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Subject: Re: WAC #252 - Bg4

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 01:18:57 01/04/02

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On January 04, 2002 at 03:41:34, Steffen Jakob wrote:

>An another one: WAC #252:
>
>[D]1rb1r1k1/p1p2ppp/5n2/2pP4/5P2/2QB4/qNP3PP/2KRB2R b - -
>
>Here the key move is 1... Re2 which is surely the best move if you define "best
>move" as the move which wins and leads to the shortest mate (it's a mate in 5).
>Hossa (version of today) needs 19.73 seconds to play 1... Re2. Before he prefers
>1... Bg4 which also seems to win. So if you only look for winning move then this
>position should be counted as solved in short depths, too. How do others handle
>such cases?

Here's the analysis of the forward position by crafty (it appears to be very
volatile).  At any rate, you're up two minor pieces after the move.

PFGA: EPD record: 1
middle-game phase
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
                5->   0.22  -2.59   1. d6 Bxd1 2. Nxd1 Rb1+ 3. Kd2 Qd5
                                    4. Bh4 Qxd6 5. Bxf6 gxf6
                6     0.36     --   1. d6
                6     0.48  -3.12   1. d6 cxd6 2. h3 Bxd1 3. Nxd1 Rb1+
                                    4. Kd2 Qd5
                6->   1.00  -3.12   1. d6 cxd6 2. h3 Bxd1 3. Nxd1 Rb1+
                                    4. Kd2 Qd5
                7     3.20     --   1. d6
                7     4.86  -6.87   1. d6 Re2 2. Bxe2 Ne4 3. Qxg7+ Kxg7
                                    4. Bc3+ Nxc3 5. Bxg4 Qxb2+ 6. Kd2 Nxd1
                                    7. Rxd1 cxd6
                7    10.75  -4.86   1. Bh4 Nxd5 2. Bc4 Nxc3 3. Bxa2 Nxa2+
                                    4. Kb1 Nc3+ 5. Kc1 Bxd1 6. Nxd1
                7    13.23  -4.35   1. Rg1 Re2 2. Bxe2 Ne4 3. Qa3 Qxa3
                                    4. Bxg4 Rxb2
                7->  13.50  -4.35   1. Rg1 Re2 2. Bxe2 Ne4 3. Qa3 Qxa3
                                    4. Bxg4 Rxb2
                8    13.83     --   1. Rg1
                8    15.27  -8.55   1. Rg1 Re2 2. Bxe2 Ne4 3. Qxg7+ Kxg7
                                    4. Bc3+ Kg6 5. f5+ Bxf5 6. Bh5+ Kxh5
                                    7. Rgf1
                8    59.24  -5.75   1. Kd2 Nxd5 2. Qxc5 Rxb2 3. Rc1 Nxf4
                                    4. Qxc7 Nxg2
                8     1:04  -5.39   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Kg7 3. Rde1 Rxe1+
                                    4. Rxe1 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxb2 Qxb2
                8->   1:04  -5.39   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Kg7 3. Rde1 Rxe1+
                                    4. Rxe1 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxb2 Qxb2
                9     1:09  -5.36   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Kg7 3. Rde1 Rxe1+
                                    4. Rxe1 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxh7 Kxh7
                                    7. Bxb2 Qxb2
                9->   1:28  -5.36   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Kg7 3. Rde1 Rxe1+
                                    4. Rxe1 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxh7 Kxh7
                                    7. Bxb2 Qxb2
               10     1:29     --   1. Qxf6
               10     2:07  -5.92   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Kg7
                                    4. Bc4 Qa3 5. Bb3 Re2
               10     3:23  -5.55   1. Kd2 Rxb2 2. Bf2 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Nxd5
                                    4. Qc4 Qa5+ 5. Kc1 Nc3 6. Qxc5
               10->   3:25  -5.55   1. Kd2 Rxb2 2. Bf2 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Nxd5
                                    4. Qc4 Qa5+ 5. Kc1 Nc3 6. Qxc5
               11     3:55     --   1. Kd2
               11     4:23  -7.16   1. Kd2 Ne4+ 2. Bxe4 Rxe4 3. Qd3 Rbe8
                                    4. Nc4 Rd4 5. Ne3 Rxd3+ 6. Kxd3 Rxe3+
                                    7. Kxe3 Bxd1 8. Ke4 Qxc2+
               11     4:37  -6.19   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Kg7
                                    4. g4 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxb2 Qxb2
               11->   6:13  -6.19   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Kg7
                                    4. g4 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxb2 Qxb2
               12     7:26  -6.19   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Kg7
                                    4. g4 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxb2 Qxb2
               12->  11:47  -6.19   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Kg7
                                    4. g4 Qa3 5. Kd2 Rxb2 6. Bxb2 Qxb2
               13    16:33  -6.01   1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bc3 Bxd1 3. Rxd1 Rb6
                                    4. g4 h6 5. d6 Rxd6 6. Nc4 Rde6 7.
                                    Kd2
              time=16:39  cpu=100%  mat=2  n=506249022  fh=91%  nps=506k
              ext-> chk=27597305 cap=747290 pp=632566 1rep=2815976 mate=445936
              predicted=0  nodes=506249022  evals=152295032
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=0  successful=0



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