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Subject: WAC revisted (again)

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 18:46:55 11/20/00


This position seems to have about the same eval at the given depth as other
programs find for b6+ so I was wondering if it is another equally good solution:

[ white, 1 ]
level 1 60
level: 1 moves in 60:00, increment 0 seconds
[ white, 1 ]
[D]8/k1b5/P4p2/1Pp2p1p/K1P2P1P/8/3B4/8 w - - bm b6+; id "WAC.100";

8/k1b5/P4p2/1Pp2p1p/K1P2P1P/8/3B4/8 w - - bm b6+; id "WAC.100";
    -> soft time limit 600 s
    -> hard time limit 3600 s
  9    463    64   112294  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Bd2-e3  Bc7-d6
                           Kc3-d3  Bd6-f8  Be3-d2
  9 ->   0:01.02   180327   0 turns
 10    470   139   255268  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3
 10 ->   0:02.14   401527   0 turns
 11    470   269   499172  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3  Bd6-f8  Bd2-c3  Bf8-g7  Ke3-d3
 11 ->   0:04.24   795071   0 turns
 12    471   570  1082549  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3  Bd6-f8  Bd2-a5  Bf8-e7
 12 ->   0:09.33  1760359   0 turns
 13    471  1175  2178464  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3  Bd6-f8  Bd2-a5  Bf8-e7  Ba5-c3  Be7-d8
 13 ->   0:20.89  3882972   0 turns
 14    472  2582  4789808  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3  Bd6-c7  Bd2-c3  Bc7-d8  Ke3-f3  Ka7-a8
 14 ->   0:43.36  8082205   0 turns
 15    473  5294  9737892  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3  Bd6-c7  Bd2-c3  Bc7-d8  Ke3-f3  Ka7-a8
                           Bc3-d2  Ka8-a7
 15 ->   1:27.83 16300952   0 turns
 16    474 10694 19667257  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3  Bd6-c7  Bd2-c3  Bc7-d8  Ke3-e2  Bd8-c7
 16 ->   3:22.24 36970760   0 turns
 17    474 23787 43127668  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Kb3-c3  Bd6-c7  Kc3-d3  Bc7-d6
                           Kd3-e3  Bd6-c7  Bd2-c3  Bc7-d8  Ke3-e2  Ka7-a8
 17 ->   7:44.06 85324111   0 turns
 18    490 61983 111965899  Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Bd2-c3  Bd6xf4  Bc3xf6  Bf4-e3
                           Kb3-c3  Ka7-b6  Kc3-d3  Be3-g1  Kd3-e2  Kb6-a7
                           Bf6-e7  Ka7-b6  Ke2-f3  Kb6-a7  Kf3-f4  Bg1-d4
                           Kf4xf5
 18 ->  19:30.91 213467362   0 turns
Depth=18, Value=490, Time=1170.91, Last turn=0.13, Nodes=213467362, N/s=182308
PV = Ka4-b3  Bc7-d6  Bd2-c3  Bd6xf4  Bc3xf6  Bf4-e3  Kb3-c3  Ka7-b6
     Kc3-d3  Be3-g1  Kd3-e2  Kb6-a7  Bf6-e7  Ka7-b6  Ke2-f3  Kb6-a7
     Kf3-f4  Bg1-d4  Kf4xf5
[ Solution incorrect   0.00%, 0/1 ]

Also here:
[D]1r3r1k/3p4/1p1Nn1R1/4Pp1q/pP3P1p/P7/5Q1P/6RK w - - bm Qe2; id "WAC.243";

1r3r1k/3p4/1p1Nn1R1/4Pp1q/pP3P1p/P7/5Q1P/6RK w - - bm Qe2; id "WAC.243";
    -> soft time limit 600 s
    -> hard time limit 3600 s
  6    257    61   110321  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Qe2-f3  Ph4-h3
  6 ->   0:01.42   264559   0 turns
  7    254   204   387303  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Qe2-d2  Ph4-h3
  7 ->   0:08.86  1757317   0 turns
  8    254   973  1902210  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Qe2-d2  Ph4-h3  Qd2-e3  Qh7-h4
                           Qe3-f2
  8 ->   0:17.37  3300980   0 turns
  9    254  2121  4093555  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Qe2-f3
  9    259  3214  6153670  Pb4-b5  !
  9    270  3383  6451863  Pb4-b5
  9 ->   0:38.63  7421150   1 turn
 10    269  6846 12630262  Pb4-b5  Rb8-d8  Qf2-e2
 10    271  7438 13682030  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Rg6-g5  Ne6xg5
 10 ->   1:33.65 17203556   1 turn
 11    331  9956 18233161  Qf2-e2  !!
 11    468 10949 20323306  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Rg6-g5  Ne6xf4  Qe2-f3  Rf8-g8
                           Qf3xf4  Rb8-f8
 11 ->   2:17.78 26311154   0 turns
 12    528 14712 27945766  Qf2-e2  !!
 12    529 16313 31039450  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Rg6-g5  Ne6xf4  Qe2-f3  Rf8-g8
 12 ->   4:06.73 45994530   0 turns
 13    568 29603 55104059  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Rg6-g5  Ne6xg5  Rg1xg5  Rf8-g8
                           Rg5-h5  Rg8-g4  Rh5xh7  Kh8xh7  Ph2-h3  Rg4-g3
                           Qe2-h5  Kh7-g8  Qh5-f7  Kg8-h8  Qf7xf5  Rg3xa3
                           Qf5xd7
 13 ->   7:11.59 81721965   0 turns
 14    605 54851 101436945  Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Rg6-g5  Ne6xg5  Rg1xg5  Rb8-c8
                           Nd6xc8
 14 ->  15:47.81 173288633   0 turns
Depth=14, Value=605, Time=947.81, Last turn=74.38, Nodes=173288633, N/s=182830
PV = Qf2-e2  Qh5-h7  Rg6-g5  Ne6xg5  Rg1xg5  Rb8-c8  Nd6xc8

It seems that Qe2 is best, but I wonder how b5 would turn out.  Might it also be
a winning move?




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