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Subject: Re: Test position. Difficult for computers?

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 13:18:07 06/02/01

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On June 02, 2001 at 14:48:50, Carlos del Cacho wrote:

>I played a game between my engine and Anmon and even though that Pepito played
>quite well it didn't manage to get the win.
>
>[Event "Computer chess game"]
>[Site "L3B4E4"]
>[Date "2001.06.02"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "Pepito"]
>[Black "AnMon_510"]
>[Result "*"]
>[TimeControl "40/300"]
>
>1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
>e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 c5 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Be3 Qb6 12. Rb1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qa6 14.
>Qc2 g6 15. b4 Ne5 16. Be2 Qd6 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.
>Bc5 Bc7 21. Nxc7 Qxc7 22. Rd1 Nd7 23. Bd6 Qd8 24. c5 Nf6 25. Bf3 Nd5 26.
>Qc4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Qf6 29. Qb5 Qd8 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. h3 Qd7 32.
>Qxd7 Bxd7 33. Rxd5 Bc6 34. Rd1 f6 35. Kh2 Ra2 36. Kg3 g5 37. Rd4 Kg7 38. h4
>Re2 39. f3 h6 40. Bc7 Kg6 41. hxg5 fxg5 42. Rd6+ Kh7 43. Kh3 Rb2 44. Ba5
>Rc2 45. Kg3 Bb5 46. Rd1 Ba4 47. Re1 Bc6 48. Re7+ Kg6 49. Re6+ Kg7 50. Rd6
>Rc4 51. Rd2 Kg6 52. Rd8 Kf7 53. Rh8 Kg6 54. Rg8+ Kf7 55. Rd8 Kg6 56. Ra8
>Bd5
>
>So I felt like it could have done more (even so, the endgame might be drawn
>after all, opposite coloured bishops...) and I started playing my own side
>variation from move 47 (same time control).
>
>
>47. Rb1
>
>... Re2
>
>??? I don't understand. I think AnMon should block the b pawn with the bishop.
>
>48. b5 Kg6 49. Rb4 Bc2 50. c6 Re8
>51. c7 Bf5 52. Rd4 Ra8 53. Bb6 Rc8 54. Rd8 h5 55. Rxc8 Bxc8 56. Be3 Bd7
>
>We got to this interesting ending. I think computers may have problems here
>because they probably can't resist to play b6 to create a protected passer.
>AnMon was thinking I would do that all the time. So... here comes the test.
>Which programs can win from this position and thus avoid b6 ? You need that
>square to penetrate with the king. I'm a class C player and I can see this
>pattern easily, so I just won't accept computers are GM strength if they
>keep failing at simple endgames like this one. Any GM program out there?
>
>[D]8/1pPb4/6k1/1P4pp/8/4BPK1/6P1/8 w - - 0 57
>
>Here's the rest of the game:
>
>57. Kf2 Kf6 58. Ke1 g4 59. fxg4 hxg4 60. Kd2

I get daily emails like this, but please create a position or get one
on the board, *whatever*, where your assumption is true, because in the
game black can keep it an easy draw.

If i play here Kf7 Ke8 Bf5 Kd7 Kc8 then it's dead draw, because of
the nature of opposite bishops. With b6 or without b6, it doesn't matter
at all!

> 60.. Kf5 61. Kc3 Ke4 62. Bf2 Be6 63.
>Kb4 Kd5 64. Ka5 Kc4 65. Kb6 Bc8 66. Be1 Kd4 67. Ka7 b6 68. Kxb6 Kc4 69. Bf2
>Bd7 70. Bc5 Be6 71. Be7 Bf5 72. Ka6 Bc8+ 73. Ka7 Kxb5 74. Kb8 Bd7 75. c8=Q
>Bxc8 76. Kxc8 Kc4
>*




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