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Subject: Re: Pawn Torture tests?

Author: Thomas Mayer

Date: 18:42:07 09/26/01

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Me again...

On September 26, 2001 at 21:33:35, Thomas Mayer wrote:

>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...

after 17:30 minutes it switches to Nc6... well done Quarky Quark... :)
Score for Nxc4 was finally -4.26
But I think Crafty will do a faster Job here...

Greets, Thomas



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