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Subject: Re: Test position, Crafty solved, but ....

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 11:53:00 02/07/01

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On February 07, 2001 at 14:40:16, Jim Monaghan wrote:

>[D] 4k3/8/4K3/b7/8/4p3/6pP/2R5 w - - 0 1
>
>Although Crafty "solves" this study, it's odd that it still thinks that
>it's losing. Crafty is not alone in it's evaluation of the final position.
>Many engines "think" it's an advantage to have 2 bishops of the same colour in
>an endgame situation.
>I guess in a way it doesn't matter ... if this had been a game situation,
>Crafty would have chosen the right path anyway.
>Neat stalemate idea.
>
>nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
>                7     1.15  -3.74   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h4 Kf8 4.
>                                    h5 Bb6 5. Rc8+ Kg7 6. h6+ Kxh6
>                7->   1.43  -3.74   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h4 Kf8 4.
>                                    h5 Bb6 5. Rc8+ Kg7 6. h6+ Kxh6
>                8     1.73     ++   1. Rc8+!!
>                8->   2.66  -3.35   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h4 Kf8 4.
>                                    h5 Bb6 5. Rc8+ Kg7 6. h6+ Kxh6
>                9     3.05     --   1. Rc8+
>                9     7.71  -5.70   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
>                                    Re1 Bb6 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re4 Kg7
>                9->   8.85  -5.70   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
>                                    Re1 Bb6 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re4 Kg7
>               10    10.20     --   1. Rc8+
>               10    11.34  -6.11   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
>                                    Re1 Ba5 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re5 Qg6+ 7.
>                                    Kd7 Qd3+ 8. Kc6
>               10->  13.65  -6.11   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
>                                    Re1 Ba5 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re5 Qg6+ 7.
>                                    Kd7 Qd3+ 8. Kc6
>               11    17.78  -6.19   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
>                                    Re1 Ba5 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re5 Qg6+ 7.
>                                    Kd5 Qd3+ 8. Kc6 <HT>
>               11->  21.01  -6.19   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
>                                    Re1 Ba5 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re5 Qg6+ 7.
>                                    Kd5 Qd3+ 8. Kc6 <HT>
>               12    24.80     --   1. Rc8+
>               12     1:35  -7.40   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
>                                    Re1 Bb6 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re5 Qg3 7.
>                                    Rf5+ Kg7 8. Rb5 Qxh3+ 9. Kd5
>               12     2:21  -7.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
>                                    4. Kh3 g1=B 5. Kg2 Bgf2 6. Kh3 Kf7
>                                    7. Kg4 Kf6
>               12->   2:26  -7.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
>                                    4. Kh3 g1=B 5. Kg2 Bgf2 6. Kh3 Kf7
>                                    7. Kg4 Kf6
>               13     2:52  -6.90   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
>                                    4. Kh3 g1=B 5. Kg2 Bgf2 6. Kh3 Kf7
>                                    7. Kg4 Kf6 8. h3
>               13->   3:09  -6.90   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
>                                    4. Kh3 g1=B 5. Kg2 Bgf2 6. Kh3 Kf7
>                                    7. Kg4 Kf6 8. h3
>               14     4:35  -6.98   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
>                                    4. Kh3 g1=B 5. Kg2 Bgf2 6. Kh3 Kf7
>                                    7. Kg4 Kf6 8. h3 Bd2

Endgame tablebase files help out nicely here:

White(1): st 999
search time set to 999.00.
White(1): epdpfga tp.epd tp.out
PFGA: EPD record: 1
end-game phase
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6->   0.37  -5.33   1. Rc8+
                7     0.39     ++   1. Rc8+!!
                7->   0.69  -4.94   1. Rc8+
                8     0.76     ++   1. Rc8+!!
                8->   1.10  -4.55   1. Rc8+
                9     1.37     --   1. Rc8+
                9     8.66  -7.50   1. Rc8+ Bd8 2. Rc1 e2 3. h3 Kf8 4.
                                    Re1 Bb6 5. Rxe2 g1=Q 6. Re4 Qg6+ 7.
                                    Kd5 Qf5+ 8. Re5 Qd3+ 9. Kc6 Bf2 10.
                                    Re6 Bh4 11. Kc5 Qxh3 <HT>
                9     9.43     ++   1. Kf5!!
                9    12.42  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
                9->  12.53  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               10    16.27  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               10->  16.81  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               11    20.49  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               11->  21.26  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               12    28.41  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               12->  29.99  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               13    43.17  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               13->  46.66  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               14     1:06  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               14->   1:10  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               15     1:34  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               15->   1:41  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               16     2:20  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               16->   2:32  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               17     3:37  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               17->   3:55  -0.01   1. Kf5 e2 2. Kg4 e1=Q 3. Rxe1+ Bxe1
                                    <HT>
               18     3:55   1/21*  1. Kf5




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