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Subject: Re: Mate in 7 Question

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 15:50:10 01/09/98

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On January 09, 1998 at 18:26:13, Mike Byrne wrote:

>
>On January 09, 1998 at 18:09:27, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On January 09, 1998 at 17:52:51, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>On January 09, 1998 at 14:41:46, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>classic position, although it might have a cook in Qg8 as well.
>>>>Crafty finds Qg7 in 3 secs... but later changes to Qg8, but never
>>>>sees a mate in a minute or so, but both moves have an eval of over
>>>>+12, which crafty gets at 8 plies, 3 seconds...
>>>
>>>Wow, this totally smokes me.
>>>
>>>I don't know what Qg8 is about though.  I have a hard time seeing the
>>>mate after Kxg8, and I somehow doubt you solved this one positionally
>>>:-)
>>>
>>>bruce
>>
>>I may have blown this.  I re-ran it and did not get either qg8 or Qg7
>>quickly.  It is possible I mis-typed it when I set it up...
>>
>>Bob
>
>It is still a mate in 7 ...but it took crafty almost 10 minutes the way
>it was typed in..

resignation threshold set to 7 pawns.
Crafty 14.2 vs ferret
playing a computer!

White(1): setb r3rk2/ppq2pbQ/2p1b1p1/4p1B1/2P3P1/3P1B2/P3PPK1/1R5R w

       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    8  | *R|   |   |   | *R| *K|   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    7  | *P| *P| *Q|   |   | *P| *B| Q |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    6  |   |   | *P|   | *B|   | *P|   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    5  |   |   |   |   | *P|   | B |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    4  |   |   | P |   |   |   | P |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    3  |   |   |   | P |   | B |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    2  | P |   |   |   | P | P | K |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    1  |   | R |   |   |   |   |   | R |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
         a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

White(1): anal
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 1:17 (7:42)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                5     5.63   0.78   Be3 b6 Bh6 Bxh6 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxh6
                5     6.37   0.79   Bc1 Rab8 Bh6 Bxh6 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxh6
                5->   6.50   0.79   Bc1 Rab8 Bh6 Bxh6 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxh6
                6    10.09   0.95   Bc1 Rab8 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7 Qg7
                6->  10.90   0.95   Bc1 Rab8 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7 Qg7
                7    11.22     --   Bc1
                7    14.19   0.59   Bc1 Rab8 Be3 c5 Bh6 Bxh6 Qh8+ Ke7
Qxh6
                7    16.62   0.77   Be3 b6 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7 Qg5+ Kd7
                                    Qf6
                7->  18.32   0.77   Be3 b6 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7 Qg5+ Kd7
                                    Qf6
                8    20.28   0.70   Be3 b6 Bd2 Rad8 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7
                                    Qg7
                8    23.29   0.75   Bc1 Rab8 Be3 c5 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7
                                    Qg7
                8    37.38     ++   Rh2!!
                8    41.79   1.60   Rh2 Qd7 Rbh1 f5 Qxg6 fxg4 Be4 Qd4
                8->  41.82   1.60   Rh2 Qd7 Rbh1 f5 Qxg6 fxg4 Be4 Qd4
                9    48.63   1.58   Rh2 Qd7 Rbh1 f6 Bh6 g5 Bxg7+ Qxg7
Qxg7+
                                    Kxg7 Rh7+ Kf8 Rxb7 c5
                9->  53.17   1.58   Rh2 Qd7 Rbh1 f6 Bh6 g5 Bxg7+ Qxg7
Qxg7+
                                    Kxg7 Rh7+ Kf8 Rxb7 c5
               10     1:09   1.38   Rh2 Qd7 Rbh1 f5 Qxg6 e4 dxe4 fxg4
Rh8+
                                    Bg8 Rxg8+ Kxg8
               10     2:18   1.47   Rh4 Qd7 Rbh1 f5 gxf5 Bxf5 Kf1 Qd6
Bh6
                                    Bxh6 Qxh6+ Kf7
               10->   2:18   1.47   Rh4 Qd7 Rbh1 f5 gxf5 Bxf5 Kf1 Qd6
Bh6
                                    Bxh6 Qxh6+ Kf7
               11     3:39   1.69   Rh4 e4 Bxe4 Rab8 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7
                                    Qg7 Qf4 Bxg6 Kd8
               11->   5:37   1.69   Rh4 e4 Bxe4 Rab8 Bh6 Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7
                                    Qg7 Qf4 Bxg6 Kd8
               12     9:15   1.80   Rh4 e4 Bxe4 Rab8 e3 Ra8 Bf4 Qd7 Bh6
                                    Bxh6 Qxh6+ Ke7 Qf4
               12     9:48     ++   Qh8+!!
               12     9:53  Mat08   Qh8+ Bxh8 Rxh8+ Kg7 Rh7+ Kxh7 Bf6 g5
                                    Be4+ Bf5 Bxf5+ Kg8 Rh1 c5 Rh8#
               12    10:10  Mat07   Qxg7+ Kxg7 Rh7+ Kxh7 Bf6 g5 Be4+ Bf5
                                    Bxf5+ Kg8 Rh1 c5 Rh8#
               12->  10:32  Mat07   Qxg7+ Kxg7 Rh7+ Kxh7 Bf6 g5 Be4+ Bf5
                                    Bxf5+ Kg8 Rh1 c5 Rh8#
              time: 10:32  cpu:100%  mat:-8  n:58109148  nps:91850
              ext-> checks:2728296 recaps:124347 pawns:7892 1rep:479363
              predicted:0  nodes:58109148  evals:27213600
              endgame tablebase-> probes done: 0  successful: 0




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