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Subject: Re: Testposition - Schröder's Beauty

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:57:53 03/05/01

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On March 05, 2001 at 16:05:46, Sune Larsson wrote:

>
>  [D]8/8/4pk1B/8/5K1N/p7/8/8 w - - 0 1
>
>  Schröder 19??
>
>  Well, Mr Schröder seems to be a man of many talents. This is a very
>  nice position, made in his youth I think. ;) Black is about to promote
>  and the white pieces sort of step on eachother's toes. But there is
>  a way for white to draw. A stunning resource that shows the beauty
>  of chess. Rebel might prove good at this one...;)
>
>
>  Test: White to move and draw. The quicker the better.
>        Solution further down.


GLC gives it a try (going to be tough w/o tablebase files):

>epd 999 ed.epd
>
 Game stage: Endgame
 Current eval: 4.06
 Ply  Time  Score   Nodes  Principal Variation
  4   0.01  -0.23    5362  Bg5+ Kg7 Nf5+ exf5 Kxf5 a2 Bf6+ Kf7
  4   0.01   0.70    7524  Ke4 a2 Be3 a1=Q Bd4+ Qxd4+ Kxd4
  4   0.01   0.70    7743  Ke4 a2 Be3 a1=Q Bd4+ Qxd4+ Kxd4
  5   0.01   1.00   12368  Bg5+ Kg7 Be7 a2 Bd6 a1=Q Be5+ Qxe5+ Kxe5
  5   0.02   1.00   16537  Bg5+ Kg7 Be7 a2 Bd6 a1=Q Be5+ Qxe5+ Kxe5
  6   0.04     --   39618  Bg5+    (a=0.50 b=1.50 e=0.50)
  6   0.06  -2.47   58617  Bg5+ Kf7 Nf5 e5+ Kxe5 a2 Nd6+ Kg6 Be3 a1=Q+ Bd4
  6   0.08  -2.47   78154  Bg5+ Kf7 Nf5 e5+ Kxe5 a2 Nd6+ Kg6 Be3 a1=Q+ Bd4
  7   0.12  -2.69  117072  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Be7+ Ke6 Bc5
  7   0.15  -2.69  140455  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Be7+ Ke6 Bc5
  8   0.15  -2.80  144255  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bd4
  8   0.18  -2.72  175410  Bg5+ Kf7 Nf3 a2 Bd8 a1=Q Ng5+ Kg6 Nxe6 Qe1 Nc5
  8   0.24  -2.72  227565  Bg5+ Kf7 Nf3 a2 Bd8 a1=Q Ng5+ Kg6 Nxe6 Qe1 Nc5
  9   0.30  -2.78  278411  Bg5+ Kf7 Nf3 a2 Bd8 a1=Q Ng5+ Kg6 Nxe6 Qe1 Nd4 Qc3
  9   0.42  -2.78  389793  Bg5+ Kf7 Nf3 a2 Bd8 a1=Q Ng5+ Kg6 Nxe6 Qe1 Nd4 Qc3
 10   0.79  -2.87  720462  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bd4 Bc7 Ke6
 10   0.80  -2.87  722422  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bd4 Bc7 Ke6
 11   0.83  -3.06  748896  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bc3 Kg3 Be1+ Kf4 Bd2+
                             Kf3 Bc3
 11   1.11  -3.06 1012600  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bc3 Kg3 Be1+ Kf4 Bd2+
                             Kf3 Bc3
 12   1.15  -2.86 1042351  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Ke6 Bf4 Bd4
 12   1.50  -2.86 1366629  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Ke6 Bf4 Bd4
 13   1.59  -2.89 1442725  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd2 Bb2 Kg3 Ke6 Bf4 <ht>
 13   2.51  -2.89 2307354  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd2 Bb2 Kg3 Ke6 Bf4 <ht>
 14   2.68  -2.88 2443253  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd2 Be5+ Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6
                             Kg3 Kd5 Kf3 Kc4
 14   3.78  -2.88 3394990  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd2 Be5+ Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6
                             Kg3 Kd5 Kf3 Kc4
 15   4.12  -2.87 3658436  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 <ht>
 15   6.58  -2.87 5718317  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 <ht>
 16   7.13  -2.87 6156305  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 <ht>
 16  12.41  -2.87  10612k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 <ht>
 17  13.40  -2.87  11408k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Ke7 Kf4 Kf6 Bd8+ Ke6 Bh4
 17  25.39  -2.87  21349k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Ke7 Kf4 Kf6 Bd8+ Ke6 Bh4
 18  28.38  -2.87  23691k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bc5 Bg3 Kf6 Bf4 Bd4
 18  57.68  -2.87  47190k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bc5 Bg3 Kf6 Bf4 Bd4
 19   1:34  -2.87  73392k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bc5 Bf4 Kd5 Be3 Bd6 Bf4 Be5
 19   2:51  -2.87 132605k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bc5 Bf4 Kd5 Be3 Bd6 Bf4 Be5
 20   3:06  -2.87 143998k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bc5 Bg3 Kf6 Bf4 Bd4 Ke2 Bc3
 20   6:24  -2.87 290668k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bc5 Bg3 Kf6 Bf4 Bd4 Ke2 Bc3
 21   7:06  -2.87 322049k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bh8 Kf4 Bg7 Kf3 Bf6 Kf4 Bh8 Bb8 Bd4
 21  15:59  -2.87 707674k  Nf5 exf5 Bf8 a2 Bb4 a1=B Bd6 Bb2 Kf3 Bd4 Bf4 Ke6 Bc7
                             Bh8 Kf4 Bg7 Kf3 Bf6 Kf4 Bh8 Bb8 Bd4
 local:  t=16:39  nps=740171.9  n=739444287  (f=272584704  q=466859583)
 total:  t=16:39  nps=740171.9  n=739444287  draws=1934709
 trans:  probes=270649994  hits=70451800 (26.03%)  draft=55930641 (20.67%)
 tcuts:  exact=4053 (0.00%)  upper=39964031 (14.77%)  lower=12743630 (4.71%)
 tstor:  exact=1375 (0.00%)  upper=67656928 (68.92%)  lower=30513279 (31.08%)

ext:  check=73894980  recap=54122  ppush=56753  1rep=330198  thrt=0
 q-moves:  gen=107039130  tested=92886862  made/un=36813798  max-dep=6
 max eval diff:  part-1=3.65  part-2=0.70
 !m Nh4-f5 -287 80         Nf5    >
move h4f5

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 8/8/4pk1B/8/5K1N/p7/8/8 w - - bm Nf5; id "Ed -- Man of Many Talents";
 Line 001: Test [Nf5]: passed in 0.80 seconds [score=-2.87]

 Passed 1 out of 1 (0 invalid)
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