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Subject: Re: Polugaevsky, L vs Nezhmetdinov, R 1958 " A Wild Position "

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 06:04:08 10/31/01

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On October 31, 2001 at 08:25:23, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On October 31, 2001 at 07:08:43, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On October 31, 2001 at 03:28:12, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>On October 30, 2001 at 19:49:30, John Merlino wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 30, 2001 at 18:24:41, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>[D]r5k1/ppp2r1p/3p3b/3Pn3/1n2PPp1/1P2K1P1/PBB1N2q/R2Q3R B
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>How do your programmes evaluate this position?
>>>>>Do they find forced mate?
>>>>>
>>>>>Terry
>>>>
>>>>CM8000 does not find the mate in under 10 minutes on my PIII-600. It sees:
>>>>
>>>>1...Rxf4 2.Rxh2 Rf3+ 3.Kd4 c5+ 4.dxc6ep b5 5.Bd3 Nexc6+ 6.Kc3 Bg7+ 7.Kd2 Rxd3+
>>>>8.Ke1
>>>>
>>>>with an eval of -1.79. Is this the right line, and CM just hasn't seen far
>>>>enough yet? Is there really a forced mate?
>>>>
>>>Yes it is!  Fritz with help finds a mate in 14, it was shorter in the
>>>actual game.
>>>
>>>I did this quickly so a shorter mate may exist?
>>>
>>>
>>>1...Rf4! 2.Rxh2..Rf3+ 3.Kd4..Bg7!!4.Rxh7
>>
>>I do not understand Rxh7
>>why not Ng1?
>
>Rxh7 is a computer move to delay mate. Ng1 and the mate come a couple
>moves sooner.

No
Ng1 is the computer move and after Rxh7 programs can see a clear advantage for
black.

New position
r5k1/ppp3bp/3p4/3Pn3/1n1KP1p1/1P3rP1/PBB1N2R/R2Q4 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Fritz:

4.Rxh7--
  +-  (7.44)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
4.Rxh7-- Kxh7
  +-  (3.53)   Depth: 1/9   00:00:00
4.Nf4!
  +-  (3.56)   Depth: 1/19   00:00:00
4.Nf4! c5+ 5.dxc6
  +-  (4.44)   Depth: 1/20   00:00:00  1kN
4.a3!
  +-  (4.47)   Depth: 1/20   00:00:00  1kN
4.a3! c5+ 5.dxc6
  +-  (4.75)   Depth: 1/20   00:00:00  2kN
4.Nc3!
  +-  (4.84)   Depth: 1/20   00:00:00  2kN
4.Nc3! Rxg3
  +-  (6.66)   Depth: 1/20   00:00:00  2kN
4.Bc3!
  +-  (6.75)   Depth: 1/20   00:00:00  2kN
4.Bc3! c5+ 5.dxc6
  +-  (7.03)   Depth: 1/20   00:00:00  3kN
4.Bc3 c5+ 5.dxc6 Nxc2+ 6.Qxc2
  +-  (7.03)   Depth: 2/12   00:00:00  3kN
4.Bc3--
  +-  (6.56)   Depth: 3/16   00:00:00  4kN
4.Bc3-- Rf1 5.Ke3 Rxd1
  +-  (3.97)   Depth: 3/17   00:00:00  8kN
4.Qd2!
  +-  (4.00)   Depth: 3/19   00:00:00  22kN
4.Qd2! c5+ 5.dxc6 Nexc6+ 6.Kc4 Bxb2
  +-  (4.25)   Depth: 3/19   00:00:00  23kN
4.Qd2--
  +-  (3.94)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  25kN
4.Qd2-- b5 5.Qxb4 Nc6#
  -+  (-#2)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  32kN
4.Bc3!
  -+  (-#3)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  39kN
4.Nc1!
  -+  (-11.72)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  65kN
4.Nc1! Ned3+ 5.Kc4 Nxb2+ 6.Kxb4 Bc3+ 7.Ka3 Nxd1
  µ  (-1.19)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  71kN
4.Ng1!
  µ  (-1.16)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  81kN
4.Ng1! Ned3+ 5.e5 Bxe5+ 6.Kc4 Nxb2+ 7.Kxb4 a5+ 8.Kb5
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  93kN
4.Rxh7!
  ±  (0.91)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  99kN
4.Rxh7! Kxh7 5.Bc3 c5+ 6.dxc6 Nexc6+ 7.Kc4
  +-  (3.28)   Depth: 4/20   00:00:00  104kN
4.Rxh7--
  +-  (2.97)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:00  117kN
4.Rxh7-- b5 5.Rxg7+ Kxg7 6.Bd3 Rxd3+ 7.Qxd3
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 5/21   00:00:00  134kN
4.Nf4!
  =  (0.16)   Depth: 5/26   00:00:00  274kN
4.Nf4! b5 5.Qxf3 Nxf3+
  =  (0.25)   Depth: 5/26   00:00:00  302kN
4.Ng1!
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 5/26   00:00:00  338kN
4.Ng1! Ned3+ 5.e5 Bxe5+ 6.Kc4 Nxb2+ 7.Kxb4 a5+ 8.Kb5 Nxd1
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 5/26   00:00:00  348kN
4.Ng1 Ned3+ 5.e5 Bxe5+ 6.Kc4 Nxb2+ 7.Kxb4 a5+ 8.Kb5 Nxd1 9.Rxd1
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 6/26   00:00:00  439kN
4.Ng1 Ned3+ 5.e5 Bxe5+ 6.Kc4 Nxb2+ 7.Kxb4 a5+ 8.Kb5 Nxd1 9.Rxd1
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 7/28   00:00:01  937kN
4.Ng1--
  ²  (0.56)   Depth: 8/32   00:00:01  1499kN
4.Ng1-- c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5 Rb8+ 8.Ka4 Nxb2+ 9.Ka3 Nc4+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 8/32   00:00:02  1844kN
4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5 Rb8+ 8.Ka4 Nxb2+ 9.Ka3 Nc4+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 9/34   00:00:05  4437kN
4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5 Rb8+ 8.Ka4 Nxb2+ 9.Ka3 Nc4+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 10/32   00:00:11  10055kN
4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5 Rb8+ 8.Ka4 Nxb2+ 9.Ka3 Nxd1
  =  (-0.25)   Depth: 11/36   00:00:30  26824kN
4.Ng1 Rxg3 5.Ne2 Rf3 6.Ng1 c5+ 7.dxc6 Ned3+ 8.Kc4 b5+ 9.Kxb5 Rb8+
  =  (-0.22)   Depth: 12/37   00:02:04  103964kN

