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Subject: Re: Holy Grail of Computer Ches

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 10:43:28 03/22/02

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On March 22, 2002 at 12:08:58, Marc van Hal wrote:

>On March 22, 2002 at 05:18:07, Frankie Kam wrote:
>
>>Dear Chess Afficiandos
>>
>>What would be the Holy Grail of Computer Chess?
>>
>>Are there any chess positions where the best move, let's say
>>Bh7!!! is a brilliant move, but even the best Chess engines take
>>let's say > 1200 secs to solve - even on a K6 or Pen4 PC?
>>
>>Are there any concepts which would represent the holy grail
>>for which engine developers are still striving for?
>>
>>What about an engine which thinks instinctively, and has a
>>good "feel" for the position during 5-minute blitz games?
>>
>>So what would the holy grail be then?
>>
>>regards
>>Frankie "Nimzo" Kam
>
>Again and again
>Nimzo Alapin St petersburg the move 0-0-0!!

Fritz 7, Junior 7 and Shredder 6.02 would have played O-O-O under tournament
time. It's interesting that after O-O-O none of them takes the Knight.

Enrique

Nimzowitsch,A - Alapin,S
[D]rnb1kb1r/1p3ppp/p5q1/4p3/3N4/4BB2/PPPQ1P1P/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 1

Analysis by Fritz 7:

12.Nb3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 Be6 14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.Bxc5 Qf5 16.Bxc6+ bxc6
  ³  (-0.46)   Depth: 8/24   00:00:00  400kN
12.Nb3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 Be6 14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.Bxc5 Qf5 16.Bxc6+ bxc6 17.Rhg1
  ³  (-0.37)   Depth: 9/24   00:00:00  703kN
12.Nb3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 Bh3 14.Bd5 Rc8 15.Rhg1 Qf6 16.Nc5 Nd4
  ³  (-0.34)   Depth: 10/28   00:00:02  1890kN
12.Nb3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 Bh3 14.Rhe1 Rc8 15.Bf4 f6 16.Be4 Qf7 17.Be3
  ³  (-0.28)   Depth: 11/29   00:00:07  5245kN
12.Nb3 Be7 13.0-0-0 Qf5 14.Bd5 Nd7 15.f4 Nf6 16.fxe5 Qxe5 17.Bf3 Ne4 18.Qe2
  =  (-0.25)   Depth: 12/34   00:00:21  17031kN
12.Nb3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 Be6 14.Rhg1 Qf5 15.Bg4 Qxg4 16.Rxg4 Bxg4 17.Rg1 Rd8 18.Qc3
  =  (-0.15)   Depth: 13/38   00:00:54  43536kN
12.Nb3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 Be6 14.Rhg1 Qf5 15.Bxc6+ bxc6 16.Qc3 Qe4 17.Nc5 Bxc5
  =  (-0.09)   Depth: 14/36   00:02:11  107866kN
12.0-0-0!
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 14/39   00:04:06  204111kN
12.0-0-0!
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 15/40   00:10:09  500147kN
12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.Nb3 Qf5 14.Bd5 Be7 15.Rhg1 0-0 16.Bxb7 Rb8 17.Bxc8 Rfxc8
  =  (0.19)   Depth: 16/42   00:23:02  1145389kN

(Irazoqui, Cadaqués 22.03.2002)

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Nimzowitsch,A - Alapin,S
rnb1kb1r/1p3ppp/p5q1/4p3/3N4/4BB2/PPPQ1P1P/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 1

Analysis by Junior 7.0:

