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Subject: Re: Surprise! Crafty 19.00 SE finds Rd8 in 5:08

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 17:13:02 10/18/02

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On October 18, 2002 at 19:31:16, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On October 18, 2002 at 12:10:06, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>Adjusted position with the h7 pawn moved to h6, which prevents Ng5.
>>I would be surprised if any amateur program can find this, other
>>than Ruffian.
>>
>>[D]r1b1k2r/pp3pp1/4pb1p/2n5/3RB3/4BN2/PqP1QPPP/3R2K1 w kq - 0 1
>>
<snip>

                                 (s=4)
>               13     5:08     ++   1. Rd8+!!
>               13->   9:31  -0.35   1. Rd8+ (s=4)
>               14    11:09     ++   1. Rd8+!!

               13     5:08     ++   1. Rd8+!!
               13->   9:31  -0.35   1. Rd8+ (s=4)
               14    11:09     ++   1. Rd8+!!
               14->  27:47   0.04   1. Rd8+ (s=2)
White(1): ?
              time=39:46  cpu=197%  mat=-1  n=2399889411  fh=93%  nps=1005k
              ext-> chk=105990760 cap=6704067 pp=17750 1rep=5102493 mate=853119
              predicted=0  nodes=2399889411  evals=537645575
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=0  successful=0
              SMP->  split=1453  stop=268  data=9/64  cpu=78:28  elap=39:46


yikes -- no pv -- so after these moves , we have this position..


after ....
1.  Rd8+   Bxd8
2.  Bxc5   Bf6

here's the position it is perhap this one where 3.Qd3 is so convincing

[d]r1b1k2r/pp3pp1/4pb1p/2B5/4B3/5N2/PqP1QPPP/3R2K1 w kq
White(3): go
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 100:00 (100:00)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                2->   0.02  -1.01   3. Bd5 Bd7
                3     0.02  -0.85   3. Bd5 Bd7 4. Nd4
                3->   0.02  -0.85   3. Bd5 Bd7 4. Nd4
                4     0.03  -1.18   3. Bd5 Bd7 4. Bd4 Bxd4 5. Nxd4
                4     0.03  -1.03   3. a4 Bd7 4. a5 h5
                4->   0.06  -1.03   3. a4 Bd7 4. a5 h5 (s=5)
                5     0.06  -1.06   3. a4 Bd7 4. a5 Qb5 5. Qe3 Qxa5 6.
                                    Bxb7 (s=4)
                5     0.11  -1.05   3. Qd3 a6 4. a4 Qc3 5. Qd6
                5     0.17  -0.93   3. Nd4 a6 4. Qc4 Bd7 5. Bd6
                5->   0.17  -0.93   3. Nd4 a6 4. Qc4 Bd7 5. Bd6 (s=2)
                6     0.22  -1.23   3. Nd4 a6 4. Qc4 Bd7 5. Bd6 Rd8
                6     0.27  -1.22   3. Qd3 a6 4. a4 Qc3 5. Qd6 h5
                6     0.38  -1.18   3. Ne1 Be5 4. Nd3 Qc3 5. Qf3 Qxc2 6.
                                    Nxe5 Qxc5 7. Qxf7#
                6->   0.55  -1.18   3. Ne1 Be5 4. Nd3 Qc3 5. Qf3 Qxc2 6.
                                    Nxe5 Qxc5 7. Qxf7# (s=4)
                7     0.95  -1.02   3. Ne1 a5 4. f4 Bd7 5. Qd2 Bc6 6. Bxc6+
                                    bxc6 (s=3)
                7     1.31     ++   3. Nd4!!
                7     1.48  -0.74   3. Nd4 a6 4. Qf3 Rb8 5. a4 Bd7 6. Bd6
                7->   1.69  -0.74   3. Nd4 a6 4. Qf3 Rb8 5. a4 Bd7 6. Bd6
                                    (s=3)
                8     2.00  -0.94   3. Nd4 a6 4. Qf3 Be7 5. Nc6 Bg5 6.
                                    Bd4 Qxa2 7. Bxg7 (s=2)
                8->   2.81  -0.94   3. Nd4 a6 4. Qf3 Be7 5. Nc6 Bg5 6.
                                    Bd4 Qxa2 7. Bxg7 (s=2)
                9     3.98  -0.56   3. Nd4 Bd7 4. Nf5 Be5 5. Bxb7 Rd8 6.
                                    Rd5 Bxh2+ 7. Kxh2 Qxb7 8. Nxg7#
                9->   5.31  -0.56   3. Nd4 Bd7 4. Nf5 Be5 5. Bxb7 Rd8 6.
                                    Rd5 Bxh2+ 7. Kxh2 Qxb7 8. Nxg7# (s=2)
               10     6.92  -0.59   3. Nd4 Bd7 4. Nf5 Be5 5. Bxb7 Rd8 6.
                                    Ba6 Ba4 7. Rxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ne3 Ke8
               10    14.53  -0.48   3. Nd2 Qxa2 4. Nc4 Be7 5. Bd4 Qa4 6.
                                    Bxg7 Rg8 7. Bxh6 Bg5
               10->  14.55  -0.48   3. Nd2 Qxa2 4. Nc4 Be7 5. Bd4 Qa4 6.
                                    Bxg7 Rg8 7. Bxh6 Bg5 (s=3)
               11    22.98  -0.26   3. Nd2 Qe5 4. Qb5+ Bd7 5. Qxb7 Rd8
                                    6. Qxa7 Qh5 7. Bf3 Qf5 8. Be4 Qf4 (s=2)
               11    40.92     ++   3. Nd4!!
               11     2:25   1.25   3. Qd3 a6 4. Qd6 Qb5 5. Ne5 Rg8 6.
                                    Qc7 Rf8 7. Bd3 Qb2 8. Bxf8 Qxe5
               11->   2:25   1.25   3. Qd3 a6 4. Qd6 Qb5 5. Ne5 Rg8 6.
                                    Qc7 Rf8 7. Bd3 Qb2 8. Bxf8 Qxe5
               12     2:44   1.27   3. Qd3 Be7 4. Ne5 O-O 5. Bh7+ Kh8 6.
                                    Bxe7 Qxe5 7. f4 Qh5 8. Bxf8 g6 9. Bxg6
                                    fxg6
White(3): ?
              time=2:50  cpu=198%  mat=-2  n=179247550  fh=93%  nps=1050k
              ext-> chk=8739009 cap=563924 pp=586 1rep=701018 mate=170696
              predicted=0  nodes=179247550  evals=33095350
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=0  successful=0
              SMP->  split=544  stop=80  data=7/64  cpu=5:38  elap=2:50

White(3): Qd3

Mike



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