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Subject: Re: Testposition - The Royal Miracle

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 02:38:34 02/28/01

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On February 28, 2001 at 05:11:30, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]8/1p3p1p/p4P1k/P4P1p/6pP/6Pq/5P2/5K2 w - - 0 1
>
>
>  True story this time. The above position happened in a free game between
>  Dr J. Perlis and N.N., many years ago, in Germany I think. The good doctor
>  was a generous man and played without a queen from the start. So it's not
>  strange that he is missing one in the above position. And since we are
>  careful, scientific people we shall have a closer look at it with Fritz.
>
>  Okey, white is a queen down, is standing in check right now, Fritz gives
>  3 ways to go:
>
>  1.Ke2 -19.44
>  1.Ke1 -19.75
>  1.Kg1 -19.12
>
>  Guess it's time for a new game... In fact it is - because after
>  1.Kg1! *black* is mated in 6 moves.
>
>  Sune

Deep Fritz doesn't get it with normal settings. Try with Selectivity 0 and you
will avoid null-move blindness.

New position
8/1p3p1p/p4P1k/P4P1p/6pP/6Pq/5P2/5K2 w - - 0 1

Analysis by DEEP FRITZ   :

1.Ke2
  -+  (-8.62)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:00
1.Ke2 Qg2
  -+  (-8.62)   Depth: 2/4   00:00:00
1.Kg1!
  -+  (-8.03)   Depth: 2/4   00:00:00
1.Kg1! b5 2.axb6
  -+  (-7.37)   Depth: 2/4   00:00:00
1.Kg1 b5 2.axb6
  -+  (-7.37)   Depth: 3/4   00:00:00
1.Kg1 b5 2.axb6 a5
  -+  (-7.37)   Depth: 4/5   00:00:00
1.Kg1 b5 2.axb6 a5 3.b7
  -+  (-7.09)   Depth: 5/8   00:00:00
1.Kg1!
  -+  (-2.00)   Depth: 6/8   00:00:00
1.Kg1! b5 2.axb6 a5 3.b7 a4 4.b8Q
  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 6/8   00:00:00
1.Kg1 b5 2.axb6 a5 3.b7 a4 4.b8Q
  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 7/9   00:00:00
1.Kg1!
  ±  (1.34)   Depth: 8/10   00:00:00  1kN
1.Kg1! b5 2.axb6 a5 3.b7 a4 4.b8Q Qxh4 5.gxh4
  +-  (6.78)   Depth: 8/14   00:00:00  1kN
1.Kg1 b5 2.axb6 a5 3.b7 a4 4.b8Q Qxh4 5.gxh4
  +-  (6.78)   Depth: 9/16   00:00:00  2kN
1.Kg1!
  +-  (7.13)   Depth: 10/12   00:00:00  3kN
1.Kg1! b5 2.axb6 a5 3.b7 Qxh4 4.gxh4 g3 5.fxg3 a4 6.b8Q
  +-  (8.94)   Depth: 10/17   00:00:00  4kN
1.Kg1 Qxh4 2.gxh4 g3 3.fxg3 b5 4.axb6 a5 5.b7 a4 6.b8Q
  +-  (8.94)   Depth: 11/15   00:00:00  8kN
1.Kg1!
  +-  (#7)   Depth: 12/14   00:00:00  11kN

(Irazoqui, Cadaqués 28.02.2001)

Deep Shredder's analysis:

  1.00	 0:00 	-11.46 	1.Ke2 (1) 0.1
  1.00	 0:00 	  +M7++ 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (3) 0.3
  1.00	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (4) 0.4
  2.00	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (5) 0.5
  3.00	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (10) 1.0
  4.00	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (29) 2.9
  5.00	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (78) 7.8
  6.00	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (170) 17.0
  7.01	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (395) 39.5
  8.01	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (754) 75.4
  9.01	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (1.261) 97.0
 10.01	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (3.040) 53.3
 11.01	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (5.853) 92.9
 12.01	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (10.902) 131.3
 13.01	 0:00 	  +M7 	1.Kg1 Qxh4 (18.756) 172.0
best move: Kf1-g1 time: 0:00.178 min  n/s: 248.993  nodes: 40.586

Enrique



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