12.Ne2 e4 13.Bxe4 Qxe4
  -+  (-2.29)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
12.Nb3 Bh3 13.Bxb7
  µ  (-1.34)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
12.Nb3 Nc6 13.h3 Bb4
  µ  (-1.34)   Depth: 6   00:00:00  4kN
12.Ne2!
  µ  (-1.04)   Depth: 6   00:00:00  6kN
12.Ne2 e4 13.Rg1 Qc6 14.Nd4 Qc4 15.Bxe4 Bh3 16.Bxb7
  ³  (-0.39)   Depth: 6   00:00:00  17kN
12.Ne2 Nd7 13.0-0-0 Qf5 14.Qd5 Qh3
  ³  (-0.38)   Depth: 9   00:00:00  580kN
12.Nb3 Be7 13.0-0-0 Qf5 14.Qd5 Qh3
  ³  (-0.37)   Depth: 9   00:00:01  813kN
12.Nb3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 Bh3 14.Rhg1 Qf5 15.Bd5 Rc8
  ³  (-0.31)   Depth: 12   00:00:02  2875kN
12.0-0-0!
  =  (-0.07)   Depth: 12   00:00:18  22876kN
12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.Rhg1 Qf6 14.Bg5 Qb6 15.Nb3 h6 16.Be3 Qe6 17.Qd5
  ²  (0.29)   Depth: 12   00:00:21  27290kN
12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.Rhg1 Qd6 14.Nf5 Qxd2+ 15.Rxd2 g6 16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Rxd6 h6 18.Be4
  ²  (0.49)   Depth: 14   00:00:26  32187kN
12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.Rhg1 Qd6 14.Nf5 Qxd2+ 15.Rxd2 g6 16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Ke7
18.Rgd1 Rd8

19.Bh6
  ²  (0.46)   Depth: 16   00:01:11  84332kN
12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.Rhg1 Qd6 14.Nf5 Qxd2+ 15.Rxd2 g6 16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Ke7
18.Rgd1 h6

19.R6d3
  ²  (0.52)   Depth: 17   00:05:19  381060kN

(Irazoqui, Cadaqués 22.03.2002)

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Nimzowitsch,A - Alapin,S
rnb1kb1r/1p3ppp/p5q1/4p3/3N4/4BB2/PPPQ1P1P/R3K2R w KQkq - 0 1

Analysis by Shredder 6.02:

12.0-0-0 exd4 13.Bxd4
  =  (-0.02)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:00
12.0-0-0 exd4 13.Qxd4
  ³  (-0.51)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:00
12.Ne2
  ²  (0.43)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:00
12.Ne2
  ²  (0.43)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Qd6
  =  (0.05)   Depth: 2/4   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Nc6
  =  (0.01)   Depth: 2/4   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Nc6 13.Bxc6+ Qxc6 14.0-0-0
  ²  (0.32)   Depth: 3/6   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Qd5 Qxc2 14.Qxe5+ Be6 15.Bxb7
  ²  (0.62)   Depth: 3/6   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Bc6+ Nxc6 14.Qd7+ Qxd7
  ²  (0.37)   Depth: 4/8   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Qd5 Nc6
  =  (0.20)   Depth: 4/8   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Qd5 Bb4+ 14.c3 Bd6
  ²  (0.45)   Depth: 5/10   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Be7 13.Rg1 Qf5 14.Qd5 Qxc2 15.Rxg7 Qxb2
  ±  (0.79)   Depth: 5/10   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Be7 13.Rg1 Qf6 14.Bf4 exf4 15.Nxf4
  ²  (0.54)   Depth: 6/12   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Be7 13.Rg1 Qf6 14.Bg2 0-0
  =  (0.04)   Depth: 6/12   00:00:00
12.Ne2 Be7 13.Rg1 Qf6 14.Qd5 0-0
  =  (-0.14)   Depth: 6/12   00:00:00
12.Nb3 Be7 13.0-0-0 Qf5 14.Qd5
  =  (-0.13)   Depth: 6/12   00:00:00
12.Nb3 Be7 13.0-0-0 0-0 14.Rhg1 Qe6
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 6/12   00:00:00
12.Nb3 Be7 13.Rg1 Qxg1+ 14.Ke2 Qxh2
  =  (0.22)   Depth: 6/12   00:00:00
12.Nb3 Be7 13.0-0-0 Qxc2+ 14.Qxc2 Ra7 15.Bxa7
  ²  (0.47)   Depth: 7/14   00:00:00  76kN
12.Nb3 Be7 13.0-0-0 0-0 14.Rhg1 Qf5 15.Qd5
  ±  (0.73)   Depth: 7/14   00:00:00  91kN
12.Ne2 Be7 13.Rg1 Bd7 14.Rxg6 hxg6
  ±  (0.74)   Depth: 7/14   00:00:00  104kN
12.Ne2 Qd6 13.Bd5 Nc6 14.0-0-0 Nb4 15.Nc3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5
  ±  (0.75)   Depth: 7/14   00:00:00  129kN
12.Ne2 Be7 13.Rg1 Qf6 14.0-0-0 Qxf3 15.Qd8+ Bxd8 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  ²  (0.50)   Depth: 8/16   00:00:01  232kN
12.Ne2 Be7 13.Rg1 Qf6 14.Qd5 0-0 15.0-0-0 Rd8
  ²  (0.43)   Depth: 8/16   00:00:01  270kN
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Bd5 Be7 14.Ng3 Qg4 15.f3 Qb4 16.0-0-0 Qxd2+ 17.Rxd2
  ²  (0.61)   Depth: 9/18   00:00:03  906kN
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Bd5 Be7 14.Ng3 Qg4 15.Rg1
  ²  (0.36)   Depth: 10/20   00:00:05  1437kN
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.0-0-0 Be7 14.Bg2 0-0 15.Ng3 e4 16.Nxf5 Bxf5
  ²  (0.36)   Depth: 10/20   00:00:05  1578kN
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Bd5 Be7 14.Ng3 Qg4 15.f3 Qg6 16.0-0 0-0 17.Qa5
  ²  (0.40)   Depth: 11/22   00:00:15  4486kN
12.Ne2 Qf5 13.Bd5 Nc6 14.0-0-0 Be7 15.Bxc6+ bxc6 16.Bg5 Qxg5 17.Rhg1 Qxd2+
18.Kb1 Qxe2

