 9257 c4 Kg8 cxd5 Qxd5 Bxa6
>5 +873 30 11554 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Ng7 e6 Qxe6 Qxe6
>6 +1201 31 17420 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Nf8 e6+ d4 exd7 Nxd7 Qxe7
>7 +1295 33 27246 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bg5 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6
>8 +1323 36 45243 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Nf8 e6+ d4 exd7 Rc7 Qxe7
>Nxd7 Bxa6
>9 +1326 44 97447 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bg5 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 c4 bxc4
>10 +1340 52 161173 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bf8 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 c4
>bxc4 Rb7
>11 +1379 68 281072 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bg5 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 c4
>bxc4 dxc4 Bxc4
>12 +1403 103 596597 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bf8 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 c4
>Qxd5 cxd3 e6+ Kh7 Qxd3+ Kg8 Qg3+ Rg7 Bxg7 Bxg7
>13 +1510 179 1242976 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bf8 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 c4
>Bf5 Re7 Qf6+ Kg8 Be6+ Kh7 Bxd5 Rd7 Bxc4
>14 +1589 302 2291408 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bf8 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 Ra7
>Qf6+ Kg8 e6 Rg7 e7 Rxe7 Qh8+ Kf7 Qh5+ Ke6 Qf5+ Kd6 Qxf8 d4 Bxa6 Ke6
>15 +2059 876 7256632 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bh4 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 Kg7
>Qxd5 Kf8 e6 Ke8 Qd6 Be7 Qxc7 c4 Bxc4
>16 +2243 1801 14798078 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Bf8 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6
>Rg7 Qxd5 c4 e6 cxd3 Bxg7+ Kxg7 Qg5+ Kh8 Qh5+ Kg7 Qf7+ Kh6 Qxf8+ Kg5 Qg7+ Kf5
>17 +2412 3753 31443058 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg8
>exd7 Rf8 Bc1 c4 Bxc4+ Nf7 Qg4+ Kh8 Qxd4+ Kh7 Qe4+ Kg7 Qxe7 a5 Bh6+ Kg6 Qxf8
>18 +9971 6875 57849904 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg8
>exd7 Rd8 Qg6+ Kh8 Bc1 Rxd7 Qh6+ Kg8 Bc4+ Rd5 Bxd5+ Nf7 Qg6+ Kh8 Bxf7 Bf8 Qg8#
>19 +9971 9814 82302985 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg8
>exd7 Rd8 Qg6+ Kh8 Bc1 Rxd7 Qh6+ Kg8 Bc4+ Rd5 Bxd5+ Nf7 Qg6+ Kh8 Bxf7 Bf8 Qg8#
>20 +9973 15488 130106000  Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+
>Kg8 exd7 Rd8 Qg6+ Kh8 Bc1 Rxd7 Bc4 Rd8 Qh6+ Nh7 Bd3 Kg8 Qg6+ Kh8 Qxh7#
>21 +9973 28792 244255722 Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxf7 Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+
>Kg8 exd7 Rd8 Qg6+ Kh8 Bc1 Rxd7 Bc4 Rd8 Qh6+ Nh7 Bd3 Kg8 Qg6+ Kh8 Qxh7#
>
>Tord

It is mate in 14!

Analysis by TogaII (after the forced moves Rxh7+ Kxh7 Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxg6+ Kh8
Qxf7):

FEN: 2r4k/3qbQ2/p3n3/2ppP3/8/1P1B4/PBP3PP/7K b - - 0 4

Toga II 1.1a:
  1/4	00:00	          10	0	-9,71	Bf8 Qxd7
  1/6	00:00	          48	0	+0,11	Ng5
  2/8-	00:00	         352	0	-10,53	Ng5 e6+ d4 exd7
  3/11-	00:00	         811	0	-13,43	Ng5 e6+ d4 exd7 Nxf7 dxc8Q+ Kg7 Qxa6
  4/14	00:00	       1.415	0	-13,43	Ng5 e6+ d4 exd7 Nxf7 dxc8Q+ Kg7 Qxa6
  5/15	00:00	       2.912	0	-13,43	Ng5 e6+ d4 exd7 Nxf7 dxc8Q+ Kg7 Qxa6
  6/23	00:00	       7.208	0	-13,42	Ng5 e6+ d4 exd7 Nxf7 dxc8Q+ Kg7 b4 cxb4 Bxd4+
Bf6
  7/23-	00:00	      13.340	0	-15,50	Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg8 exd7 Rf8 Qg6+ Kh8 h4 Rb8
Qe8+ Kg7 Qxb8
  8/25-	00:00	      23.391	0	-17,17	Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg8 exd7 Rf8 Qg6+ Kh8 h4 Rf7
hxg5 Rg7 Qe8+ Rg8 Qxe7
  9/27	00:00	      55.365	0	-17,17	Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg8 Qg6+ Kh8 exd7 Rf8 h4 Rf7
hxg5 Rg7 Qe8+ Rg8 Qxe7
 10/37-	00:00	     177.838	0	-18,20	Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg7 Qg6+ Kh8 exd7 Rf8 h4 Rf7
hxg5 Rf5 Qxf5
 11/37-	00:00	     403.664	0	-19,09	Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg8 exd7 Rb8 Qg6+ Kf8 Qh6+
Kg8 Bc4+ Nf7 Qg6+ Kh8 Qh5+ Kg7 Qxf7+ Kh6 Bc1+ Bg5 Qf6+ Kh7 Bd3+ Kg8 Qxg5+ Kf7
d8Q Rxd8 Qxd8
 12/49-	00:13	   7.436.380	552.495	-21,70	Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg7 Qg6+ Kh8 exd7 Rf8
h4 Rf6 Qe8+ Rf8 Qxe7 Ra8 Qf6+ Kg8 Qxg5+ Kf8 Qxc5+ Kf7 Qd5+ Ke7 Qxa8 Kxd7 Bxd4
 12/49	00:13	   7.526.745	552.495	-19,24	Bh4 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 Kg7 Qxd5 Kf8 e6 Ke7
Be5 Kf8 Qf3+ Ke8 Bxc7
 13/49-	01:00	  34.324.941	570.899	-M9	Bh4 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 Re7 Qxd5 Bf6 e6 Bd4
Bxd4+ cxd4 Qd8+ Kg7 Qxe7+ Kh6 Qf6+ Kh5 Be2+
 14/49	02:21	  79.527.082	561.707	-M9	Bh4 Qxd7 Rc7 Qxe6 Bg5 Qxd5 Kg7 e6+ Bf6
Qg5+ Kf8 Bxf6 Rf7 Qh6+ Ke8 Qh8+ Rf8 Bg6+
 14/49	07:34	 250.936.534	552.694	-M11	Ng5 e6+ d4 Qh5+ Kg7 Qg6+ Kh8 exd7 Rf8 h4
Rf6 Qe8+ Bf8 hxg5 Rf1+ Bxf1 Kg7 d8Q Kg8 Qxf8+ Kh7 Qf7+


Maarten Claessems



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