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Subject: Re: nice Yace move

Author: John Merlino

Date: 20:58:53 07/08/02

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On July 08, 2002 at 23:47:08, Jon Dart wrote:

>Yace played the surprising d6! here against Arasan:
>
>[D] r1n2rk1/pppqppb1/6p1/1N1P4/4P3/1Q2B1R1/PP2KP1P/3R4 w - -
>
>Most versions of Arasan can find this pretty quickly.
>
>Curiously, Crafty does not select it, even after 20 minutes on a PIII-733:
>                6     0.53   0.02   1. Bd4 Bf6 2. Rc3 Qg4+ 3. Kf1 Qxe4
>                                    4. Bxf6 exf6 5. Rxc7
>                6->   0.66   0.02   1. Bd4 Bf6 2. Rc3 Qg4+ 3. Kf1 Qxe4
>                                    4. Bxf6 exf6 5. Rxc7
>                7     1.17   0.10   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Qd3 Rfc8 5. Rdg1
>                7->   1.55   0.10   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Qd3 Rfc8 5. Rdg1
>                8     2.28  -0.06   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Qc4 e5 5. Rdg1 Rac8
>                8     5.77  -0.04   1. Nd4 Nb6 2. Qc2 Be5 3. f4 Bg7 4.
>                                    Kf1 Rad8
>                8->   6.78  -0.04   1. Nd4 Nb6 2. Qc2 Be5 3. f4 Bg7 4.
>                                    Kf1 Rad8
>                9     9.91  -0.03   1. Nd4 Nb6 2. Qc2 Be5 3. f4 Bxd4 4.
>                                    Bxd4 e6 5. dxe6 Qxe6 6. Kf1
>                9->  12.96  -0.03   1. Nd4 Nb6 2. Qc2 Be5 3. f4 Bxd4 4.
>                                    Bxd4 e6 5. dxe6 Qxe6 6. Kf1
>               10    35.70  -0.15   1. Nd4 Nd6 2. Qd3 Qa4 3. a3 Be5 4.
>                                    Rg5 Bf6 5. Rg4 Qd7
>               10    47.65  -0.06   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Qc3+ Kg8 5. Rh3 Qg4+ 6. Qf3 Qg5
>                                    7. Rg3 Qe5
>         (2)   10->   1:01  -0.06   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Qc3+ Kg8 5. Rh3 Qg4+ 6. Qf3 Qg5
>                                    7. Rg3 Qe5
>               11     1:14   0.05   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Rc1 Rh8 5. h3 Rh5 6. Qc4 e6 7. dxe6
>                                    fxe6
>         (2)   11->   1:38   0.05   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Rc1 Rh8 5. h3 Rh5 6. Qc4 e6 7. dxe6
>                                    fxe6
>               12     2:09  -0.04   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Qc3+ Kg8 5. Rc1 Qb5+ 6. Kf3 e6 7.
>                                    dxe6 fxe6+ 8. Kg2 Qh5 9. Rg1
>         (3)   12->   9:41  -0.04   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Bxg7 Kxg7
>                                    4. Qc3+ Kg8 5. Rc1 Qb5+ 6. Kf3 e6 7.
>                                    dxe6 fxe6+ 8. Kg2 Qh5 9. Rg1
>         (2)   13    12:00  -0.03   1. Bd4 Nd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Kf1 Bxd4
>                                    4. Rxd4 Rac8 5. Kg2 b5 6. Rd2 Rfe8
>                                    7. Qf3 e5 8. dxe6 Qxe6
>
>But if I give Crafty the position after d6, it does realize that White is
>better:
>                6     0.68   0.41   1. ... c6 2. dxe7 Qxe7 3. Nc3 Nd6 4.
>                                    Rxg6 Nxe4 5. Kd3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
>                6     0.83   0.09   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 e6
>                                    4. Rg3 Rfc8
>         (2)    6->   0.97   0.09   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 e6
>                                    4. Rg3 Rfc8
>                7     1.03     --   1. ... Nxd6
>                7     1.27   0.61   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh8
>                                    4. Rg5 Bf6 5. Qb5
>                7     2.32   0.56   1. ... cxd6 2. Rxg6 Kh7 3. Rg5 Bh6
>                                    4. Rg3 Bxe3 5. Kxe3
>         (2)    7->   2.53   0.56   1. ... cxd6 2. Rxg6 Kh7 3. Rg5 Bh6
>                                    4. Rg3 Bxe3 5. Kxe3
>                8     3.13   0.66   1. ... cxd6 2. Rxg6 Kh7 3. Rgg1 Qc6
>                                    4. Rd5 Be5 5. h4
>                8     4.11   0.48   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 e6
>                                    4. Rg5 f6 5. Qb5 Qc7
>         (2)    8->   5.22   0.48   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 e6
>                                    4. Rg5 f6 5. Qb5 Qc7
>                9     6.59   0.76   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh7
>                                    4. Rg5 Bh6 5. Qb5 Qxb5+ 6. Rxb5 Bxe3
>                                    7. Kxe3
>         (2)    9->  10.96   0.76   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh7
>                                    4. Rg5 Bh6 5. Qb5 Qxb5+ 6. Rxb5 Bxe3
>                                    7. Kxe3
>               10    14.27   1.10   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh7
>                                    4. Rg5 f6 5. Rh5+ Kg6 6. Rb5 Qg4+ 7.
>                                    f3 Qg2+ 8. Kd3
>               10    26.64   0.93   1. ... cxd6 2. Rxg6 Kh7 3. Rg5 Bh6
>                                    4. Rf5 Bg7 5. Qc2 Qe6 6. Rdd5
>               10->  31.90   0.93   1. ... cxd6 2. Rxg6 Kh7 3. Rg5 Bh6
>                                    4. Rf5 Bg7 5. Qc2 Qe6 6. Rdd5
>               11    52.74   1.24   1. ... cxd6 2. Rxg6 Kh8 3. Rg3 a6 4.
>                                    Nd4 a5 5. Qd5 Be5 6. f4 Nb6
>               11     1:08   1.09   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh7
>                                    4. Rgg1 f5 5. Bd4 Bh6 6. Qg3 Qb5+ 7.
>                                    Kf3 fxe4+ 8. Kg2
>         (2)   11->   1:37   1.09   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh7
>                                    4. Rgg1 f5 5. Bd4 Bh6 6. Qg3 Qb5+ 7.
>                                    Kf3 fxe4+ 8. Kg2
>               12     2:10   1.41   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh7
>                                    4. Rg5 Bh6 5. Rf5 Qe6 6. Qxe6 fxe6
>                                    7. Rxf8 Bxf8 8. h4
>         (2)   12->   3:43   1.41   1. ... Nxd6 2. Nxd6 cxd6 3. Rxg6 Kh7
>                                    4. Rg5 Bh6 5. Rf5 Qe6 6. Qxe6 fxe6
>                                    7. Rxf8 Bxf8 8. h4

