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Subject: Re: White's Best Move...! Mate in 11!

Author: Steven J. Brann

Date: 20:35:16 12/15/02

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On December 15, 2002 at 17:11:20, John Merlino wrote:

>On December 15, 2002 at 16:02:37, Steffen Basting wrote:
>
>>Hi!
>>By the way, it seems to be mate in 10. At least Ruffian thinks so :-)
>>
>>2r2rk1/pb4q1/1p1p1pB1/n2P3Q/1b3N2/8/PB3PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1
>>Analysis by Ruffian 1.0.1:
>>
>>1.a3
>>  +-  (3.58)   Tiefe: 1/1   00:00:00
>>1.f3
>>  +-  (3.60)   Tiefe: 1/1   00:00:00
>>1.h4
>>  +-  (3.70)   Tiefe: 1/1   00:00:00
>>1.Se6
>>  +-  (4.22)   Tiefe: 1/1   00:00:00
>>1.Se6 Dh8
>>  +-  (4.27)   Tiefe: 2/6   00:00:00
>>1.Se6 Dh8 2.Df5
>>  +-  (4.22)   Tiefe: 3/9   00:00:00
>>1.Se6 Dh8 2.Df5 Sc4 3.Sxf8 Kxf8
>>  +-  (5.01)   Tiefe: 4/12   00:00:00
>>1.Se6 Dh8 2.Df5 Sc4 3.Sxf8 Kxf8
>>  +-  (5.01)   Tiefe: 5/15   00:00:00
>>1.Se6 Dh8 2.Dg4 Tc4 3.Le4+ Kf7 4.Dg6+ Ke7 5.Sxf8 Dxf8
>>  +-  (5.35)   Tiefe: 6/17   00:00:00  56kN
>>1.Se6 Dh8 2.Dg4 Tc4 3.Le4+ Kf7 4.Dg6+ Ke7 5.Sxf8 Dxf8 6.Ld4
>>  +-  (5.68)   Tiefe: 7/19   00:00:00  196kN
>>1.Se6 Dh8 2.Dg4 Tc4 3.Le4+ Kf7 4.Dg6+ Ke7 5.Sxf8 Dxf8 6.Ld4
>>  +-  (5.68)   Tiefe: 8/25   00:00:00  554kN
>>1.Se6 Dh8 2.Df5 La6 3.Dg4 Tc4 4.Le4+ Kf7 5.Dg6+ Ke7 6.Sxf8 Dxf8 7.Ld4
>>  +-  (5.72)   Tiefe: 9/25   00:00:01  2179kN
>>1.Lf5
>>  +-  (6.03)   Tiefe: 9/25   00:00:02  2945kN
>>1.Lf5 La6 2.Se6 De7 3.Dg4+ Kh8 4.Dxb4 Lxf1 5.Sxf8 Txf8 6.Kxf1 Te8
>>  +-  (6.72)   Tiefe: 9/25   00:00:03  4084kN
>>1.Td3 Tf7 2.Tg3 Te7 3.Lh7+ Kf8 4.Txg7 Txg7 5.Se6+ Ke7 6.Sxg7 Sc4
>>  +-  (11.69)   Tiefe: 9/25   00:00:06  9551kN
>>1.Td3
>>  +-  (12.04)   Tiefe: 10/27   00:00:08  12120kN
>>1.Td3 Tc7 2.Tg3 Te8 3.Lxe8 Dxg3 4.fxg3 Lc5+ 5.Kh1 La6 6.Dg6+ Kh8
>>  +-  (12.86)   Tiefe: 10/28   00:00:12  17528kN
>>1.Td3
>>  +-  (13.21)   Tiefe: 11/31   00:00:17  24454kN
>>1.Td3 Tfe8 2.Lxe8 Tc7 3.Tg3 Dxg3 4.hxg3 Tg7 5.Lxf6 La6 6.Tc1
>>  +-  (14.95)   Tiefe: 11/31   00:00:29  40889kN
>>1.Td3
>>  +-  (15.30)   Tiefe: 12/32   00:00:43  58900kN
>>1.Td3 Tfe8 2.Lxe8 Tc7 3.Tg3 Dxg3 4.hxg3 Tg7 5.Lxf6 Lc8 6.Lf7+ Kf8 7.Se6+ Lxe6
>>8.Lxg7+ Kxg7 9.dxe6
>>  +-  (16.73)   Tiefe: 12/34   00:01:04  88078kN
>>1.Td3
>>  +-  (17.08)   Tiefe: 13/35   00:01:40  137992kN
>>1.Td3 Lxd5 2.Dxd5+ Tf7 3.Lxf7+ Dxf7 4.Tg3+ Kf8 5.Sg6+ Ke8 6.Te3+ Kd7 7.Dxf7+ Kc6
>>8.Se7+ Kb5 9.Sxc8 Lc5 10.Dd7+ Ka6 11.Dxa7+ Kb5 12.Tc3
