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Subject: Re: Interesting position from monsoon vs. Chesterx

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 11:58:43 01/05/02

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On January 05, 2002 at 02:18:52, Scott Gasch wrote:

>I just watched an interesting game on ICC between my engine (monsoon) and
>Steve's (Chesterx).

I agree, very interesting.

>In the game monsoon is ahead by a few pawns but ends up
>losing because its king is out of position and chester is able to queen a pawn
>with the help of its knight.  Here's a position:
>
>[D]2n3k1/p4p2/2N5/P5pp/1P6/5K2/8/8 b - - 0 34

[...]
>My question is this: how deep does
>your engine need to search to realize the danger in position 1?

I believe, Yace would have lost this game similar to Monsoon at this time
control. I show some analysis with more time.

Yace, my current version, K6-2 475, 30 M hash, all 4-men TBs, besides KPPKP no
relevant 5-men TBs. I cleared the hash before every new analysis, to get
reproducable conditions.

   1264707   8.545   2.77 10.  34...Kf8 35. b5 Ke8 36. Nd4 f6 37. Ke4 h4 38.
                               Kf5 Kf7 39. Ke4 {160}
   1490605   9.808   2.37 11-- 34...Kf8 35. b5 Ke8 36. Nxa7 Nxa7 37. b6 Nc6
                               38. a6 Ne5+ 39. Kg2 g4 40. b7 Nd7 41. a7 h4
                               {420}
   1608407  10.505   1.97 11t  34...Kf8 35. b5 h4 36. a6 f5 37. Nxa7 g4+ 38.
                               Kf4 h3 39. b6 Nxb6 40. Kxf5 {80}
   1669058  10.825   1.98 11t+ 34...h4 35. Nxa7 Nxa7 36. Kg2
   2196967  13.807   2.89 11t  34...h4 35. b5 f5 36. b6 axb6 37. a6 g4+ 38.
                               Kg2 f4 39. a7 Nxa7 40. Nxa7 Kf7 {-20}
   2578051  16.325   2.89 11.  34...h4 35. b5 f5 36. b6 axb6 37. a6 g4+ 38.
                               Kg2 f4 39. a7 Nxa7 40. Nxa7 Kf7 {-20}
   3288141  20.653   2.49 12-- 34...h4 35. b5 f5 36. Nd4 Nd6 37. b6 g4+ 38.
                               Kf4 axb6 39. a6 Nf7 40. Nxf5 g3 {160}
   3947943  24.556   1.79 12t  34...h4 35. b5 f5 36. Nxa7 g4+ 37. Kf4 Nxa7 38.
                               b6 Nc6 39. a6 Nb4 40. a7 Nd5+ 41. Kxf5 Ne3+ 42.
                               Ke4 Nf5H {340}
   5841498  35.212   1.79 12.  34...h4 35. b5 f5 36. Nxa7 g4+ 37. Kf4 Nxa7 38.
                               b6 Nc6 39. a6 Nb4 40. a7 Nd5+ 41. Kxf5 Ne3+ 42.
                               Ke4 Nf5 {340}
   6530792  40.156   1.39 13-- 34...h4 35. b5 f5 36. Nxa7 g4+ 37. Kf4 g3 38.
                               b6 Nxb6 39. axb6 h3
   7570442  46.779   0.39 13-- 34...h4 35. b5 f5 36. Nxa7 g4+ 37. Ke2 h3 38.
                               b6 Nd6 39. a6 h2 40. b7 h1=Q 41. b8=Q+ Ne8 42.
