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Subject: Re: Testposition - Merry-go-round

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 15:28:14 03/01/01

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On March 01, 2001 at 18:17:05, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On March 01, 2001 at 17:42:57, Sune Larsson wrote:
>
>>
>>  [D]4B3/5K2/5P1b/2p5/2p5/1k6/8/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>  A. Selesniew, 1921
>>
>>
>>  So few pieces and so tricky! Here we need the Deep ones at their best!
>>  Maybe also Diep? If you play this one out you sure will get dizzy!
>>
>>  Test: White to move and draw. Not many choices - the black pawns
>>        are on the run.
>
>Crafty does not see the draw.  I also would choose Ke6.  So, I am wondering,
>what *is* the right move and why?

   The right move is 1.Kg6! and it's about making the black bishop dizzy.
   But this one is real tricky - and yet the pieces few...

>
>White(1): setboard 4B3/5K2/5P1b/2p5/2p5/1k6/8/8 w - -
>White(1): go
>end-game phase
>              clearing hash tables
>              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
>         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
>                9     0.14  -2.04   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Bd6 6. f7 Bf8
>                9->   0.17  -2.04   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Bd6 6. f7 Bf8
>               10     0.30  -2.26   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. Kd5 Ke3
>               10     0.55  -2.11   1. Bc6 c3 2. Be4 Bg5 3. Ke6 Bxf6 4.
>                                    Kd5 c4 5. Kc5 Be5
>               10->   0.62  -2.11   1. Bc6 c3 2. Be4 Bg5 3. Ke6 Bxf6 4.
>                                    Kd5 c4 5. Kc5 Be5
>               11     1.05  -2.45   1. Bc6 c3 2. Be4 c4 3. Kg6 Be3 4. f7
>                                    Bc5 5. Kf5 c2 6. Bxc2+ Kxc2 7. Ke4
>                                    Bf8
>               11     1.22  -2.26   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. Kd5 Ke3 7. Ke5
>               11->   1.34  -2.26   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. Kd5 Ke3 7. Ke5
>               12     1.74  -2.43   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. f7 Ke3 7. Kd5
>                                    Kd3 <HT>
>               12->   2.04  -2.43   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. f7 Ke3 7. Kd5
>                                    Kd3 <HT>
>               13     2.32     --   1. Ke6
>               13    11.35  -2.45   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. f7 Be7 7. Kd5
>                                    Kd3 8. Ke5 c4
>               13->  12.00  -2.45   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. f7 Be7 7. Kd5
>                                    Kd3 8. Ke5 c4
>               14    12.38     --   1. Ke6
>               14    42.40  -2.68   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. f7 Ke2 7. Kc3
>                                    Ke3 8. Kc4 <HT>
>               14->  43.71  -2.68   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. f7 Ke2 7. Kc3
>                                    Ke3 8. Kc4 <HT>
>               15    44.34     --   1. Ke6
>               15     3:35  -4.39   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. Kb3 Kd3 7. Ka3
>                                    c4+ 8. Ka2 c3 9. f7 c2 10. Kb2
>               15->   3:39  -4.39   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. Kb3 Kd3 7. Ka3
>                                    c4+ 8. Ka2 c3 9. f7 c2 10. Kb2
>               16     3:48  -4.55   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. Kb3 Kd3 7. Kb2
>                                    c4 8. Kc1 c3 9. Kd1 Bc5
>               16->   4:03  -4.55   1. Ke6 c3 2. Bg6 c2 3. Bxc2+ Kxc2 4.
>                                    Kd5 Bf8 5. Kc4 Kd2 6. Kb3 Kd3 7. Kb2
>                                    c4 8. Kc1 c3 9. Kd1 Bc5
>               17     4:06     --   1. Ke6
>              time=16:39  cpu=99%  mat=-1  n=686397929  fh=22%  nps=686844
>              ext-> chk=87034513 cap=0 pp=1227509 1rep=3202169 mate=64048
>              predicted=0  nodes=686397929  evals=50290241
>              endgame tablebase-> probes done=9115  successful=9115



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