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Subject: Re: Pawn Torture tests?

Author: Thomas Mayer

Date: 18:54:46 09/26/01

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>>[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...

after 24:43 Quark has the final score for Nc6... 0.00

Greets, Thomas



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