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Subject: OOPS. Make that ONE new solution...

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 19:16:26 09/12/01

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On September 12, 2001 at 21:32:08, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On September 12, 2001 at 21:12:06, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>Here is the pv for Rg5+:
>>
>>[D]8/1p6/p5R1/k7/Prpp4/K7/1NP5/8 w - - am Rd6; bm Rb6 Rg5+; id "WAC.274";
>>
>>acd 19; ce 378; Rg5+ b5 axb5 axb5 Rg8 c3 Nd3 Rc4 Rg6 Ra4+ Kb3 Ra1 Rd6 Rb1+ Ka2
>>Rf1 Rxd4 Rf7 Kb3 Rc7 Ne5 Rc5 Nd7 Rc4;
>
>Here is the pv for Rb6 (courtesy of Yace... score almost identical):
>
> 405781047  9:53.0   3.73 19t  1.Rb6 Kxb6 2.Kxb4 c3 3.a5+ Kc6 4.Nd3 Kd7 5.Nc5+
>                               Kc6 6.Kc4H Kc7H {HT} {180}
> 603837109 14:50.8   3.73 19.  1.Rb6 Kxb6 2.Kxb4 c3 3.a5+ Kc6 4.Nd3 Kd7 5.Nc5+
>                               Kc6 6.Kc4 Kc7 {HT} {180}


Turn out that Rd6 is "fools gold" because of excellent responses d3! and b5!

ce 33; pv Rd6 d3 Rd4 b5 cxd3 Rb3+ Ka2 Rc3 dxc4 bxc4 Kb1 Kb4 Rd6 Ka3 Rb6 a5 Rb8
Rg3 Kc2 c3 Rb3+ Ka2 Nd1 Rg2+ Nf2 Rxf2+ Kxc3;

Actually, we should change it to am Rd6 instead!

EPD Kit revision date: 1996.04.21
unable to open book file [e:\crafty\release/books.bin].
hash table memory = 192M bytes.
pawn hash table memory = 80M bytes.
EGTB cache memory = 32M bytes.
draw score set to    0.00 pawns.
choose from book moves randomly (using weights.)
choose from 5 best moves.
book learning enabled
result learning enabled
position learning enabled
threshold set to 9 pawns.
5 piece tablebase files found
19045kb of RAM used for TB indices and decompression tables

