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Subject: Re: a test position for chess programs

Author: Hans Havermann

Date: 08:11:20 06/02/00

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On June 02, 2000 at 09:56:47, blass uri wrote:

>>[D]r2qr3/pb3pk1/np3b1N/2pp3Q/3P4/1PR1P1P1/P4PBP/5RK1 w - - 0 1

>The best move may be e4 or Nxf7.
>
>If it g4 then white has not more than a draw and the question is how much time
>does your program need to see not more than a draw evaluation with the move g4
>or another move.

"Screamer" seems to think Nxf7 is a killer:

PLY       NODES     TIME    SCORE  PV
__________________________________________________
 6/00    154983     2.628   +0.26  Qxf7+ Kxh6 Qxb7 Nb4 Rcc1 Nxa2 Rc2
 6/01    194085     3.328   +0.64  Nxf7 Qe7 Nh6 Qd8 Nf5+ Kg8 f3
 7/00    566760     8.636   +0.62  Nxf7 Qe7 Nh6 Qd8 Nf5+ Kg8 Qg4+ Kh8 a3
 8/00   2178864    31.914   +0.84  Nxf7 Qe7 Nh6 Qe6 f4 cxd4 Nf5+ Kg8 exd4
 9/00   6357485   109.209   +0.75  Nxf7 Qc7 Nh6 Rh8 Nf5+ Kf8 Qg4 Rg8 Qh5 Nb4
10/00  25115768   410.774   +0.85  Nxf7 Qc7 Nh6 Rh8 Nf5+ Kf8 Qg6 Qd8 Nh6 Qe7 Nf5
11/00  55998378   868.535   +0.94  Nxf7 Qc7 Ng5 Qe7 Qh7+ Kf8 Ne6+ Qxe6 Qxb7 Nb4
f4 Qf7 Qxf7+ Kxf7 a3 cxd4
12/00 168320923  2667.057   +1.09  Nxf7 Qc7 Ng5 Qe7 Qh7+ Kf8 h4 Nb4 a3 Bxg5 Qh8+
Kf7 Qh5+ Kg8 Qg6+ Kh8



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