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Subject: Re: Fun with statistical fluctuation

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:08:00 01/02/02

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On January 02, 2002 at 15:52:42, David Rasmussen wrote:

>On January 01, 2002 at 18:48:38, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>
>>But the amazing move is this one:
>>[D]1R6/k3rp1p/1p6/pP4p1/1P6/4qPB1/6PK/3R4 w - - bm Rdd8; am bxa5; c0 "WOW!";
>>
>>Absolutely incredible that Sjeng found Rdd8, since the vastly inferior bxa5
>>looks so good to programs.  Now, bxa5 is a good enough move to probably win
>>eventually.  But Rdd8 is a positive death blow!
>>
>>Which programs (after a good, long, think) choose Rdd8 over bxa5?
>>
>>You have really done something wonderful here.
>
>Mmm. Chezzz 1.0 alpha sticks to Rdd8 from day one, and there's nothing wonderful
>about Chezzz 1.0 alpha...
>
>WHITE(1): go
>I'm thinking...
>time         nodes depth    score  pv
>00:00:00.21   57kn 06/11/13 +2.735 1. Rdd8 Re5 2. bxa5 bxa5
>                                   3. b6+ Ka6 4. Bxe5
>00:00:00.22   57kn 06/11/13 ---------------------------------------------------
>00:00:00.41  103kn 07/11/15 +2.403 1. Rdd8!
>00:00:00.41  103kn 07/11/15 ---------------------------------------------------
>00:00:00.58  159kn 08/15/19 +2.565 1. Rdd8 Re5 2. Ra8+ Kb7
>                                   3. Rdb8+ Kc7 4. Rc8+ Kd7
>                                   5. Rd8+ Ke6 6. Re8+ Kd7
>                                   7. Rad8+ Kc7 8. Bxe5+
>00:00:00.70  206kn 08/15/19 ---------------------------------------------------
>00:00:00.89  305kn 09/17/19 +2.275 1. Rdd8 Re5 2. Ra8+ Kb7
>                                   3. Rdb8+ Kc7 4. Re8 f6
>                                   5. Rac8+ Kb7 6. Rb8+ Kc7
>                                   7. Rxe5
>00:00:01.13  415kn 09/17/19 ---------------------------------------------------
>00:00:01.53  612kn 10/18/21 +2.385 1. Rdd8 Re5 2. Ra8+ Kb7
>                                   3. Rdb8+ Kc7 4. bxa5 bxa5
>                                   5. Rc8+ Kd7 6. Rd8+ Kc7
>                                   7. Rab8 a4 8. Bxe5+
>00:00:01.82  757kn 10/18/21 ---------------------------------------------------
>00:00:04.81 2305kn 11/20/25   9/34 1. Rc8
>
>        Time used: 00:00:05.00
>        nps: 481567     nodes: 2407839  Q-nodes: 817057 (33%)
>        move order: 89%
>        hash probes: 587961     hash hits: 170277 (28%) hash usage: 76%
>        hash collision: 0
>        pawn hash probes: 1819878        pawn hash hits: 1808720 (99%)
>1. Rdd8
>BLACK(1):

It's the 2. Ra8+ that is a mistake.  Programs won't get the real value until
they spot the key move Rbc8 (at which point the ce should shoot through the
roof).

Rdd8 Re5 Rbc8 Kb7 Rc6 ...
         ^^^^



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