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Subject: Re: Fritz6a TB problem again?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 22:15:37 03/06/00

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On March 07, 2000 at 01:08:22, Jouni Uski wrote:

>[D]8/k7/8/2R5/8/4q3/8/4B2K w - -
>
>Latest version wants to play losing Kg2, when original version plays instantly
>drawing Bg3. Why? I have 3+4 piece TBs.
>
>But still Fritz solves 41/43 from my end suite (Junior6 got 37)!

Here you need the 5 piece tablebase set.

Notice in the Crafty analysis:
E:\crafty\Release>crafty1
EPD Kit revision date: 1996.04.21
unable to open book file [e:/crafty/release/book.bin].
book is disabled
unable to open book file [e:/crafty/release/books.bin].
search time set to 1800.00.
using cpu time
Crafty 17.9 vs ferret
pondering enabled.
ERROR "remfish " is unknown rc-file option
EGTB cache memory = 16M bytes.
ERROR.  Minimum hash table size is 48K bytes.
pawn hash table memory = 8M bytes.
play best book line after search.
EGTB access enabled
using tbpath=e:/crafty/release/tb,F:/KBP
4 piece tablebase files found
1302kb of RAM used for TB indices and decompression tables
PFGA: EPD record: 1
end-game phase
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 30:00 (30:00) [easy move]
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
White(1): exit

                5     0.15 -Mat29   1. Bb4 Qe4+ 2. Kh2 Qxb4 <HT>
                5     0.20 -Mat31   1. Rc7+ Kb6 2. Bg3 Qxg3 <HT>
                5     0.21     ++   1. Bg3!!
                8     0.90  -1.81   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Bf2+ Kc4 5. Kh2 Kd3
                8->   0.98  -1.81   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Bf2+ Kc4 5. Kh2 Kd3
                9     1.73  -1.81   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qh7 5. Bf2+ Kc4 6. Rh2
                9->   2.03  -1.81   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qh7 5. Bf2+ Kc4 6. Rh2
               10     4.07  -1.85   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qb1+ 5. Kh2 Qh7+ 6. Kg1 Kd4 7.
                                    Kf2
               10->   4.58  -1.85   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qb1+ 5. Kh2 Qh7+ 6. Kg1 Kd4 7.
                                    Kf2
               11     9.22  -1.85   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kh2 Qh7+ 5. Kg1 Kd4 6. Rh2 Qb7 7. Kf2
               11->  10.40  -1.85   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kh2 Qh7+ 5. Kg1 Kd4 6. Rh2 Qb7 7. Kf2
               12    20.37  -1.85   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qf3 5. Bf2+ Kd5 6. Rg8 Qd1+ 7.
                                    Kh2 Ke4 8. Kg3
               12->  23.15  -1.85   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qf3 5. Bf2+ Kd5 6. Rg8 Qd1+ 7.
                                    Kh2 Ke4 8. Kg3
               13    58.23  -1.93   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qf3 5. Bf2+ Kd5 6. Kf1 Ke4 7. Rg3
                                    Qd1+ 8. Be1 Qa1
               13->   1:11  -1.93   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qf3 5. Bf2+ Kd5 6. Kf1 Ke4 7. Rg3
                                    Qd1+ 8. Be1 Qa1
               14     3:45  -1.93   1. Bg3 Kb6 2. Rc2 Qe4+ 3. Rg2 Kc5 4.
                                    Kg1 Qf3 5. Bf2+ Kd5 6. Kf1 Ke4 7. Rg3
                                    Qd1+ 8. Be1 Qc2 9. Bf2
               14     3:45   2/23   1. Ra5+
Since there are no pieces taken clear up to ply 14, you still need the 5 piece
tablebase files.  By some other means, Bg3 was chosen by crafty.  But (according
to the centipawn evaluation) the draw is not seen yet.



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