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Subject: WAC 100 and Kb3

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 14:56:12 09/13/01


Many of the good programs fall for Kb3 (which -- apparently -- is not a good
solution).  There are a few good programs which never consider that move.

I want to understand why some programs choose Kb3.  According to my
understanding, the thing that is wrong with Kb3 is that it is basically a time
waster -- it accomplishes no useful purpose.

What components make a program choose Kb3?
How are some programs able to avoid it?

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GLC takes the bait:
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>epd 120 \1.epd
>
 Game stage: Endgame
 Current eval: 2.85
 Ply  Time  Score   Nodes  Principal Variation
  8   0.01   2.99    6084  Be3 Bd6 Kb3 Kb6 Kc3 Ka7 Kd3 Kb6
  8   0.02   2.99   10735  Be3 Bd6 Kb3 Kb6 Kc3 Ka7 Kd3 Kb6
  9   0.03   2.97   17888  Be3 Bd6 Kb3 Kb6 Kc3 Ka7 Kd3 Kb6 Kc3
  9   0.04   2.97   26343  Be3 Bd6 Kb3 Kb6 Kc3 Ka7 Kd3 Kb6 Kc3
 10   0.07   2.93   47908  Be3 Bb6 Kb3 Kb8 Bf2 Kc7 Kc3 Kd6 Be3
 10   0.13   3.00   99124  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Be3 Bd6 Kc3 Kb6 <ht>
 10   0.16   3.00  118676  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Be3 Bd6 Kc3 Kb6 <ht>
 11   0.19   2.99  145289  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Be3 Bd6 Kc3 Kb6 Kb3 <ht>
 11   0.24   2.99  183682  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Be3 Bd6 Kc3 Kb6 Kb3 <ht>
 12   0.31   2.99  235122  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Be3 Bd6 Kc3 Kb6 Kb3 <ht>
 12   0.43   2.99  334347  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Be3 Bd6 Kc3 Kb6 Kb3 <ht>
 13   0.69   3.07  540943  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Ke3 Bd6 Bc3 Be7 Kf3
 13   0.87   3.07  685673  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Ke3 Bd6 Bc3 Be7 Kf3
 14   1.07   3.07  840191  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Ke3 Bb6 Bc3 Bd8 Kf3
 14   1.69   3.07 1310906  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Ke3 Bb6 Bc3 Bd8 Kf3
 15   2.04   3.07 1596046  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Ke3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Kf3
 15   3.26   3.07 2554515  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Ke3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Kf3
 16   4.01   3.07 3143748  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Ke3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Kf3
 16   7.95   3.07 6132283  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Ke3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Kf3
 17   9.70   3.07 7503819  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Kf3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Ke3 Be7 Kf3
 17  18.78   3.07  14303k  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Kf3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Ke3 Be7 Kf3
 18  23.54   3.07  17921k  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Kf3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Ba1 Be7 Bc3
 18  53.86   3.07  39983k  Kb3 Bb6 Kc2 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke2 Ka7 Kf2 Bd6 Kf3 Bc7 Bc3
                             Bd8 Ba1 Be7 Bc3
 local:  t=2:00  nps=736192.0  n=88348188  (f=30429184  q=57919004)
 total:  t=2:00  nps=736192.0  n=88348188  draws=90111
 trans:  probes=30339072  hits=7838770 (25.84%)  draft=5789405 (19.08%)
 tcuts:  exact=1267 (0.00%)  upper=2934261 (9.67%)  lower=2237264 (7.37%)
 tstor:  exact=535 (0.00%)  upper=8450469 (60.95%)  lower=5414000 (39.05%)
 ext:  check=5563460  recap=126402  ppush=1019229  1rep=424323  thrt=0
 q-moves:  gen=20579503  tested=15377939  made/un=7522496  max-dep=9
 max eval diff:  part-1=5.30  part-2=1.40
 !m Ka4-b3 307 16
move a4b3

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 8/k1b5/P4p2/1Pp2p1p/K1P2P1P/8/3B4/8 w - - acd 16; acn 3226846; acs 6; bm Be3 b6
+; ce 426; id "WAC.100"; pv Kb3 Bb6 Kc3 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Bc3 Bd8 Ke3 Ka7 Kf2 Be7 Kf3
Kb6 Ba5+ Ka7 Ke3;
 Line 001: Test [Be3 b6+]: failed [Kb3; score=3.07]

