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Subject: Re: Interesting KRP to KP game, for your program

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 16:04:54 06/12/02

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On June 12, 2002 at 18:37:30, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On June 12, 2002 at 18:32:43, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On June 12, 2002 at 18:26:05, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>
>>>On June 12, 2002 at 16:46:50, Ferdinand S. Mosca wrote:
>>>
>>>>[D]6R1/1p1r2p1/p3k1Pp/P2pP2K/2pP4/2P5/1P6/8 w - - 0 51
>>>
>>>
>>>Fritz 7 does not see the rook sacrifice in a short amount of time.  Here's what
>>>I think is the main line:
>>>
>>>1.Rxg7 Rxg7 2.Kxh6 Rg8 3.Kh7 Rb8 4.g7 Kf7 5.e6+ Kxe6 6.g8Q+ Rxg8 7.Kxg8 +-
>>>
>>>
>>>Any program must see in advance that the resulting K&P endgame (see diagram
>>>below) is won for White.
>>>
>>>[d] 6K1/1p6/p3k3/P2p4/2pP4/2P5/1P6/8 b - -
>>
>>
>>1.Rxg7! Rxg7 2.Kxh6 Rg8
>>
>>   [2...Re7 3.g7 Kf7 4.Kh7 Re8 5.e6+ transposes]
>>
>>3.Kh7 Rb8 4.g7 Kf7 5.e6+ Kf6
>>
>>   [5...Kxe6 6.g8Q+ Rxg8 7.Kxg8 +-]
>>
>>6.g8Q Rxg8 7.Kxg8 Kxe6 8.Kg7 Ke7 9.Kg6 Ke6 10.Kg5 Ke7 11.Kf5 +-
>
>
>Fritz 7, 1.2 GHz AMD, after 3.5+ minutes:
>
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Kh4 Rd7 3.Ra8 Re7 4.Kh5 Rc7
>  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 12/22   00:00:00  267kN
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Kh4 Rd7 3.Kg4 Re7 4.Kf4 Kd7 5.Kf5 Kc7 6.Rf7 Kd7 7.e6+ Ke8 8.Rxe7+
>  ±  (0.75)   Depth: 13/24   00:00:00  408kN
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Kh4 Rd7 3.Kg4 Re7 4.Kh5
>  ±  (0.75)   Depth: 14/24   00:00:01  657kN
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Kd7 3.b3 cxb3 4.Rb1 Re6 5.Rxb3 Kc7 6.Rb2 b5 7.Rf2 Kc6 8.Rf7
>  ±  (0.84)   Depth: 15/27   00:00:03  1543kN
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Kd7 3.b3 cxb3 4.Rb1 Re6 5.Rxb3 Kc7 6.Rb2 b6 7.Rf2 Kd7 8.axb6
>  ±  (0.94)   Depth: 16/27   00:00:04  2194kN
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 b6 3.axb6 Rb7 4.Rf7 Rxb6 5.Rxg7 Rxb2 6.Ra7 Rh2+ 7.Kg4 Rg2+ 8.Kf3
>  ±  (0.75)   Depth: 17/31   00:00:10  5694kN
>1.Re8+!
>  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 17/31   00:00:12  6310kN
>1.Re8+ Re7 2.Rd8 Rd7 3.Rh8
>  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 18/32   00:00:15  8147kN
>1.Re8+ Re7 2.Rd8 Rd7 3.Rh8
>  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 19/34   00:00:23  12365kN
>1.Rf8!
>  ±  (0.81)   Depth: 19/34   00:00:26  13957kN
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Rd7 3.Kg4 b6 4.Rf8 bxa5 5.Ra8 Rb7 6.Rxa6+ Ke7 7.Kf5 h5 8.Rxa5
>  ±  (1.00)   Depth: 20/35   00:00:53  28847kN
>1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Rd7 3.Kg4 Re7 4.b3 cxb3 5.Rb1 b5 6.axb6 Rb7 7.Rxb3 a5 8.Kh5
>  ±  (1.16)   Depth: 21/38   00:02:46  89209kN


Here's Fritz after 30 minutes, still clueless:

1.Rf8 Re7 2.Kh4 Rd7 3.Ra8 Re7 4.Kh5 Rc7
  ±  (0.88)   Depth: 12/22   00:00:00  267kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Kh4 Rd7 3.Kg4 Re7 4.Kf4 Kd7 5.Kf5 Kc7 6.Rf7 Kd7 7.e6+ Ke8 8.Rxe7+
  ±  (0.75)   Depth: 13/24   00:00:00  408kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Kh4 Rd7 3.Kg4 Re7 4.Kh5
  ±  (0.75)   Depth: 14/24   00:00:01  657kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Kd7 3.b3 cxb3 4.Rb1 Re6 5.Rxb3 Kc7 6.Rb2 b5 7.Rf2 Kc6 8.Rf7
  ±  (0.84)   Depth: 15/27   00:00:03  1543kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Kd7 3.b3 cxb3 4.Rb1 Re6 5.Rxb3 Kc7 6.Rb2 b6 7.Rf2 Kd7 8.axb6
  ±  (0.94)   Depth: 16/27   00:00:04  2194kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 b6 3.axb6 Rb7 4.Rf7 Rxb6 5.Rxg7 Rxb2 6.Ra7 Rh2+ 7.Kg4 Rg2+ 8.Kf3
  ±  (0.75)   Depth: 17/31   00:00:10  5694kN
1.Re8+!
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 17/31   00:00:12  6310kN
1.Re8+ Re7 2.Rd8 Rd7 3.Rh8
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 18/32   00:00:15  8147kN
1.Re8+ Re7 2.Rd8 Rd7 3.Rh8
  ±  (0.78)   Depth: 19/34   00:00:23  12365kN
1.Rf8!
  ±  (0.81)   Depth: 19/34   00:00:26  13957kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Rd7 3.Kg4 b6 4.Rf8 bxa5 5.Ra8 Rb7 6.Rxa6+ Ke7 7.Kf5 h5 8.Rxa5
  ±  (1.00)   Depth: 20/35   00:00:53  28847kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Rd7 3.Kg4 Re7 4.b3 cxb3 5.Rb1 b5 6.axb6 Rb7 7.Rxb3 a5 8.Kh5
  ±  (1.16)   Depth: 21/38   00:02:46  89209kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Rd7 3.Kg4 Rd8 4.b4 cxb3 5.Rb1 h5+ 6.Kg5 h4 7.Kxh4 Kf5 8.Rxb3
  ±  (1.19)   Depth: 22/40   00:07:04  239771kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Rd7 3.Kg4 Ke7 4.b4 cxb3 5.Rb1 b6 6.axb6 Rb7 7.Rxb3 a5 8.Rb2
  ±  (1.28)   Depth: 23/46   00:17:09  609964kN
1.Rf8 Re7 2.Rf1 Rd7 3.Kg4 Re7 4.Rb1 b6 5.axb6 a5 6.b3 cxb3 7.Rxb3 Rb7 8.Kh5
  ±  (1.25)   Depth: 24/46   00:25:00  883748kN



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