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Subject: Re: Positional testposition

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 13:52:33 12/12/02

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On December 12, 2002 at 16:39:04, John Merlino wrote:

>On December 12, 2002 at 15:56:43, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>
>>On December 12, 2002 at 15:07:47, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On December 12, 2002 at 14:01:55, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>>
>>>>[D]rnbq1k1r/1p1nb3/p2pp2p/6PQ/4P2B/2N5/PPP3PP/R3KB1R w KQ - 0 13
>>>>
>>>>From Tim Krabbe's site: Bb5!
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>GCP
>>>
>>>Chessmaster 9000, on a P3-733, finds it in 1 second, loses it at 25 seconds, and
>>>gets it back at 2:19. It still gives Black about a half-pawn advantage. Of
>>>course, on a top-end computer, another depth or two could give quite different
>>>results in this double-edged position....
>>>
>>>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>>>0:00	1/3	-0.31	4268		13.Bxa6 Ne5 14.O-O+ Kg8
>>>0:00	1/4	-0.63	9097		13.Bxa6 Ne5 14.O-O+ Kg8 15.Bb5
>>>					Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5
>>>0:00	1/5	-0.34	35390		13.Bxa6 Ne5 14.Bg3 Nbc6 15.O-O+ Kg8
>>>0:01	1/6	-0.71	67135		13.Bxa6 Ne5 14.Bb5 Nbc6 15.O-O+
>>>					Kg8 16.Rae1 Bxg5 17.Bxg5 Qxg5
>>>0:01	1/6	-0.60	87497		13.Bb5 Ne5 14.Bg3 Bxg5 15.O-O+
>>>					Ke7 16.Bxe5 Qb6+ 17.Kh1 dxe5
>>>0:03	1/7	-0.60	208575		13.Bb5 Ne5 14.Bg3 Bxg5 15.O-O+
>>>					Ke7 16.Bxe5 Qb6+ 17.Kh1 dxe5
>>>0:11	1/8	-1.22	904118		13.Bb5 Kg7 14.O-O Ne5 15.Bg3 Ng6
>>>					16.Qf3 hxg5 17.Bc4 Qb6+ 18.Kh1 Qxb2
>>>0:25	1/8	-1.19	2074905		13.Qf3+ Kg8 14.Bc4 Ne5 15.Qf5 Qd7
>>>					16.O-O b5 17.Bb3 Nbc6
>>>0:39	1/9	-1.09	3331036		13.Qf3+ Kg8 14.Bc4 Ne5 15.Qf5 Qd7
>>>					16.O-O b5 17.Bb3 Nbc6 18.Rad1
>>>1:38	1/10	-1.24	8769881		13.Qf3+ Kg8 14.Bc4 Ne5 15.Qf5 Qd7
>>>					16.O-O b5 17.Bb3 Nbc6 18.a3 d5
>>>2:19	1/10	-0.46	12525813	13.Bb5 Kg7 14.O-O Qg8 15.g6 Nf6
>>>					16.Bxf6+ Bxf6 17.Rxf6 Kxf6 18.Rf1+
>>>					Kg7 19.Rf7+ Qxf7 20.gxf7 axb5 21.Nxb5
>>>					Rxa2 22.Nxd6 Rxb2
>>>4:02	2/11	-0.46	22342279	13.Bb5 Kg7 14.O-O Qg8 15.g6 Nf6
>>>					16.Bxf6+ Bxf6 17.Rxf6 Kxf6 18.Rf1+
>>>					Kg7 19.Rf7+ Qxf7 20.gxf7 axb5 21.Nxb5
>>>					Rxa2 22.Nxd6 Rxb2
>>
>>Finding 13.Bb5 should be very easy for every computer. This opening was first
>>introduced in a match between national teams of USSR and Argentina. The
>>Argentinians played this opening on several boards (not expecting 13.Bb5), all
>>the Russian Grandmasters found 13.Bb5 and went on to crush black.
>>
>>The key defence move is 13...Rh7 which the Argentinians didn't find. Does
>>Chessmaster manage to find that move?
>>
>
>It takes over 7 minutes on my humble P3-733, but CM9000 does find it and give it
>a drawish score:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/3	-1.57	3632		13...Ne5 14.O-O+ Kg8 15.Bc4 Qb6+
>					16.Bf2 Qxb2
>0:00	1/4	-0.77	10792		13...Ne5 14.Bg3 Bxg5 15.O-O+ Bf6
>					16.Rad1
>0:00	1/5	-0.60	27066		13...Ne5 14.Bg3 Bxg5 15.O-O+ Ke7
>					16.Bxe5 Qb6+ 17.Kh1 dxe5
>0:00	1/6	-0.60	72809		13...Ne5 14.Bg3 Bxg5 15.O-O+ Ke7
>					16.Bxe5 Qb6+ 17.Kh1 dxe5
>0:02	1/7	0.22	149768		13...Ne5 14.Bg3 Kg7 15.Bxe5+ dxe5
>					16.O-O Rh7 17.Rf7+ Kh8 18.Rxh7+
>					Kxh7 19.Qxh6+ Kg8
>0:07	1/7	-1.25	654151		13...Kg7 14.O-O Ne5 15.Bg3 Ng6
>					16.Qf3 hxg5 17.Bc4 Qb6+ 18.Kh1 Qxb2
>0:16	1/8	-1.48	1610243		13...Kg7 14.O-O Ne5 15.Bg3 Ng6
>					16.Qf3 hxg5 17.Be2 Rf8 18.Qe3 Nc6
>0:46	1/9	-0.50	4519555		13...Kg7 14.O-O Qg8 15.g6 Nf6 16.Qf3
>					Qd8 17.e5 dxe5 18.Rad1
>1:56	1/10	-0.59	11892623	13...Kg7 14.O-O Qg8 15.g6 Nf6 16.Qf3
>					Qd8 17.e5 dxe5 18.Rad1 Qb6+ 19.Kh1
>					Rf8
>3:36	2/11	0.04	21923698	13...Kg7 14.O-O Ne5 15.Bg3 Ng6
>					16.gxh6+ Rxh6 17.Rf7+ Kxf7 18.Qxh6
>					axb5 19.Rf1+ Ke8 20.Qxg6+ Kd7 21.Rd1
>					Nc6 22.Nxb5
>7:16	2/11	-0.08	42609756	13...Rh7 14.O-O+ Kg8 15.g6 Rg7
>					16.Bxd7 Nxd7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Qxh6
>					Ne5 19.Rad1 Rxg6
>15:10	3/12	-0.08	87819302	13...Rh7 14.O-O+ Kg8 15.g6 Rg7
>					16.Bxd7 Nxd7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Qxh6
>					Ne5 19.Rad1 Rxg6
>

Good work Chessmaster 9000!


>jm



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