>>  +-  (23.20)   Tiefe: 13/36   00:05:36  555239kN
>>1.Td3
>>  +-  (23.55)   Tiefe: 14/39   00:07:35  739256kN
>>1.Td3 Lxd5 2.Lh7+ Dxh7 3.Tg3+ Kh8 4.Sg6+ Kg8 5.Sxf8+ Kxf8 6.Dxh7 Tc4 7.Dd7 Tg4
>>8.Txg4 Sc6 9.Dc8+ Ke7 10.Tg7+ Lf7
>>  +-  (#14)   Tiefe: 14/39   00:10:31  1049769kN
>>1.Td3 Lxd5 2.Sxd5 Ld2 3.Tg3 Lh6 4.Lf5 Tf7 5.Dxh6 Tcc7 6.Txg7+ Txg7 7.Sxf6+ Kf7
>>8.Dh5+ Tg6 9.Dxg6+ Kf8 10.Dg8+
>>  +-  (#11)   Tiefe: 15/39   00:18:35  1920870kN
>>1.Td3 Lxd5 2.Sxd5 Ld2 3.Tg3 Lh6 4.Lf5 Tf7 5.Dxh6 Te8 6.Sxf6+ Kf8 7.Sd7+ Txd7
>>8.Lxg7+ Kg8 9.Lf6+ Kf7 10.Dg7#
>>  +-  (#10)   Tiefe: 16/39   00:29:00  3055484kN
>>
>>Regards, Steffen
>
>Confirmed. And CM9000 announces the Mate in 10 after 21:59 on a P3-733. This is
>seven minutes faster than Ruffian, but you did not say what hardware you were
>using:
>
>Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
>0:00	1/4	5.41	4868		1.Ne6 Qe7 2.Bf5 Ba6 3.Qg4+ Kh8
>					4.Nxf8 Bxf1 5.Bxc8 Qxf8
>0:00	1/5	5.56	27186		1.Ne6 Qh8 2.Qxh8+ Kxh8 3.Rd4 Bc5
>					4.Rh4+ Kg8 5.Nxf8 Kxf8
>0:01	1/6	5.67	60308		1.Ne6 Qh8 2.Qxh8+ Kxh8 3.Rd4 Bc5
>					4.Rh4+ Kg8 5.Rg4 Kh8 6.Nxf8 Rxf8
>0:02	1/6	6.18	102492		1.Bf5 Bc5 2.Ne6 Qe7 3.Rd3 Bxf2+
>					4.Rxf2
>0:04	1/7	7.01	260746		1.Bf5 Ba6 2.Ne6 Qe7 3.Nxf8 Rxf8
>					4.Be6+ Kg7 5.Qg4+ Kh8 6.Qxb4 Bxf1
>					7.Rxf1
>0:12	1/7	10.58	944838		1.Rd3 Bd2 2.Bh7+ Qxh7 3.Rg3+ Kh8
>					4.Ng6+ Kg8 5.Nxf8+ Kxf8 6.Qxh7
>					Bxd5 7.Bxf6
>0:20	1/8	13.99	1590792		1.Rd3 Bd2 2.Bh7+ Qxh7 3.Rg3+ Kh8
>					4.Ng6+ Kg8 5.Nxf8+ Kxf8 6.Qxh7
>					Bxd5 7.Qh8+ Ke7 8.Qxc8 Bxa2 9.Rg7+
>					Bf7
>0:50	1/9	18.21	4413650		1.Rd3 Rc3 2.Bxc3 Re8 3.Rg3 Re7
>					4.Bh7+ Kf8 5.Rxg7 Rxg7 6.Ne6+ Ke7
>					7.Nxg7
>1:43	1/10	22.27	9345056		1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Qxd5+ Rf7 3.Bxf7+
>					Qxf7 4.Rg3+ Kf8 5.Ng6+ Ke8 6.Re3+
>					Kd7 7.Qxf7+ Kc6 8.Ne7+ Kb5 9.Nxc8
>5:15	2/11	Mate11	29477295	1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Rg3 Rf7 3.Nxd5 Rcc7
>					4.Bxf7+ Rxf7 5.Nxf6+ Rxf6 6.Bxf6
>					Qxg3 7.Qe8+ Kh7 8.hxg3 Bc5 9.Qf7+
>					Kh6 10.Qg7+ Kh5 11.Qg5#
>8:28	3/12	Mate11	51255106	1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Rg3 Rf7 3.Nxd5 Rcc7
>					4.Bxf7+ Rxf7 5.Nxf6+ Rxf6 6.Bxf6
>					Qxg3 7.Qe8+ Kh7 8.hxg3 Bc5 9.Qf7+
>					Kh6 10.Qg7+ Kh5 11.Qg5#
>21:59	4/13	Mate10	138211052	1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Rg3 Rf7 3.Nxd5 Rcc7
>					4.Bxf7+ Rxf7 5.Bxf6 Kf8 6.Bxg7+
>					Ke8 7.Rf3 Kd8 8.Rxf7 Ke8 9.Rxa7+
>					Kd8 10.Qh8#
>
>jm


