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Subject: Re: A quick endgame test...

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 10:21:25 06/29/02

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On June 26, 2002 at 13:46:03, Andrew Williams wrote:

>Here's a position where postmodernist made a foolish mistake and got squashed by
>crafty:
>
>[D]3R4/5k2/1p1p4/1NbP2pp/2P3P1/P7/5rKP/8 w - -  am Kg3
>
>PostModernist takes 13 seconds to latch onto Kh3 on my Athlon 1200, but it
>didn't have enough time in this short game. How long does it take your engine to
>see that Kh3 is better? Furthermore, after making the losing error, how long
>does it take your program to find that Black will win:
>
>[D]3R4/5k2/1p1p4/1NbP2pp/2P3P1/P5K1/5r1P/8 b - - 0 1 bm h4
>
>
>The whole game is presented below (I believe PM went wrong around move 57, but
>I'm not too bothered about that at the moment):
>
>[Event "Computer chess game"]
>[Site "holmwood"]
>[Date "2002.06.26"]
>[Round "2"]
>[White "postmodernist"]
>[Black "crafty"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[TimeControl "180+2"]
>[FEN "r3qrk1/1ppb1pbn/n2p2pp/p2Pp3/2P1P2B/P1N5/1P1NBPPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
>[SetUp "1"]
>
>{--------------
>r . . . q r k .
>. p p b . p b n
>n . . p . . p p
>p . . P p . . .
>. . P . P . . B
>P . N . . . . .
>. P . N B P P P
>R . . Q . R K .
>white to play
>--------------}
>1. Nb5 f5 2. exf5 Bxf5 3. Nb3 b6 4. Re1 Qf7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qd2 Bd7 7. Qe3 a4
>8. Nd2 Nc5 9. Bf3 Bf5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bd7 13. f3 Ra5
>14. Qe2 Be8 15. Nb5 Qf7 16. Rab1 Bf6 17. b4 axb3 18. Rxb3 Ra4 19. Qc2 Bh4
>20. Ra1 Ra8 21. Qe2 Bg5 22. Re1 Rc8 23. Qd3 Bh4 24. Re2 Bg5 25. Rb1 Rd8 26.
>Reb2 Rc8 27. Rb3 Ra8 28. Qe2 Ra4 29. Rc3 Ra8 30. Re1 Rd8 31. Qf2 Rc8 32.
>Rc2 Ra8 33. Rc3 Ra5 34. Qe2 Bh4 35. Rd1 Ra8 36. Rb3 Rc8 37. Rdb1 Rd8 38.
>R3b2 Rc8 39. Qd2 Bg5 40. Qe1 Qf4 41. Re2 Bd8 42. Qf2 Bf7 43. Rbe1 Qh4 44.
>g3 Qh5 45. f4 exf4 46. Qxf4 Bg5 47. Qf2 Be8 48. Bf3 Qxf3 49. Qxf3 Rxf3 50.
>Rxe8+ Rxe8 51. Rxe8+ Kf7 52. Rc8 Be3+ 53. Kg2 Rf2+ 54. Kh3 Bc5 55. Rxc7+
>Kf8 56. Rh7 h5 57. Rh8+ Kf7 58. Rd8 g5 59. g4 Rf3+ 60. Kg2 Rf2+ 61. Kg3 h4+
>62. Kh3 Ra2 63. Rd7+ Kf8 64. Rd8+ Ke7 65. Rh8 Bg1 66. Rh7+ Kf6 67. Rxh4
>Rxh2+ 68. Kg3 gxh4+ 69. Kf4 Rf2+ 70. Ke3 Ke5 71. Nc3 h3
>{White resigns} 0-1
>
>
>Thanks for any responses...
>
>Andrew Williams


modified  Crafty sees h3 instantly

and after Kg3, sees h4! instantly - needs a second or two to see the score

Crafty v18.15 (2 cpus)

White(1): setb 3R4/5k2/1p1p4/1NbP2pp/2P3P1/P7/5rKP/8 w - -  am Kg3

       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    8  |   |   |   | R |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    7  |   |   |   |   |   | *K|   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    6  |   | *P|   | *P|   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    5  |   | N | *B| P |   |   | *P| *P|
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    4  |   |   | P |   |   |   | P |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    3  | P |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    2  |   |   |   |   |   | *R| K | P |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    1  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
         a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