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YACE takes the bait:
========================
title "WAC.100"
Stored 0 learned positions into hash table
solution  Be3 b6+
usetime = 59.00, mintime = 59.00 maxtime = 59.00 tl 59.00 ml 0
         6   0.000   0.89  1t  1.b6+ Bxb6 {0}
         9   0.001   2.86  1t  1.Kb3 {80}
        16   0.001   2.86  1.  1.Kb3 {80}
        30   0.001   2.72  2t  1.Kb3 Bb6 {80}
        75   0.002   2.72  2.  1.Kb3 Bb6 {80}
       129   0.002   2.75  3t  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 {80}
       265   0.002   2.75  3.  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 {80}
       364   0.003   2.89  4t  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 Bc7 {80}
       550   0.003   2.89  4.  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 Bc7 {80}
      1190   0.005   2.99  5t  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 Bc7 3.Kd3 {80}
      1590   0.005   2.99  5.  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 Bc7 3.Kd3 {80}
      2106   0.007   2.93  6t  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 Bc7 3.Kc2 Bd8 {80}
      2904   0.008   2.93  6.  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Kc3 Bc7 3.Kc2 Bd8 {80}
      4821   0.012   2.87  7t  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Bc1 Bc7 3.Ba3 Bd6 4.Bc1 {80}
      6941   0.016   2.87  7.  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Bc1 Bc7 3.Ba3 Bd6 4.Bc1 {80}
      9741   0.021   2.90  8t  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Bc1 Bc7 3.Kc2 Bd8 4.Bb2 Bc7 {80}
     13251   0.027   2.90  8.  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Bc1 Bc7 3.Kc2 Bd8 4.Bb2 Bc7 {80}
     18357   0.036   2.90  9t  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Bc1 Bd8 3.Ba3 Be7 4.Kc2 Bd6 5.Kd3
                               {80}
     25251   0.047   2.90  9.  1.Kb3 Bb6 2.Bc1 Bd8 3.Ba3 Be7 4.Kc2 Bd6 5.Kd3
                               {80}
     51559   0.086   2.99 10t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bf8 5.Bc3
                               Bg7H {80}
     65547   0.108   2.99 10.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bf8 5.Bc3
                               Bg7 {80}
     90734   0.145   3.03 11t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bf8 5.Bc3
                               Bg7 6.Bb2 {80}
    114419   0.179   3.03 11.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bf8 5.Bc3
                               Bg7 6.Bb2 {80}
    159759   0.242   3.05 12t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Bb2 Be7 {80}
    213842   0.321   3.05 12.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Bb2 Be7 {80}
    298968   0.441   3.08 13t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Bb2 Be7 7.Bc3 {80}
    385598   0.563   3.08 13.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Bb2 Be7 7.Bc3 {80}