With a slightly modified personality and a 1.9G P4, Mate in 10 is discovered in
6:39 with far fewer positions examined.  Selective search = 12.


Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/5	5.56	27186		1.Ne6 Qh8 2.Qxh8+ Kxh8 3.Rd4 Bc5
					4.Rh4+ Kg8 5.Nxf8 Kxf8
0:00	1/6	5.67	60308		1.Ne6 Qh8 2.Qxh8+ Kxh8 3.Rd4 Bc5
					4.Rh4+ Kg8 5.Rg4 Kh8 6.Nxf8 Rxf8
0:00	1/6	6.18	102492		1.Bf5 Bc5 2.Ne6 Qe7 3.Rd3 Bxf2+
					4.Rxf2
0:01	1/7	7.01	260746		1.Bf5 Ba6 2.Ne6 Qe7 3.Nxf8 Rxf8
					4.Be6+ Kg7 5.Qg4+ Kh8 6.Qxb4 Bxf1
					7.Rxf1
0:05	1/7	10.58	945529		1.Rd3 Bd2 2.Bh7+ Qxh7 3.Rg3+ Kh8
					4.Ng6+ Kg8 5.Nxf8+ Kxf8 6.Qxh7
					Bxd5 7.Bxf6
0:09	1/8	13.99	1591604		1.Rd3 Bd2 2.Bh7+ Qxh7 3.Rg3+ Kh8
					4.Ng6+ Kg8 5.Nxf8+ Kxf8 6.Qxh7
					Bxd5 7.Qh8+ Ke7 8.Qxc8 Bxa2 9.Rg7+
					Bf7
0:24	1/9	18.21	4406117		1.Rd3 Rc3 2.Bxc3 Re8 3.Rg3 Re7
					4.Bh7+ Kf8 5.Rxg7 Rxg7 6.Ne6+ Ke7
					7.Nxg7
0:50	1/10	22.27	9161386		1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Qxd5+ Rf7 3.Bxf7+
					Qxf7 4.Rg3+ Kf8 5.Ng6+ Ke8 6.Re3+
					Kd7 7.Qxf7+ Kc6 8.Ne7+ Kb5 9.Nxc8
2:22	1/11	Mate11	28410363	1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Rg3 Rf7 3.Nxd5 Rcc7
					4.Bxf7+ Rxf7 5.Nxf6+ Rxf6 6.Bxf6
					Qxg3 7.Qe8+ Kh7 8.hxg3 Kh6 9.Qf7
					Bc5 10.Qg7+ Kh5 11.Qg5#
3:08	1/12	Mate11	39239807	1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Rg3 Rf7 3.Nxd5 Rcc7
					4.Bxf7+ Rxf7 5.Nxf6+ Rxf6 6.Bxf6
					Qxg3 7.Qe8+ Kh7 8.hxg3 Kh6 9.Qf7
					Bc5 10.Qg7+ Kh5 11.Qg5#
6:39	1/13	Mate10	88409401	1.Rd3 Bxd5 2.Rg3 Rf7 3.Nxd5 Rcc7
					4.Bxf7+ Rxf7 5.Bxf6 Kf8 6.Bxg7+
					Ke8 7.Rf3 Kd8 8.Rxf7 Ke8 9.Rxa7+
					Kd8 10.Qh8#


Steve



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