Chessmaster 9000 on a humble PIII-600 takes 4:27 to select d6:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	0.50	2248		1.f3 a6 2.Na3 Nd6
0:00	1/3	0.53	2414		1.Bd4 Bxd4 2.Nxd4 Nd6
0:00	1/4	0.57	4418		1.Bd4 Nd6 2.Bxg7 Kxg7 3.Nxd6 cxd6
0:00	1/4	0.59	11691		1.d6 c6 2.Na3 Nxd6 3.Rxg6
0:00	1/5	0.34	19874		1.d6 Nxd6 2.Nxd6 cxd6 3.Rxg6 Qh3
					4.Rxg7+ Kxg7 5.Qxb7
0:00	1/5	0.58	24333		1.Bd4 Bxd4 2.Nxd4 Nd6 3.f3
0:01	1/6	0.59	58847		1.Bd4 Nd6 2.Bxg7 Kxg7 3.Nxd6 cxd6
					4.Qc3+ f6 5.f4
0:02	1/7	0.51	130774		1.Bd4 Nd6 2.Bxg7 Kxg7 3.Nxd6 cxd6
					4.Qd3 Qa4
0:04	1/8	0.37	287767		1.Bd4 Nd6 2.Bxg7 Kxg7 3.Nxd6 cxd6
					4.Qc3+ f6 5.Rdg1 Qb5+ 6.Ke1
0:06	1/8	0.51	430489		1.f3 Nd6 2.Nxa7 Be5 3.Rg4 Bg7 4.Rc1
					Rfd8
0:19	1/9	0.45	1287312		1.f3 a6 2.Nd4 Nd6 3.Rc1 Be5 4.Rg4
					Bxh2 5.Qc3 Nb5 6.Nxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Kf2
0:48	1/10	0.49	3391465		1.f3 Nd6 2.Nxa7 Rfe8 3.a3 Be5 4.Rg4
					Bxh2 5.Qc3 Qa4 6.Rg2
2:57	2/11	0.45	12225517	1.f3 Nd6 2.Nd4 Rfb8 3.Qc2 Rc8 4.Kf1
					Bxd4 5.Bxd4 c5 6.dxc6ep Qxc6 7.Qxc6
					Rxc6
4:27	2/11	0.73	18889982	1.d6 Nxd6 2.Nxd6 cxd6 3.Rxg6 Kh8
					4.Rg5 Qc6 5.Rdg1 Bh6 6.Rh5

jm



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