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Subject: Re:Where's the spirit of competition.Better Titled In Quest of The Best

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 06:41:03 06/14/01

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On June 14, 2001 at 05:07:17, Eelco de Groot wrote:

>On June 13, 2001 at 10:16:42, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>On June 13, 2001 at 04:17:17, Eelco de Groot wrote:
>>
>>>Terry,
>>>
>>>In case you or or other competitors missed it I posted a snippet of computer
>>>analysis on 36. ...Bc6 here:
>>>http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?174727
>>>
>>>Last lines after 30 hours it is still 36. ..Bc6:
>>>
>>>[D]6k1/5p1p/6p1/3p2Pn/b2P1P2/pnN1BB2/7P/6K1 b - - 0 1
>>>
>>>
>>>Rebel Engine for ECTool. (c) Ed Schröder
>>>
>>>Engine version   :  REBEL CENTURY 2
>>>Rebel personality :  "Q5T"
>>>Opening book file :  RebelC.mvs
>>>Hash table size  :  12 MB
>>>Analysis mode   :  Analyzing next move
>>>Refresh interval : 500 ms
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>00:00  06.00  0.09  1..Bb5 2.Bxd5 Ba4 3.Bc4 Na5 4.Bd3
>>>00:01  06.02  1.38  1..Nxd4 2.Bxd4 Nxf4 3.Bxd5 Nxd5 4.Nxd5 h5 5.gxh6 f5 6.Nf6+
>>>Kh8 7.Nd5+
>>>00:01  07.00  0.80  1..Nxd4 2.Bxd4 Nxf4 3.Bxd5 Nxd5 4.Nxd5 a2 5.Nf6+ Kf8 6.Nxh7+
>>>Ke7 7.Nf6 Bc6 8.Kf1
>>>00:02  07.11  1.45  1..Ng7 2.Bxd5 Nf5 3.Kf2 Nxe3 4.Kxe3 Nc1 5.Nxa4
>>>00:02  08.00  0.93  1..Ng7 2.Bxd5 Nf5 3.Kf2 Kg7 4.Bc4 Nxe3 5.Kxe3 Nc1 6.Nxa4
>>>00:03  08.08  1.22  1..Bc6 2.Bd1 Nxd4 3.Bxd4 Nxf4 4.Kf2 Ne6 5.Ke3 Nxg5
>>>00:04  09.01  1.20  1..Ng7
>>>00:09  10.00  1.70  1..Bc6 2.Bxh5 gxh5 3.Na2 Bd7 4.Nc1+ Na5 5.Bd2 Nc6 6.Bc3 Kg7
>>>00:16  11.00  1.25  1..Bc6 2.Bd1 Nxd4 3.Bxd4 Nxf4 4.Kf2 Nd3+ 5.Ke3
>>>00:18  11.01  1.36  1..Ng7 2.Bxd5 Nf5 3.Bxb3 Bxb3 4.Bc1 a2 5.Bb2 Kf8 6.d5 Ke7
>>>7.h3
>>>00:33  12.00  1.34  1..Ng7 2.Bxd5 Nf5 3.Bxb3 Bxb3 4.Bc1 a2 5.Bb2 Kf8 6.d5
>>>01:08  13.00  1.24  1..Ng7 2.Bxd5 Nf5 3.Bxb3 Bxb3 4.Bc1 a2 5.Bb2 Nxd4 6.Nxa2
>>>01:49  13.01  1.24  1..Bc6
>>>02:07  13.01  1.46  1..Bc6 2.Kf2 Nxf4 3.Bxf4 Nxd4 4.Bg2 Ne6 5.Be5 d4
>>>05:34  14.00  1.19  1..Bc6 2.Kf2 Ng7 3.Bd1 Na5 4.Bc1 Nc4 5.Bb3 Nf5 6.Ne2
>>>27:51  15.00  1.75  1..Bc6 2.Kf2 f5 3.Bxh5 gxh5 4.Na2 Bb5 5.Nc1 Na1
>>>55:23  16.00  1.74  1..Bc6 2.Kf2 f5 3.Bd1 Nxd4 4.Bxd4 Nxf4 5.Be3 Nd3+ 6.Ke2 Nb4
>>>52:53  17.00  1.44  1..Bc6 2.Kf2 Ng7 3.Bd1 Na5 4.Bc1 Nc4 5.Bb3
>>>27:26  18.00  1.60  1..Bc6 2.Kf2 h6 3.h4 Nxf4 4.Bxf4 Nxd4 5.Bg2
>>>39:10  19.00  1.34  1..Bc6 2.Kf2 h6 3.f5 hxg5 4.Bd1  (20:39:10)
>>>
>>>Not that I quickly see why the comp thinks this is any better than Ng7 but just
>>>for comparison. But I think it is too soon to declare it a draw unless not
>>>enough persons want to play on.
>>>
>>> Eelco
>>
>>Eelco I agree that it's up to the voters as a whole, whether to play on or not
>>regardless if it's a draw.
>>
>>However, "Q5T" doesn't know what GT 2.0 will do with 36..Bc6 and I do.
>>Unless it changes it's moves at a very high depth, if 36..Bc6 37.Bd1 if 37..Ba4
>>38.Bf3..Ba4 39.Bf3..Ba4 and draw by 3 Fold Repeat. (Unless the voters want to
>>revert to the  rejected Na5?! line which _does_ draw without hope for more.)
>>GT 2.0 doesn't consider Kf2! It goes for the draw!
>>
>>If people want to try for a win then I would highly recommend 36..Ng7 with an
>>edge for Black.
>>The only 2 programms to my knowledge that at high plys go for 36..Ng7 are GT 2.0
>>and Junior 6. There must be others?
>>Fritz 6 only likes 36..Ng7 when you substitute the move in place of 36..Bc6
>>otherwise it just appears to keep working on 36..Bc6 till "The Cows Come
>>Home"!;) Maybe at ply 30 it would change it's "mind"? Who knows. But even at ply
>>23 to 24 it's still on 36..Bc6.
>>Gambit Tiger II changes by ply 21 or 22 to 36..Ng7 giving an evaluation of -/+
>>38. So it likes 36..Ng7 as it puts more wait on the play and appears to avoid
>>draws with the exception of repeating moves.
>>Junior 6 gives an evaluation of -/+ 30 for Black with 36..Ng7 at depth 23.
>>Very close to Gambit Tiger II.
>>My recommendation then to attempt to play for a win would be 36..Ng7 since I
>>know how GT 2.0 evaluates this position.
>>Or play 36..Bc6 37.Bd1..Ba4 38.Bf3..Ng7, just to stall but nothing more.
>>However, that would buy some analizing time!:-)
>>The game is most complex after Black plays Ng7. Will it win, not likely, but
>>programms are fallible and it might take a wrong turn in the endgame.
>>It will prolong the game at least 20 more moves before people gave up at the
>>very least. Depends on the people playing of course;)
>>
>>Regards,
>> Terry
>
>I see Terry thanks for explaining and the lines. I let Q5T analyze without the
>game history and that may change things. If I enter the same position again and
>then one repetition Q5T now goes for Ng7 (36. ..Bc6 37.Bd1 Ba4 38.Bf3 Ng7) So I
>think there is a chance that humans, or computers, might want to do the same.
>Difficult to predict what is the best move to vote for to comply with the
>majority in this case I'm afraid..
>
> Eelco

Yes it is! I may win my vote or lose it this time. I really don't know?

Terry



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