Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 00:54:57 09/19/01
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I ran for two minutes per position in K=2 mode, and here is what I came up with. It's hard to decide exactly what constitutes a cook. In purest sense, a cook should be a mate that is no slower than the key allows. I think that positions with approximately the same large score could be confusing, and I found a lot of those. I would throw these out, to be safe. Your mileage may vary. bruce --------------- Id: ECM.973 Fen: 2r2bk1/4qp2/3n2p1/2R1p1Np/2p1N3/r6P/1Q3PP1/3R2K1 w - - 0 1 Qxa3 is +3, the key, Rxc8 is +4. Id: ECM.1100 Fen: 3R4/1p2kp2/p1b1nN2/6p1/8/6BP/2r1qPPK/Q7 w - - 0 1 Rb8 looks about the same as Rd7+, both over +3. Id: ECM.1150 Fen: 1k1r2r1/pp3p1p/B2q1n2/8/3Pb1p1/2Q5/PR3PPP/2B1R1K1 w - - 0 1 Bxb7 is +8, the key, Bf4, is +10. Id: ECM.1169 Fen: rq3r1k/p2n1p2/1pbb1np1/2p2BB1/8/2N2N2/PP3QPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1 Qh4+ is +5, mine doesn't find the key amongst the top two moves. Id: ECM.1179 Fen: 6k1/1pp2p2/p2p2q1/2PPb3/4r3/Pr4PK/2R5/2Q2NR1 b - - 0 1 The key, Rh4+, is a force mate, but Qh5+ is +12. Id: ECM.1197 Fen: 2b3k1/p4ppp/7q/2Q5/8/P3r1P1/1r4BP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 1 The key, Rxg2+ is a forced mate, but Bb7 also seems to be a forced mate. Id: ECM.1230 Fen: 5rk1/ppp1q2p/1n1p1np1/3P2N1/1P1R2P1/2Q4P/P3r1B1/5RK1 b - - 0 1 Qe5 has about the same score (+3) as the key, Rxg2+. Id: ECM.1254 Fen: r1rbb3/1R3pkp/2pBp1p1/p3P3/q6P/6P1/P2Q1P2/1R3BK1 w - - 0 1 R7b4 (+6) is not much different from the key, R1b4 (+7). Id: ECM.1280 Fen: r1b2r1R/1p2bpk1/4p1p1/4P1N1/p2p4/5Q2/qPP2PP1/1NKR4 w - - 0 1 Rh7+ is also a forced mate. Id: ECM.1293 Fen: r1b3rk/pp1n3p/2p2b1n/4pp1q/2P5/1P3NPP/PBQ1NPB1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 1 Nf4 is about the same as the key, Rxd7 (both over +3). Id: ECM.1350 Fen: 6k1/pbq2pp1/4r2p/8/3prb2/1P1Q3P/PN2BPP1/3RRK2 b - - 0 1 I have +7 for the key, Bd2, but Bc1 is also over +5. Id: ECM.1381 Fen: 2b5/2qrrpk1/5Rp1/2p4p/1pB1PR1P/1P1P2P1/5Q1K/8 w - - 0 1 The key is Qb2. I have Kg2 as over +2 also, with a higher score at the end. Id: ECM.1429 Fen: 1r2r1k1/p4ppb/q1pbnn1p/4p3/N1P1P3/pPB2NP1/2Q1RPBP/R5K1 b - - 0 1 Bxe4 has the same score as the key, Nxe4, and may transpose. Id: ECM.1458 Fen: r3k2r/1bq1bp1p/p2p1np1/1p2p3/3NP3/P1N2QB1/1PP2PPP/3RR1K1 w kq - 0 1 Ncxd5 seems about the same as the key, Ndxb5, both at over +1. Id: ECM.1482 Fen: 8/4Ppk1/6p1/1p6/1Pb1Q3/6pq/8/6K1 w - - 0 1 I get Qe5+ (the key) drawing, and Qd4+ doing the same thing. Id: ECM.1548 Fen: 2kr3r/ppp1qpp1/2p5/2b2b2/2P1pPP1/1P2P1p1/PBQPB3/RN2K1R1 b Q - 0 1 The key, Rh1, is +6, but Bxe3 also seems better than +5. Id: ECM.1554 Fen: r5r1/8/bRP1pk1p/3pNp2/5P2/7P/PR4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1 The key is Rxa6. Both that and c7 are better than +3. Id: ECM.1572 Fen: 4r3/p4pk1/6p1/P1pB2Pp/2P3b1/2p1N1P1/Qb1r1P2/6K1 b - - 0 1 The key is Rxe3. Both that and Kh7 are around +6. Id: ECM.1582 Fen: 4r2k/pppb2pp/2np2q1/3B4/2P2P2/1PB1R1P1/PQ5P/6K1 w - - 0 1 The key is f7. Both that and Rxe8+ are better than +3. Id: ECM.1596 Fen: 5rrk/1p3qpp/p3pn2/2PpBp2/3P1P1Q/P1P1R2R/2b1B1PP/6K1 w - - 0 1 The key is Qxh7+. It and Qg5 are better than +5. Id: ECM.1602 Fen: 4rrk1/2q1bppp/p2p4/1p1Pn3/3B1R2/P2B2Q1/1PP3PP/5R1K w - - 0 1 Bxh7 (+5) is the key, but Bxe5 first looks about a pawn less.
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