White(1): go
end-game phase
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 36.00 (4:12)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
starting thread 1
                8     0.23   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
                8->   0.23   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
                9     0.31   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
                9->   0.34   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               10     0.56   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               10->   0.61   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               11     1.00   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               11->   1.16   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               12     2.03   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               12->   2.39   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               13     4.22   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               13->   5.31   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
               14    12.55   0.00   1. Kh3 Rf3+ 2. Kg2 Rf2+
White(1): ?
              time=14.28  cpu=394%  mat=1  n=18360521  fh=87%  nps=1285k
              ext-> chk=885378 cap=44327 pp=37771 1rep=44246 mate=5550
              predicted=0  nodes=18360521  evals=7012666
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=0  successful=0
              SMP->  split=321  stop=33  data=7/32  cpu=56.35  elap=14.28

===========================================================================
force Kg3


       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    8  |   |   |   | R |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    7  |   |   |   |   |   | *K|   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    6  |   | *P|   | *P|   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    5  |   | N | *B| P |   |   | *P| *P|
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    4  |   |   | P |   |   |   | P |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    3  | P |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    2  |   |   |   |   |   | *R| K | P |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
    1  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
       +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
         a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h

White(1): Kg3
              time used:  17.47
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 35.71 (4:09)
         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
                8->   0.15   0.00   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Rf3+ 3. Kg2 Rf2+
                                    4. Kh3
                9     0.22   0.00   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Rf3+ 3. Kg2 Rf2+
                                    4. Kh3
                9->   0.36   0.00   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Rf3+ 3. Kg2 Rf2+
                                    4. Kh3
               10     0.96     ++   1. ... h4+!!
               10     1.71  -1.41   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Ra2 3. Rd7+ Kg6 4.
                                    Nc7 Rxa3+ 5. Kg2 h3+ 6. Kf1 Ra1+ 7.
                                    Ke2 Ra2+ 8. Kd3 Rxh2 9. Ne6 Rf2 <HT>
               10->   1.79  -1.41   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Ra2 3. Rd7+ Kg6 4.
                                    Nc7 Rxa3+ 5. Kg2 h3+ 6. Kf1 Ra1+ 7.
                                    Ke2 Ra2+ 8. Kd3 Rxh2 9. Ne6 Rf2 <HT>
               11     2.24     ++   1. ... h4+!!
               11     4.19  -4.29   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Rc2 3. Nxd6+ Ke7
                                    4. Re8+ Kxd6 5. Re6+ Kd7 6. Rg6 Rc3+
                                    7. Kg2 h3+ 8. Kf1 Rxc4 9. Rxg5 Rc1+
                                    10. Ke2 Rc2+ 11. Kd3 Rxh2
               11->   4.30  -4.29   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Rc2 3. Nxd6+ Ke7
                                    4. Re8+ Kxd6 5. Re6+ Kd7 6. Rg6 Rc3+
                                    7. Kg2 h3+ 8. Kf1 Rxc4 9. Rxg5 Rc1+
                                    10. Ke2 Rc2+ 11. Kd3 Rxh2
               12     4.63     ++   1. ... h4+!!
               12     7.29  -5.15   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Ra2 3. Nxd6+ Ke7
                                    4. Re8+ Kxd6 5. Re6+ Kd7 6. Re1 Bd6
                                    7. Rh1 Rxa3+ 8. Kg2 Rc3 9. Rb1 Kc7
                                    10. Rb5 Rxc4
               12->   7.47  -5.15   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Ra2 3. Nxd6+ Ke7
                                    4. Re8+ Kxd6 5. Re6+ Kd7 6. Re1 Bd6
                                    7. Rh1 Rxa3+ 8. Kg2 Rc3 9. Rb1 Kc7
                                    10. Rb5 Rxc4
               13    11.15  -5.47   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Rc2 3. Nxd6+ Ke7
                                    4. Re8+ Kxd6 5. Re6+ Kd7 6. Re1 Bd6
                                    7. Rh1 Rxc4 8. a4 Rxa4 9. Rb1 Ra3+
                                    10. Kg2
               13->  11.49  -5.47   1. ... h4+ 2. Kh3 Rc2 3. Nxd6+ Ke7
                                    4. Re8+ Kxd6 5. Re6+ Kd7 6. Re1 Bd6
                                    7. Rh1 Rxc4 8. a4 Rxa4 9. Rb1 Ra3+
                                    10. Kg2
Black(0): ?
              time=12.96  cpu=376%  mat=1  n=15799746  fh=86%  nps=1219k
              ext-> chk=869798 cap=18625 pp=55745 1rep=69478 mate=39324
              predicted=0  nodes=15799746  evals=4356012
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=0  successful=0
              SMP->  split=1234  stop=200  data=8/32  cpu=48.79  elap=12.96




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