19.Rd8+ Kxd8
  ²  (0.56)   Depth: 12/24   00:00:32  9552kN
12.Ne2 Qd6 13.Qxd6 Bxd6 14.Rg1 g6 15.0-0-0 Bc7 16.Nc3 0-0 17.Nd5 Bd8 18.Bc5 Re8
19.Kb1
  ²  (0.61)   Depth: 13/26   00:01:31  27471kN
12.0-0-0 exd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.Bxc6+ Qxc6 15.Bxg7 Qxc2+ 16.Kxc2 Bf5+ 17.Kc3 Rc8+
18.Kb3

Bc2+ 19.Qxc2
  ²  (0.62)   Depth: 13/26   00:02:16  40849kN
12.0-0-0 exd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.Bxc6+ Qxc6 15.Bxg7 Qxc2+ 16.Kxc2 Bf5+ 17.Kc3 Rc8+
18.Kb3

Be6+ 19.Ka4 Bd7+ 20.Ka5 Bb4+ 21.Qxb4
  ±  (0.97)   Depth: 13/26   00:02:32  45775kN
12.0-0-0 Be7 13.Rhg1 Qd6 14.Qc3 Qc5 15.Ne2 Qxc3 16.Nxc3 g6 17.Nd5 Bd8 18.Bg5
Bxg5+

19.Rxg5 Bd7 20.Rxe5+
  +-  (1.53)   Depth: 13/26   00:06:04  107909kN
12.0-0-0 Be7 13.Rhg1 Qd6 14.Qc3 Qc5 15.Nf5 Qxc3 16.Nxg7+ Kf8 17.bxc3 h6 18.Be4
Nc6

19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5
  +-  (1.55)   Depth: 14/28   00:09:37  168936kN
12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.Rhg1 Qd6 14.Qe2 g6 15.Nb3 Qc7 16.Bd2 Nc5 17.Nxc5 Qxc5 18.Bf4
  +-  (1.58)   Depth: 15/30   00:17:37  306392kN

(Irazoqui, Cadaqués 22.03.2002)



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