(Blass, Tel-aviv 31.10.2001)

New position
r5k1/ppp3bp/3p4/3Pn3/1n1KP1p1/1P3rP1/PBB1N2R/R2Q4 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Crafty 18.12:

4.a3
  +-  (9.13)   Depth: 1/6   00:00:00
4.a3 c5+ 5.dxc6 Nexc6+ 6.Kc4 Bxb2 7.axb4 Bxa1 8.Qxa1
  +-  (5.65)   Depth: 2/6   00:00:00
4.Bc3 Nxc2+ 5.Qxc2 Rd3+ 6.Qxd3 Nxd3+ 7.Kxd3 Bxc3 8.Nxc3
  +-  (7.63)   Depth: 2/6   00:00:00
4.Bc3 c5+ 5.dxc6 Nexc6+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5 Bxc3 8.Nxc3 Rxc3 9.Qxg4+
  +-  (6.77)   Depth: 3/14   00:00:00
4.Bc3 Rf1 5.Ke3 Rxd1 6.Bxd1
  +-  (6.15)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
4.Bc3 c5+ 5.dxc6 bxc6 6.Bxb4 Nd3+ 7.e5 Bxe5+ 8.Ke4 d5#
  -+  (-#5)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:01
4.a4 c5+ 5.dxc6 bxc6 6.Bd3 c5+ 7.Kc3 Rxd3+ 8.Qxd3 Nexd3+ 9.Kd2 Bxb2 10.Rf1
  -+  (-3.82)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:01
4.Rh5 Ned3+ 5.Kc4 Nxb2+ 6.Kxb4 a5+ 7.Kb5 Nxd1 8.Rxd1
  +-  (3.33)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:01
4.Bc1 c5+ 5.dxc6 bxc6 6.Be3 Ned3+ 7.Kc4 d5+ 8.exd5 cxd5+ 9.Kb5 Rxe3 10.Bxd3 Nxd3
  +-  (3.46)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:02
4.Bc1 b5 5.Rb1 Nec6#
  -+  (-#2)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:04  2022kN
4.a4 c5+ 5.dxc6 bxc6 6.Bd3 c5+ 7.Kc3 Rxd3+ 8.Qxd3 Nexd3+ 9.Kd2 Nxb2 10.Rf1 N2d3
  -+  (-3.52)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:05  2434kN
4.Rxh7 c5+ 5.dxc6 bxc6 6.Rxg7+ Kxg7 7.Bd3 Rxd3+ 8.Qxd3 Nbxd3 9.Ba3 Rd8
  ³  (-0.55)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:06  3009kN
4.Ng1 Ned3+ 5.e5 Bxe5+ 6.Kc4 Nxb2+ 7.Kxb4 Bc3+ 8.Ka3 Nxd1 9.Rxd1
  +-  (2.09)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:08  3962kN
4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.Kc4 b5+ 7.Kxb5 Rb8+ 8.Ka4 Nxb2+ 9.Ka3 Nc4+ 10.Ka4 Nb2+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 7/26   00:00:10  5108kN
4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.e5 Bxe5+ 7.Kc4 b5+ 8.Kxb5 Rb8+ 9.Ka4 Nxb2+ 10.Ka3 Nc4+
11.Ka4 Nb2+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 8/29   00:00:18  9300kN
4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.e5 Bxe5+ 7.Kc4 b5+ 8.Kxb5 Rb8+ 9.Ka4 Nxb2+ 10.Ka3 Nc4+
11.Ka4 Nb2+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 9/29   00:00:31  16576kN
4.Ng1 c5+ 5.dxc6 Ned3+ 6.e5 Bxe5+ 7.Kc4 b5+ 8.Kxb5 Rb8+ 9.Ka4 Nxb2+ 10.Ka3 Nc4+
11.Ka4 Nb2+
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 10/33   00:01:10  37379kN

(Blass, Tel-aviv 31.10.2001)

Uri



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