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Subject: Re: Pawn Torture tests?

Author: Thomas Mayer

Date: 18:33:35 09/26/01

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Hi Koundinya,

[D]6B1/1pp3p1/3p4/n1k2P2/2P3P1/4K3/8/8 b - - 0 40
>>>>>
>>>>>I think black already lost here, but

>>>No, after Nc6 result is 0,5-0,5. White cannot make any progres.

>>Which one avoids it? what is the PV?
>>I tested this with my program and I think that it does not avoids it for the
>>right reason. Is not black winning?
>>
>>   2634164   9      16.4    +1.91  Na5xc4   Bg8xc4   Kc5xc4   g4-g5
>>                                   Kc4-d5   Ke3-f4   g7-g6    f5xg6
>>                                   Kd5-e6   Kf4-e4   c7-c6    Ke4-d4
>>                                   b7-b5    g6-g7
>>
>>4... g6! is the winning move, otherwise black loses. (5. g6! and 6.f6 is the
>>threat).
>>
>>How is white supposed to play?
>>

>Analysis with Yace tells me that after 4... g6 5. Kg4! wins for white. If black
>captures 5... gxf5, the white pawn promotes. If it doesn't capture but tries
>something like 5... b5, then 6. fxg6 Ke6 7. Kh5 wins for white.

hmmmm... Quark thinks now for couple of minutes...

on ply 17 it has still Nxc4 with +0.19 (okay, has already seen that it is not so
perfect move...)
on ply 18 I have a fail low now on Nxc4, let's see whith what score it will come
out and if it is deep enough that it will try to choose a different move...
(Fail low after about 7 minutes, but that will take some time... all on Athlon
1333 and about 170 MB hash + some 5 men TBs...)

is falling very low... (I open the window in steps in Quark...)

it's sure that it will switch to another move, when I see the score, I will
indicate here how long it has taken...

Greets, Thomas



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