    522775   0.751   3.09 14t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bh6 4.Ke3 Bf8 5.Bc3H
                               Be7H {HT}
    676359   0.972   3.09 14.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bh6 4.Ke3 Bf8 5.Bc3
                               Be7
    860496   1.229   3.09 15t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Be7 5.Ba5H
                               Bf8H 6.Bd8H Bg7H {80}
   1118323   1.597   3.09 15.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Be7 5.Ba5
                               Bf8 6.Bd8 Bg7 {80}
   1427600   2.029   3.10 16t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Kd3 Kb8 7.Ke2 Ka7 8.Ke3H Kb8H {80}
   2028322   2.911   3.10 16.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Kd3 Kb8 7.Ke2 Ka7 8.Ke3 Kb8 {80}
   2976012   4.257   3.10 17t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Kd3 Kb8 7.Ke2 Ka8 8.Kf3 Ka7 9.Ke3H Bb6H
                               {HT}
   4031547   5.959   3.10 17.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke3 Bc7 5.Bc3
                               Bd8 6.Kd3 Kb8 7.Ke2 Ka8 8.Kf3 Ka7 9.Ke3 Bb6
   6687615   9.848   3.08 18t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke2 Bc7 5.Bc1
                               Bd6 6.Ke3 {HT}
   8514298  12.565   3.08 18.  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bf8 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke2 Bc7 5.Bc1
                               Bd6 6.Ke3
  11549678  16.937   3.08 19t  1.Kb3 Bd6 2.Kc2 Bc7 3.Kd3 Bd6 4.Ke2 Bc7H 5.Kd1H
                               {HT}
  13032617  19.118   3.09 19t+ 1.b6+ Bxb6 2.Kb5 Bc7 3.Be3 Kb8
  13320084  19.518   3.09 19t  1.b6+ Bxb6 2.Kb5 Bc7H 3.Be3H {HT}
  16011674  23.720   3.09 19.  1.b6+ Bxb6 2.Kb5 Bc7 3.Be3
  17727881  26.340   3.49 20++ 1.b6+ Bxb6 2.Kb5 Bc7 3.Be3 Kb8 4.Kxc5 Ba5 5.Kc6
                               Be1 6.c5 Bc3
  20824252  31.267   4.41 20t  1.b6+ Bxb6 2.Kb5 Bc7 3.Be3 Kb8 4.Kxc5 Ba5 5.Kd6
                               Ka8 6.Ke6 Kb8 7.Kxf6 Bd8+ 8.Kxf5 Bxh4 9.Kg6 Be7
                               10.Kxh5 Bf6 11.a7+ Kb7 12.f5 {240}
  26552063  40.563   4.42 20t+ 1.Be3 Bd6 2.Ka5 Bc7+ 3.b6+ Bxb6+ 4.Kb5 Bc7
                               5.Bxc5+ Ka8 6.Be3 Kb8 7.c5 Kc8
  44118942  58.990   4.42 20t  1.Be3 Bd6 2.Ka5 Bc7+ 3.b6+ Bxb6+ 4.Kb5 Bc7
                               5.Bxc5+ Ka8 6.Be3 Kb8 7.c5 Kc8
  44118942  58.991   4.42 20u. 1.Be3 Bd6 2.Ka5 Bc7+ 3.b6+ Bxb6+ 4.Kb5 Bc7
                               5.Bxc5+ Ka8 6.Be3 Kb8 7.c5 Kc8
44118942 Nodes, 5.26% Leavenodes, 747893 Nodes/sec
8862470 eval, 81.32% score, 135540907 genmoves, 2.14% captures le 667/319
ext: pawn 834188, rcp 222024, chk 12584, repchk 25468, null 11251, prune 55042
htable: 18802100 store, 0 rejected, 36011472 probe, 72.0% f/p, 137.9% f/s
entries 5416665 age 0 renew 0
egtb probes 74, found 74 max_depth 37
ok after 19.12 sec
test_nodes 13032617 l 9

