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Subject: Re: Rebel-v/d Wiel on P3 866 MHz

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 13:07:09 01/06/01

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On January 06, 2001 at 14:42:45, David Rasmussen wrote:

>On January 06, 2001 at 12:37:03, David Rasmussen wrote:
>
>>On January 06, 2001 at 10:14:06, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Chezzz locks on Ne2 after 44 secs on my machine, and it never considers g3.
>>>>
>>>>It hasn't found an especially good score, though. -0.20 for white, so I will let
>>>>it search for a full 10 hours or so.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>I do not say that Ne2 is winning but only that it is probably the only not
>>>losing move so there is no problem with score of -0.2.
>>>
>>>I believe that DB1 could draw the game instead of losing with Ne2 instead of g3.
>>>
>>
>>Chezzz has now searched for 3 hours, and still considers Ne2 best with a score
>>of -0.25 at depth 15 (Chezzz has inferior branching factors, so better engines
>>will search deeper in this time). g3 is not considered as one of the first moves
>>at the root, it is sorted down as move number 6 or so, so there are 4 other
>>moves that Chezzz would try after Ne2 but before g3.
>>
>>I will try to run it after g3, and see what it finds.
>
>I've now run it to depth 14 where the output is this:
>
>14      +0.45   1... Qg5 2. Ne2 Rxd2 3. Qxd2 fxg3 4. Qxg5 gxh2+
>                5. Kxh2 hxg5 6. Kg3 Be6 7. Nc3 Bf5
>                8. Nb5 a5 9. Nd4 g6 (506539 kN)
>
>So, the value is 0.45 whereas the value for Ne2 was 0.25 for black. That's not a
>big difference, but at least it never considers g3 seriously. I can't imagine
>why DB would play that. Lousy eval, maybe. Byt lousier than Chezzz?? I don't
>think so...

Crafty17.14 also see similiar difference

1)After g3 the best is Rd5 evaluation 0.63/15(needed almost 3 hours to finish
iteration 15)

2)After Ne2 the best is Rxd2 evaluation 0.41/15(needed less than 1/2 hour to
finish iteration 15)

3)After h3 the best is Rd5 evaluation 0.63/14(I did not give it enough time to
finish depth 15).

Crafty does not like the option Ne2 Rxd2 Qxd2 Qa1+ Nc1 Qe5 and evaluates it as
better for black but I think that white has nothing better.

I guess that it is a draw after Ne2 but I am not 100% sure about it and it is
clear that if someone can win it is only black.

I think that Ne2 is better than other moves because white needs to trade pieces
in order to prevent a king attack.

Uri



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