                               Qxe8+ Kh7 {-260}
   8497626  52.603   0.18 13t  34...h4 35. b5 h3 36. Nxa7 g4+ 37. Kg3 Nd6 38.
                               b6 f5 39. Nc6 Kg7 40. a6 Ne4+ 41. Kh2 f4 {80}
   8990930  55.631   0.19 13t+ 34...Kf8 35. b5 Ke8 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Nc6
   9829819  1:00.4   0.34 13t  34...Kf8 35. b5 Ke8 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. b6 Kd7 38.
                               a6 f5 39. Kg2 Ne4 40. b7 Kc7 41. Nc6 {80}
  10378174  1:03.7   0.35 13t+ 34...f5 35. b5 g4+ 36. Kg3 Kf7 37. a6 Nb6 38.
                               Kg2
  12156584  1:14.7   0.68 13t  34...f5 35. b5 f4 36. a6 Kf7 37. Nxa7 Nb6 38.
                               Nc6 Ke6 39. Ke4 Nc4 40. Nd4+ Kd6 41. Nf3 {80}
  16854540  1:41.7   0.69 13t+ 34...g4+ 35. Kg3 a6 36. b5 axb5 37. Kh4
  18180061  1:49.3   0.92 13t  34...g4+ 35. Kg3 a6 36. Nb8 Nd6 37. Nxa6 Nf5+
                               38. Kh2 h4 39. b5 Nd6 40. Nc7 f5 41. a6 f4 {80}
  18493962  1:50.9   0.93 13t+ 34...a6 35. Kg3
  20208454  2:00.4   1.52 13t  34...a6 35. Kg3 f5 36. Nb8 Na7 37. Nxa6 Nc6 38.
                               Kf3 Kf7 39. Ke2 Ke6H 40. Nc5+H Kd5H 41. Nd3H
                               {80}
  20528370  2:02.3   1.52 13.  34...a6 35. Kg3 f5 36. Nb8 Na7 37. Nxa6 Nc6 38.
                               Kf3 Kf7 39. Ke2 Ke6 40. Nc5+ Kd5 41. Nd3 {80}
  23567963  2:18.8   1.34 14t  34...a6 35. Nb8 Na7 36. Nxa6 Nc6 37. Nc5 Nxb4
                               38. Ne4 g4+ 39. Kf4 Kg7 40. Kg5 Kf8 41. Kxh5 f5
                               {80}
  30548154  3:00.2   1.34 14.  34...a6 35. Nb8 Na7 36. Nxa6 Nc6 37. Nc5 Nxb4
                               38. Ne4 g4+ 39. Kf4 Kg7 40. Kg5 Kf8 41. Kxh5 f5
                               {80}
  34757312  3:24.6   1.02 15t  34...a6 35. Nb8 Na7 36. Nxa6 Nc6 37. Nc7 Nxb4
                               38. a6 Nc6 39. Nb5 f5 40. a7 Nxa7 41. Nxa7 h4
                               42. Nc6 Kf7 {-100}
  54594358  5:26.5   1.02 15.  34...a6 35. Nb8 Na7 36. Nxa6 Nc6 37. Nc7 Nxb4
                               38. a6 Nc6 39. Nb5 f5 40. a7 Nxa7 41. Nxa7 h4
                               42. Nc6 Kf7 {-100}
  66398755  6:35.3   1.10 16t  34...a6 35. Nb8 Na7 36. Nxa6 Nc6 37. Nc7 Nxb4
                               38. a6 Nxa6 39. Nxa6 f5 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Nb4 Ke6
                               42. Nc6 Kd5 {-100}
 108590227 10:50.8   1.10 16.  34...a6 35. Nb8 Na7 36. Nxa6 Nc6 37. Nc7 Nxb4
                               38. a6 Nxa6 39. Nxa6 f5 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Nb4 Ke6
                               42. Nc6 Kd5 {-100}

After the game move 34...Kg7:


    676542   4.206  -1.95 10.  35. b5 h4 36. a6 f5 37. Nxa7 g4+ 38. Kf4 h3 39.
                               b6 Nxb6 40. Kxf5 {-80}
   1000400   5.754  -1.55 11++ 35. b5 h4 36. a6 f5 37. Nxa7 Nxa7 38. b6 h3 39.
                               bxa7 h2 40. Kg2 h1=R 41. a8=Q g4 {421}
   1662252   9.201  -0.97 11t  35. b5 g4+ 36. Kf4 f5 37. a6 h4 38. Nd4 h3 39.
                               Nxf5+ Kf8 40. Kxg4 h2 41. Ng3 Ke7 {0}
   1711967   9.453  -0.97 11.  35. b5 g4+ 36. Kf4 f5 37. a6 h4 38. Nd4 h3 39.
                               Nxf5+ Kf8 40. Kxg4 h2 41. Ng3 Ke7 {0}
   3658284  20.156  -0.57 12++ 35. b5 g4+ 36. Kg2 h4 37. Nxa7 Nxa7 38. b6 h3+
                               39. Kh2 f5 40. bxa7 g3+ 41. Kxg3 f4+ 42. Kxf4
                               h2 43. a8=Q h1=R
   4997067  27.602  -0.25 12t  35. b5 Kf6 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. b6 Ke6 38. a6 Kd7
                               39. Kg2 f5 40. Kf3 h4 41. Nc6H {-80}
   5069313  27.944  -0.25 12.  35. b5 Kf6 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. b6 Ke6 38. a6 Kd7
                               39. Kg2 f5 40. Kf3 h4 41. Nc6 {-80}
   8330805  45.517  -0.02 13t  35. b5 h4 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. b6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39.
                               Nb5 Ne4+ 40. Kxg4 h2 41. b7 Nf6+ 42. Kg3 h1=Q
                               43. b8=Q {0}
   8518939  46.483  -0.02 13.  35. b5 h4 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. b6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39.
                               Nb5 Ne4+ 40. Kxg4 h2 41. b7 Nf6+ 42. Kg3 h1=Q
                               43. b8=Q {0}
  16747524  1:34.0   0.38 14++ 35. b5 h4 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 Kf6
                               39. Kxh3 g4+ 40. Kxg4H Ke5H {HT}
  17362948  1:37.6   0.38 14t  35. b5 h4 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39.
                               Kh2 Nc4 40. Nc8 Nd2H 41. a7H Nf3+H 42. Kg3H h2H
                               43. a8=BH h1=QH 44. b6H {HT} {-731}
  17789108  1:39.9   0.38 14.  35. b5 h4 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39.
                               Kh2 Nc4 40. Nc8 Nd2 41. a7 Nf3+ 42. Kg3 h2 43.
                               a8=B h1=Q 44. b6 {HT} {-731}
  33535274  3:09.5   0.78 15++ 35. b5 h4 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39.
                               Kh2 Nc4 40. Nc8 Nd2 41. a7 Nf3+ 42. Kg3 h2 43.
                               Kg2 h1=Q+ 44. Kxh1 {HT} {0}
  51948553  4:55.1   1.05 15t  35. b5 g4+ 36. Kg2 Nb6 37. Nxa7 Nd5 38. Nc6 Nc7
                               39. b6 Na6 40. b7 h4 41. b8=Q Nxb8 42. Nxb8 h3+
                               43. Kh2 f5 {180}
  53021887  5:00.9   1.05 15.  35. b5 g4+ 36. Kg2 Nb6 37. Nxa7 Nd5 38. Nc6 Nc7
                               39. b6 Na6 40. b7 h4 41. b8=Q Nxb8 42. Nxb8 h3+
                               43. Kh2 f5 {180}

After the response in the game 35...h4:

    817785   4.970   0.16 10.  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39. b6 Ne4+
                               40. Kxg4 h2 41. b7 h1=Q 42. b8=Q Qh6 {0}
   1401547   7.980   0.00 11t  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39. b6 Ne4+
                               40. Kxg4 h2 41. b7 Nf6+ 42. Kg3 h1=Q 43. b8=Q
                               {0}
   1555090   8.761   0.00 11.  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39. b6 Ne4+
                               40. Kxg4 h2 41. b7 Nf6+ 42. Kg3 h1=Q 43. b8=Q
                               {0}
   3322798  18.325  -0.01 12t  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. a6 Ke6 39. b6 Kd7
                               40. Nb5 h3+ 41. Kxh3 g4+ 42. Kxg4 Nxb5 {-260}
   4155865  22.834  -0.01 12.  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. a6 Ke6 39. b6 Kd7
                               40. Nb5 h3+ 41. Kxh3 g4+ 42. Kxg4 Nxb5 {-260}
   6580462  36.568   0.39 13++ 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. a6 Ke6 39. b6 Kd7
                               40. Nb5 Ke6 41. b7 Ke5
   8269045  45.446   1.39 13++ 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. a6 Ke6 39. b6 Kd7
                               40. Nb5 h3+ 41. Kxh3 f5 42. a7 Ne4
  11354701  1:03.3   1.67 13t  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39. Kh2 Ne4
                               40. Nc8 Nd2H 41. a7H Nf3+H 42. Kg3H h2H 43.
                               a8=NH {HT}
  12389936  1:09.3   1.67 13.  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39. Kh2 Ne4
                               40. Nc8 Nd2 41. a7 Nf3+ 42. Kg3 h2 43. a8=N
  17692424  1:41.5   2.07 14++ 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 g4 39. Kh2 Ne4
                               40. Nc8 Nd2 41. a7 Kg8 42. a8=Q Nf3+ 43. Qxf3
                               {HT} {1181}
  24696539  2:22.7   2.30 14t  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 h3+ 38. Kxh3 Ne4 39. a6
                               Nf2+ 40. Kg3 Ne4+ 41. Kh2 Nc5 42. Nc8 Ne6 43.
                               b6 Nd4 44. Nd6 {0}
  28381332  2:45.2   2.30 14.  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 h3+ 38. Kxh3 Ne4 39. a6
                               Nf2+ 40. Kg3 Ne4+ 41. Kh2 Nc5 42. Nc8 Ne6 43.
                               b6 Nd4 44. Nd6 {0}
  40572780  3:59.6   2.70 15++ 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 h3+ 38. Kxh3 Ne4 39. a6
                               Nf2+ 40. Kg3 Nh1+ 41. Kf3 g4+ 42. Kxg4 Kf6
  55237662  5:31.5   3.64 15t  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 h3+ 38. Kxh3 f5 39. a6 g4+
                               40. Kh2 g3+ 41. Kg2 f4 42. b6 Nf5 43. b7 Nh4+
                               44. Kh3 g2 45. b8=Q g1=Q 46. Kxh4 {340}
  63820352  6:25.4   3.64 15.  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 h3+ 38. Kxh3 f5 39. a6 g4+
                               40. Kh2 g3+ 41. Kg2 f4 42. b6 Nf5 43. b7 Nh4+
                               44. Kh3 g2 45. b8=Q g1=Q 46. Kxh4 {340}
 101465895 10:29.0   4.04 16++ 36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. Kg2 h3+ 38. Kxh3 f5 39. a6 g4+
                               40. Kh2 g3+ 41. Kg2 f4 42. b6 f3+ 43. Kxf3 Kf6
 157040258 16:18.3   4.90 16t  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 f5 39. Kxh3 g4+
                               40. Kh2H g3+H 41. Kxg3H Kg6H 42. Kg2H Ne8H 43.
                               b6H Nf6H {HT} {80}
 175787019 18:22.4   4.90 16.  36. Nxa7 Nd6 37. a6 h3 38. Kg3 f5 39. Kxh3 g4+
                               40. Kh2 g3+ 41. Kxg3 Kg6 42. Kg2 Ne8 43. b6 Nf6
                               {HT} {80}

So, I think eventually here, the game result is clear.

Regards,
Dieter




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