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CRAFTY takes the bait:
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Crafty v18.11

White(1): st 120
search time set to 120.00.
White(1): epdpfga 1.epd 1.out
PFGA: EPD record: 1   ID: WAC.100
end-game phase
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 2:00 (2:00)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
               11     0.17   4.05   1. Be3 Bb6 2. Bf2 Kb8 3. Kb3 Ka7 4.
                                    Kc3 Ba5+ 5. Kd3 Bb4 6. Be3 Kb6
               11->   0.26   4.05   1. Be3 Bb6 2. Bf2 Kb8 3. Kb3 Ka7 4.
                                    Kc3 Ba5+ 5. Kd3 Bb4 6. Be3 Kb6
               12     0.33   4.02   1. Be3 Bb6 2. Bf2 Kb8 3. Kb3 Ka7 4.
                                    Kc3 Ba5+ 5. Kd3 Bb4 6. Be3 Kb6 7. Ke2
               12->   0.57   4.02   1. Be3 Bb6 2. Bf2 Kb8 3. Kb3 Ka7 4.
                                    Kc3 Ba5+ 5. Kd3 Bb4 6. Be3 Kb6 7. Ke2
               13     0.85   4.06   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bb8 4.
                                    Kd3 Ba7 5. Bd2 Bb8 6. Ke3 Ba7 7. Bc3
               13     1.00   4.28   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Ka7 5. Ke3 Bd8 6. Bb2 Be7 7. Bc3
               13->   1.22   4.28   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Ka7 5. Ke3 Bd8 6. Bb2 Be7 7. Bc3
               14     1.55   4.17   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Ka7 5. Ke3 Bd8 6. Bb2 Be7 7. Bc3
                                    Bd6
               14->   2.43   4.17   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Ka7 5. Ke3 Bd8 6. Bb2 Be7 7. Bc3
                                    Bd6
               15     2.85   4.26   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Bd8 5. Ke3 Ka7 <HT>
               15->   4.32   4.26   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Bd8 5. Ke3 Ka7 <HT>
               16     5.07   4.26   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Bd8 5. Ke3 Ka7 6. Kf2 Be7 7. Kf3
                                    Kb6 8. Ba5+ Ka7 9. Ke3
               16->   9.30   4.26   1. Kb3 Bb6 2. Kc3 Bc7 3. Kd3 Kb8 4.
                                    Bc3 Bd8 5. Ke3 Ka7 6. Kf2 Be7 7. Kf3
                                    Kb6 8. Ba5+ Ka7 9. Ke3
               17    15.91   4.28   1. Kb3 Bd6 2. Be3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bb8 4.
                                    Kd2 Ba7 5. Kd3 Bb8 6. Bd2 Ka7 7. Ke3
                                    Bd6 8. Bc3 Be7 9. Kd3
               17->  26.59   4.28   1. Kb3 Bd6 2. Be3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bb8 4.
                                    Kd2 Ba7 5. Kd3 Bb8 6. Bd2 Ka7 7. Ke3
                                    Bd6 8. Bc3 Be7 9. Kd3
               18    32.47   4.28   1. Kb3 Bd6 2. Be3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bb8 4.
                                    Kd2 Ba7 5. Kd3 Bb8 6. Bd2 Ka7 7. Ke2
                                    Bc7 8. Kd3 <HT>
               18    47.33   4.43   1. b6+ Bxb6 2. Kb5 Bc7 3. Be3 Ka8 4.
                                    Kxc5 Ka7 5. Kc6+ Ka8 6. Kd7 Ba5 7.
                                    a7 Kb7 8. Bf2 Ka8 9. Ke6 Bd2 10. Kxf5
                                    Bc3 11. Bb6 <HT>
               18->  48.98   4.43   1. b6+ Bxb6 2. Kb5 Bc7 3. Be3 Ka8 4.
                                    Kxc5 Ka7 5. Kc6+ Ka8 6. Kd7 Ba5 7.
                                    a7 Kb7 8. Bf2 Ka8 9. Ke6 Bd2 10. Kxf5
                                    Bc3 11. Bb6 <HT>
               19    49.76     ++   1. b6+!!
              time=2:00  cpu=99%  mat=1  n=83182257  fh=97%  nps=691k
              ext-> chk=11871005 cap=34151 pp=810585 1rep=1006626 mate=4557
              predicted=0  nodes=83182257  evals=4748882
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=55  successful=55

========================
ExChess, on the other hand, never goes for Kb3:
========================


Experimental Chess Program (EXchess) version 4.02,
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Daniel C. Homan, Waltham MA, USA
EXchess comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free
software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain conditions. This program is distributed under the
GNU public license.  See the files license.txt and readme.txt
for more information.

Hash size = 1048576 entries, 20971520 bytes
Pawn size = 524288 entries, 10485760 bytes

Type 'help' for a list of commands.
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White-To-Move[1]: testsuite

Enter file name for test suite in EPD format: 1.epd

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Enter search time per move: 120