Crafty v18.10

White(1): st 999
search time set to 999.00.
White(1): setboard 8/1p6/p2R4/k7/Prpp4/K7/1NP5/8 b - -
              puzzling over a move to ponder.
end-game phase
              clearing hash tables
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
Black(1): c3 [pondering]
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
go
Black(1): go
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
                9->   0.51   1.25   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd8 b5 5. Ra8 Kb6 6. Ne5 Kc5
               10     0.59   1.15   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd5+ b5 5. Rd7 Rc4 6. Re7 Ra4 7. Ra7
                                    Kb6 8. Ra8
               10->   0.72   1.15   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd5+ b5 5. Rd7 Rc4 6. Re7 Ra4 7. Ra7
                                    Kb6 8. Ra8
               11     0.96   1.15   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd5+ b5 5. Nc5 Rc4 6. Ka2 Kb6 7. Ne6
                                    Kc6 8. Rd8 Ra4+ 9. Kb3
               11->   1.12   1.15   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd5+ b5 5. Nc5 Rc4 6. Ka2 Kb6 7. Ne6
                                    Kc6 8. Rd8 Ra4+ 9. Kb3
               12     1.83   1.41   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd5+ b5 5. Nc5 Rb4+ 6. Ka3 Rb1 7. Nb3+
                                    Kb6 8. Nxd4 b4+ 9. Ka4 Rb2 10. Rd6+
                                    Kc5 11. Rd8
               12->   2.41   1.41   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd5+ b5 5. Nc5 Rb4+ 6. Ka3 Rb1 7. Nb3+
                                    Kb6 8. Nxd4 b4+ 9. Ka4 Rb2 10. Rd6+
                                    Kc5 11. Rd8
               13     4.27   1.69   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Re6 Ra1 5. Re5+ b5 6. Re6 Rb1+ 7. Ka2
                                    Rf1 8. Rd6 Rd1 9. Rxd4 <HT>
               13->   5.44   1.69   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Re6 Ra1 5. Re5+ b5 6. Re6 Rb1+ 7. Ka2
                                    Rf1 8. Rd6 Rd1 9. Rxd4 <HT>
               14     5.93     --   1. ... c3
               14    27.98   2.95   1. ... c3 2. Nd3 Rxa4+ 3. Kb3 b6 4.
                                    Rd5+ b5 5. Rd6 Rc4 6. Rf6 Rc8 7. Nb4
                                    Ra8 8. Nc6+ Kb6 9. Nxd4+ Kc5 10. Ne6+
                                    Kb6 11. Ng5+ Kc5 12. Ne4+ Kd4 13. Nxc3
               14     1:02   2.66   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd8 Rc2 7.
                                    Rd5+ Kb4 8. Rd4 Kc5 9. Rd8 c3 10. Rc8+
                                    Kd5
               14->   1:04   2.66   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd8 Rc2 7.
                                    Rd5+ Kb4 8. Rd4 Kc5 9. Rd8 c3 10. Rc8+
                                    Kd5
               15     1:39   2.66   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd6 Rc1 7.
                                    Rd5+ Kb4 8. Rd4 Rc3 9. Rh4 a5 10. Kb1
                                    Kb3
               15->   1:42   2.66   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd6 Rc1 7.
                                    Rd5+ Kb4 8. Rd4 Rc3 9. Rh4 a5 10. Kb1
                                    Kb3
               16     3:05   2.60   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rh4 Kb4 7.
                                    Rg4 Ra3+ 8. Kb1 Rc3 9. Re4 Ka3 10.
                                    Re2 Rb3 11. Kc2
               16->   3:11   2.60   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rh4 Kb4 7.
                                    Rg4 Ra3+ 8. Kb1 Rc3 9. Re4 Ka3 10.
                                    Re2 Rb3 11. Kc2
               17     6:31   2.27   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd6 Kb4 7.
                                    Rb6+ Ka5 8. Rc6 Kb4 9. Rxa6 Ra3+ 10.
                                    Kb1 c3 11. Nd3+ Kc4 12. Nc1 Kd5
               17->   6:49   2.27   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd6 Kb4 7.
                                    Rb6+ Ka5 8. Rc6 Kb4 9. Rxa6 Ra3+ 10.
                                    Kb1 c3 11. Nd3+ Kc4 12. Nc1 Kd5
               18    14:34   2.24   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd6 Kb4 7.
                                    Rb6+ Ka5 8. Rh6 Rg3 9. Rh5+ Kb4 10.
                                    Rh4 Rc3 <HT>
               18->  15:04   2.24   1. ... d3 2. Rd4 b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4.
                                    Ka2 Rc3 5. dxc4 bxc4 6. Rd6 Kb4 7.
                                    Rb6+ Ka5 8. Rh6 Rg3 9. Rh5+ Kb4 10.
                                    Rh4 Rc3 <HT>
              time=16:39  cpu=99%  mat=1  n=503650652  fh=94%  nps=504k
              ext-> chk=29700690 cap=593891 pp=1242739 1rep=1179992 mate=144505
              predicted=0  nodes=503650652  evals=141890969
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=193933  successful=193933

Black(1): d3
              time used:  16:39
learning position, wtm=0  value=-224
White(2): Rd4 [pondering]
crafty is behind  2.0 on time, reducing by 1/6.
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (17)
               17     1:32     ++   2. ... b5!!
               17     3:26   1.27   2. ... b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4. Ka2 Kb4 5.
                                    dxc4 Ra3+ 6. Kb1 bxa4 7. Rd2 Rb3 8.
                                    Rc2 a3 9. c5 axb2 10. c6 Ka3 11. c7
                                    Rd3 12. Rxb2 Rc3 13. Rb7
               17->   5:28   1.27   2. ... b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4. Ka2 Kb4 5.
                                    dxc4 Ra3+ 6. Kb1 bxa4 7. Rd2 Rb3 8.
                                    Rc2 a3 9. c5 axb2 10. c6 Ka3 11. c7
                                    Rd3 12. Rxb2 Rc3 13. Rb7
               18    12:07     ++   2. ... b5!!
               18    16:12   0.33   2. ... b5 3. cxd3 Rb3+ 4. Ka2 Rc3 5.
                                    dxc4 bxc4 6. Kb1 Kb4 7. Rd6 Ka3 8.
                                    Rb6 a5 9. Rb8 Rg3 10. Kc2 c3 11. Rb3+
                                    Ka2 12. Nd1 Rg2+ 13. Nf2 Rxf2+ 14.
                                    Kxc3
               18    16:16   2/11?  2. ... d2



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