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Subject: Re: 5 difficult positions?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 09:51:37 02/11/02

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On February 09, 2002 at 19:06:18, Ed Schröder wrote:

>I have a list left of 5 difficult postions for Rebel, of which I think these
>should be solved much faster.
>
>[d]k2N2K1/8/8/8/5R2/3n4/3p4/8 w - - bm Rf7 (Troitzky);
>
>RC4: not found after 5:00 (zugzwang?)

Maybe King safety.

>
>[d]2n5/8/Pp5n/5N2/8/5k2/3P4/7K w - - bm d4 (Troitzky);
>
>RC4: not found after 5:00 (zugzwang?)

Overworked piece (the knight can only block one pawn at a time)

>
>[d]1k4r1/3r1p1q/1p2pQpP/pPp1P1B1/P1Pp2P1/3P1R2/2n1KR2/8 w - - bm Qxf7;
>
>RC4: not found after 5:00

This one seems obvious.  Not sure why programs have a problem with it.

>
>[d]8/7p/p2p4/P7/1p2k1P1/1P2p2r/2P1R1KP/8 b - - bm Rxh2+;
>
>RC4: not found after 5:00

Rf3 has a winning eval for chess tiger.  Probably that's why alternatives don't
get investigated.  This one looks obvious to a human

>
>[d]2rr2k1/1pqbbppp/p3p3/4p3/2P5/2N1P1P1/PP2QPBP/2RR2K1 w - - bm c5; id Anand;
>
>RC4:  02:17

This one looks like a tough problem.  I don't get it, but maybe one of the chess
whiz guys around here know why it's best.

>Version: Rebel Century 4 (WB), Athlon 1400, 60 Mb hash.
>
>I am looking forward to the analysis of other engines.

While I know you (obviously) have a copy of this engine, I ran them under Chess
Tiger:
k2N2K1/8/8/8/5R2/3n4/3p4/8 w - - ce -548; acd 17; acs 600; pv Rf1 Ne1 Rf6 d1Q
Kg7 Nd3 Rd6 Qf3 Nc6 Nc5 Ne7 Kb7 Rf6 Qh5 Rf5 Qd1 Kf6;|Rf4f1
2n5/8/Pp5n/5N2/8/5k2/3P4/7K w - - ce 0; acd 19; acs 600; pv Nxh6 b5 Nf5 Na7 Kg1
Ke4 Nd6+ Kd4 Nxb5+ Nxb5 a7 Nxa7 Kf2 Nc6 Ke2 Kc4 d3+ Kb3 Ke3;|Nf5h6
1k4r1/3r1p1q/1p2pQpP/pPp1P1B1/P1Pp2P1/3P1R2/2n1KR2/8 w - - ce 332; acd 17; acs
210; pv Qxf7 Rxf7 Rxf7 Qh8 h7 Qxe5+ Kf1 Qe1+ Kg2 Re8 Rf8 Ne3+ Bxe3 Qxf2+ Bxf2
Rxf8 Bg3+;|!210
8/7p/p2p4/P7/1p2k1P1/1P2p2r/2P1R1KP/8 b - - ce 472; acd 17; acs 600; pv Rf3 h4
d5 h5 Rf4 Kg3 d4 g5 Rf5;|Rh3f3
2rr2k1/1pqbbppp/p3p3/4p3/2P5/2N1P1P1/PP2QPBP/2RR2K1 w - - ce -52; acd 15; acs
600; pv b3 Bb4 Qb2 Bc6 a3 Bxg2 Kxg2 Qc6+ f3 Bc5 e4 b5 Rxd8+ Rxd8 cxb5 axb5 Ne2
f6 Nc3;|b3




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