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Subject: Re: Testposition - War or Peace

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 14:57:47 03/07/01

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On March 07, 2001 at 13:59:17, Sune Larsson wrote:
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>  [D]8/5pP1/1R6/7P/8/k7/p6r/K7 w - - 0 5
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>  After Mozes,L 1975
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>  This is a rook ending with 2 vs 2 pawns. White is in huge trouble.
>  True he has two alert passers but he is facing an acute mate threat
>  on the first rank. The draw is there with 1.Ra6+ Kb3 2.Rb6+ etc. but
>  is there way to play for win without committing suicide?
>  After 10 minutes Fritz shows 0.00. War or peace?
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>
>  Test: 1) White to move and play for a win. Find the + evals!
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>        2) According to Mr Mozes it's white to move and win.
>           Is this true?  Some positions with KQ - KRP might
>           easily happen. This is for people who have all the 5 men TB:s.
>           The original solution further down.
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>  Sune
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>Mozes,L
>1975
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>1.Rb1 axb1Q+ 2.Kxb1 Kb3 3.Kc1 Kc3 4.Kd1 Kd3 5.Ke1 Ke3 6.Kf1 Kf3 7.g8Q Rh1+ 8.Qg1
>Rxg1+ 9.Kxg1 Kg4 10.h6 1-0
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>What about all the 5 men endings if black takes the h-pawn somewhere?
>Are they all won for white?

After further review, I would say that this one needs further review.
;-)

I would not even begin to trust computer output on this one until it has ran all
night.

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)
               11     1.49   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               11->   2.85   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               12     3.86   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               12->   4.62   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               13     5.94   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               13->   6.70   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               14     9.90   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               14->  11.75   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               15    17.37   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               15->  19.23   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               16    32.15   0.00   1. Ra6+ Kb3 2. Rb6+ Ka3
               16     1:18   0.36   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Kc3
                                    4. Kd1 Rg2 5. h6 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Ra1+ 10. Kh2
                                    Ra2+ 11. Kh3
               16->   1:18   0.36   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Kc3
                                    4. Kd1 Rg2 5. h6 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Ra1+ 10. Kh2
                                    Ra2+ 11. Kh3
               17     1:42     ++   1. Rb1!!
               17     6:34   4.67   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Rg2
                                    4. h6 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Rg2+ 10. Kh1
                                    Rxg7 11. h8=Q
               17->   6:50   4.67   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Rg2
                                    4. h6 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Rg2+ 10. Kh1
                                    Rxg7 11. h8=Q
               18     6:50     --   1. Rb1
               18     7:38   4.17   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Rg2
                                    4. h6 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Rg2+ 10. Kh1
                                    Rxg7 11. h8=Q Rg2
               18->   8:22   4.17   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Rg2
                                    4. h6 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Rg2+ 10. Kh1
                                    Rxg7 11. h8=Q Rg2
               19     8:22     --   1. Rb1
               19     9:17   0.59   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Rg2
                                    4. h6 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Ra1+ 10. Kh2
                                    Ra2+ 11. Kh3 Ra1 12. Kh4 Rh1+ 13. Kg5
                                    Rg1+ 14. Kf5
               19->  14:13   0.59   1. Rb1 axb1=Q+ 2. Kxb1 Kb3 3. Kc1 Rg2
                                    4. h6 Kc3 5. Kd1 Kd3 6. Ke1 Ke3 7.
                                    Kf1 Kf3 8. h7 Ra2 9. Kg1 Ra1+ 10. Kh2
                                    Ra2+ 11. Kh3 Ra1 12. Kh4 Rh1+ 13. Kg5
                                    Rg1+ 14. Kf5
              time=16:39  cpu=99%  mat=0  n=502407477  fh=89%  nps=502895
              ext-> chk=46092315 cap=0 pp=1601116 1rep=1432891 mate=162858
              predicted=0  nodes=502407477  evals=107217237
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=1219482  successful=520542

White(1): Rb1
              time used:  16:39
Black(1): axb1=Q+ [pondering]



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