--------------------*** 1.epd ***--------------------


White to Move  Book Move(s): a1
  Test Position:  3226846; acs 6; bm Be3 b6+; ce 426; id "WAC.100"; pv Kb3 Bb6 K
c3 Bc7 Kd3 Kb8 Bc3 Bd8 Ke3 Ka7 Kf2 Be7 Kf3 Kb6 Ba5+ Ka7 Ke3
  1.   3.19     0   130737   1. Be3
  1.   3.19     0   130747   1. Be3
  2.   3.00     0   130762   1. Be3 Kb6
  2.   3.07     0   130805   1. Kb3 Kb6
  2.   3.07     0   130848   1. Kb3 Kb6
  3.   3.09     0   130882   1. Kb3 Kb6 2. Kc3
  3.   3.09     0   131071   1. Kb3 Kb6 2. Kc3
  4.   3.09     0   131139   1. Kb3 Kb6 2. Kc3 Bd6
  4.   3.27     0   131436   1. Be3 Kb8 2. Kb3
  4.   3.27     0   131439   1. Be3 Kb8 2. Kb3
  5.   3.11     0   131959   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc3
  5.   3.11     0   131972   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc3
  6.   3.11     0   132083   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bc7
  6.   3.11     0   132104   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bc7
  7.   3.11     0   132336   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bc7 4. Kd3 Kxa7
  7.   3.11     0   132354   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc3 Bc7 4. Kd3 Kxa7
  8.   3.12     0   134950   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bc7 4. Kd3
  8.   3.12     0   134987   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bc7 4. Kd3
  9.   3.11     0   135640   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bc7 4. Kd3 Bb8
  9.   3.11     0   135659   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bc7 4. Kd3 Bb8
 10.   3.11     0   137264   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8
 10.   3.11     0   137325   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8
 11.   3.11     0   140719   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8
 11.   3.11     0   140974   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8
 12.   3.11     0   147522   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8
 12.   3.11     0   147878   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8
 13.   3.12     0   220347   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Be3
 13.   3.12     0   229246   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Be3
 14.   3.12     0   286976   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Be3 Bd6
 14.   3.12     0   303605   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Be3 Bd6
 15.   3.12     0   433372   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Ke3 Bd6 8. Bc3
 15.   3.12     0   462179   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Kb6 3. Kc2 Bf8 4. Kc3 Bd6 5. Kd3
Bb8 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Ke3 Bd6 8. Bc3
 16.   3.29     1   880939   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Be7 3. Kc3 Bd6 4. Kc2 Be7 5. Bd2
Bd8 6. Kd3 Kb8 7. Be3 Bc7 8. Ke2
 16.   3.29     1   921601   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Be7 3. Kc3 Bd6 4. Kc2 Be7 5. Bd2
Bd8 6. Kd3 Kb8 7. Be3 Bc7 8. Ke2
 17.   3.29     2  1305571   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Be7 3. Kc3 Bd6 4. Kc2 Be7 5. Kd3
Bd6 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Bc1 Ka8 8. Ke3 Kb8 9. Bd2
 17.   3.29     2  1395341   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Be7 3. Kc3 Bd6 4. Kc2 Be7 5. Kd3
Bd6 6. Bd2 Bc7 7. Bc1 Ka8 8. Ke3 Kb8 9. Bd2
 18.   3.29     4  2000479   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Be7 3. Kc3 Bd6 4. Kc2 Be7 5. Kd2
Bd6 6. Kd3 Kb6 7. Kc2 Ka7 8. Bd2 Bc7 9. Kd3
 18.   3.29     4  2182591   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Kb3 Be7 3. Kc3 Bd6 4. Kc2 Be7 5. Kd2
Bd6 6. Kd3 Kb6 7. Kc2 Ka7 8. Bd2 Bc7 9. Kd3
 19.   ++      20  9005929   1. Be3
 19.   3.61    66 26557961   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Ka5 Bc7+ 3. b6+ Bxb6+ 4. Kb5 Bc7 5. B
xc5+ Ka8 6. Be3 Kb8 7. c5 Ka8 8. c6 Kb8 9. Kc4 Ka8 10. Kb3 Ba5 11. Kc4
 19.   3.61    67 27029553   1. Be3 Bd6 2. Ka5 Bc7+ 3. b6+ Bxb6+ 4. Kb5 Bc7 5. B
xc5+ Ka8 6. Be3 Kb8 7. c5 Ka8 8. c6 Kb8 9. Kc4 Ka8 10. Kb3 Ba5 11. Kc4
 20.   ++      90 35750310   1. Be3

node_count = 48659308 quiescent nodes = 1754093 eval_count = 18315540
hash hits = 13712838 hash moves = 1967414 pawn hash hits = 17919025
node_rate = 405494 null cuts = 2925847 exten = 4968899 int_iter = 19
egtb_probes = 9290 egtb_hits = 9290 fail_high(%) = 91

Searched Move: Be3
Right = 0/1 Stime = -1 Total NPS = 394639 <depth> = 19
No more test positions.
White-To-Move[1]:

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PEPITO doesn't either:
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Pepito> epd
Introduzca fichero a cargar:
> 1.epd
Tiempo por problema (segs) ? 120
CONTROL_IN 20000

No pude leer jugada.

