Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 14:05:02 04/17/00
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On April 17, 2000 at 13:30:47, Ed Schröder wrote: > >Thanks for your explanations, I guess your majority code is better than >mine. To me evaluating majorities makes no sense in the middle-game, >some sense in the early end-game and is often decisive in pawn endings >and that's why Rebel (for instance) allowed the queen exchange as other >aspects of the evaluation are dominant. But it surely makes sense to >reconsider the whole majority topic from scratch especially in pawn >endings. Not that I am looking forward to it as it is complicated stuff >with high chances of overseeing the numerous exceptional cases. But Rebel >surely can be improved here. > >Ed > >PS, it seems to me that Harald is right about 31.Nb6! / Nd7 and Nb8! >I will ask Mr. Smyslov for his opinion. This is the output of Shredder4 on move 31, it agreea on Nb6 indeed. Ernst. 9.01 0:01.36 +0.47 a4 h5 Na5 Nd8 Kc3 Kf7 b4 Ke6 Nc4 (194.052) 142.6 9 -> 0:01.61 +0.47 a4 h5 Na5 Nd8 Kc3 Kf7 b4 Ke6 Nc4 (231.186) 143.2 10.01 0:02.68 +0.50 a4 Kf7 Na5 Nd8 Kc3 Ke6 Nc4 Kd5 b4 Ne6 (395.837) 147.3 10 -> 0:03.93 +0.50 a4 Kf7 Na5 Nd8 Kc3 Ke6 Nc4 Kd5 b4 Ne6 (567.844) 144.3 11.01 0:05.00 +0.52 a4 Kf7 Na5 Nd8 Kc4 f5 b4 f4 Bd2 Ke6 (730.161) 146.0 11 -> 0:07.77 +0.52 a4 Kf7 Na5 Nd8 Kc4 f5 b4 f4 Bd2 Ke6 (1.088.656) 139.9 12.01 0:09.76 +0.41 a4 Kf7 Na5 Nd8 Kc4 f5 b4 h5 b5 axb5+ axb5 cxb5+ Kxb5 f4 Bd2 Ne6 (1.371.667) 140.5 12.02 0:14.22 +0.42++ Nb6 Kf7 Kc4 f5 b4 f4 Bd2 g5 (1.947.727) 136.9 12.02 0:33.18 +0.76 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 a5+ Kc4 Nd8 a4 f5 Nxe5+ Kf6 Bd4 Bf8 (4.402.495) 132.6 12 -> 0:33.83 +0.76 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 a5+ Kc4 Nd8 a4 f5 Nxe5+ Kf6 Bd4 Bf8 (4.495.301) 132.8 13.01 0:57.84 +0.80 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 Nxa6 f4 Bd2 Nxc5 (7.706.020) 133.2 13 -> 1:00.14 +0.80 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 Nxa6 f4 Bd2 Nxc5 (8.035.945) 133.6 14.01 1:08.57 +0.55-- Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 Nxa6 f4 Bd2 Nxc5 Kc4 Nxa6 f3 (9.100.565) 132.7 14.01 1:26.08 +0.51 Nb6 Kf7 Kc4 f5 b4 Ke6 a4 e4 b5 axb5+ axb5 f4 Bd4 Nd8 Nc8 Bg5 (11.425.572) 132.7 14 -> 2:11.30 +0.51 Nb6 Kf7 Kc4 f5 b4 Ke6 a4 e4 b5 axb5+ axb5 f4 Bd4 Nd8 Nc8 Bg5 (17.182.812) 130.8 15.01 3:04.67 +0.52 Nb6 Kf7 Nc8 Bf8 Kc4 f5 b4 Ke6 a4 h5 h4 Nd8 b5 axb5+ axb5 f4 (23.976.174) 129.8 15 -> 4:04.01 +0.52 Nb6 Kf7 Nc8 Bf8 Kc4 f5 b4 Ke6 a4 h5 h4 Nd8 (31.369.377) 128.5 16.01 7:18.14 +0.77++ Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 f3 f4 Bf2 a5+ (55.474.792) 126.6 16.01 12:58.40 +1.12 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 f3 f4 Bf2 a5+ (97.423.921) 125.1 16 -> 13:03.20 +1.12 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 f3 f4 Bf2 a5+ (98.063.310) 125.2 17.01 26:11.05 +1.35 Nb6 f5 Nd7 f4 Bd2 Kf7 Nxe5+ Ke6 Nxc6 Bxc5+ Kc4 Bxf2 Bxf4 Nd6+ Kd3 Nb7 (196.081.953) 124.8 17 -> 26:27.28 +1.35 Nb6 f5 Nd7 f4 Bd2 Kf7 Nxe5+ Ke6 Nxc6 Bxc5+ Kc4 Bxf2 Bxf4 Nd6+ Kd3 Nb7 (198.212.629) 124.8 18.01 44:22.91 +1.37 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 f3 Bh4 Nxa6 e4 fxe4 fxe4 Kc4 Bg3 (332.117.082) 124.7 18 -> 44:47.91 +1.37 Nb6 Kf7 Nd7 Ke6 Nb8 f5 f3 Bh4 Nxa6 e4 fxe4 fxe4 Kc4 Bg3 (335.417.257) 124.7 best move: Nc4-b6 time: 45:13.168 min n/s: 124.718 nodes: 338.383.071 adapting time!
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