    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 8  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 7  | *R |    | *A |    |    |    |    |    |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 6  |  P |    |    |    |    | *P |    |    |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 5  |    |  P | *P |    |    | *P |    | *P |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 4  |  R |    |  P |    |    |  P |    |  P |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 3  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 2  |    |    |    |  A |    |    |    |    |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 1  |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
      a    b    c    d    e    f    g    h

Fase: Final
 1   105    13        7  b6 Ra7xb6
 1   377    13       12  Ad2-e3
 1   377    13       19  Ad2-e3
 2   365    13       71  Ad2-e3 Ra7-b8
 3   374    13      241  Ra4-b3 Ra7-b6 Ad2-e3
 3   374    13      318  Ra4-b3 Ra7-b6 Ad2-e3
 4   369    13      927  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ra7-b6
 5   379    14     2084  Ra4-b3 Ra7-a8
 6   372    14     4767  Ra4-b3 Ac7-d6 Rb3-c3
 7   380    15     9865  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ra7-b6
 8   380    16    18570  Ra4-b3 Ac7-d6 Rb3-c2 Ra7-b6
 9   379    18    30416  Ra4-b3 Ac7-d6 Rb3-c2 Ra7-b6 Ad2-e3
10   375    21    47087  Ra4-b3 Ac7-d6 Rb3-c2 Ra7-b6 Ad2-e3 Ad6-b8 Rc2-d3 Rb6-a5
 Ae3-d2
11   381    30   112618  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8
12   381    37   163417  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ra7-b6 Rc3-d3 Ab8-d6 Rd3-e3 Rb6-a7
 Ad2-e1 Ad6-e7 Ae1-c3 Ra7-b6
13   382    50   250369  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Ad2-e3 Ra7-b6
 Rd3-c2 Ad6-b8
14   382    71   395980  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Ad2-e3 Ra7-b6
 Rd3-c2 Ad6-b8
15   382   106   642500  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Ad2-e3 Ra7-b6
 Rd3-c2 Ad6-b8
16   382   158  1001499  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7
 Ad2-c3
17   388   273  1815095  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7
 Ad2-c3 Ac7-d8 Re3-e2 Ad8-c7 Re2-f3 Ac7-d8 Rf3-e3 Ad8-e7 Ac3-b2
18   388   433  2893462  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7
 Ad2-c3 Ac7-d8 Re3-e2
19   388   689  4673904  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7
 Ad2-e1 Ac7-d8 Ae1-c3
20   388  1381  9301470  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7
 Ad2-e1 Ac7-d8 Ae1-c3 Ra7-b8 Re3-d3
21   388  2581 17593589  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7
 Ad2-e1 Ac7-d8 Ae1-c3 Ra7-b8 Re3-d3
22   388  5049 34706530  Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7
 Ad2-e1 Ac7-d8 Ae1-c3 Ra7-b8 Re3-d3

Time spent: 120.00
Depth reached: 22.333
PV: [388] Ra4-b3 Ac7-b8 Rb3-c3 Ab8-c7 Rc3-d3 Ac7-d6 Rd3-e3 Ad6-c7 Ad2-e1 Ac7-d8
Ae1-c3 Ra7-b8 Re3-d3
Nodes per second: 648666.67500000
Interior nodes: 31614803
Quiescent nodes: 46225198
First_success: 9220643/10305659  (89.472 %).
BranchingFactor: 2.095
Null-moves: 5875274/8286258  (70.904 %).
Hash hits: 15784294/31614803  (49.927 %).
EGTB hits: 1699/1699  (100.000 %).
Pawn Hash hits: 46088410/46224223  (99.706 %).
Futility cut-offs: 3492408.
IID: 0.
Evals:  46225207.  Lazy:  29494738. (63.807 %)
Extensions:   CHK  6208116.  MRL  426571.  RCP  1705465.



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