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Subject: Re: Mate in 5 ?

Author: Roy Brunjes

Date: 13:06:53 02/03/03

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On February 03, 2003 at 12:43:22, Mustafa wrote:

>[D]4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - 0 1
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>i tried crafty but crafty was unable to find the mate...........

No mate found, but it is interesting to see how quickly various engines spot
Rxf5 and report a significantly positive (i.e. winning) score.  Here is the
output of a variety of engines/personalities:

A.  CM9000 X2 Solution:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:39	1/9	-1.43	2433874		1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Bb4 3.Qb2 Nfxd4
					4.Bh5 Qd5 5.Bxf7 Qxe5
1:56	1/10	-1.38	7219831		1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Ncxd4
					4.Kh3 Nc6 5.Qb2 Qd3+ 6.Kh2 Nfd4
2:57	1/10	1.32	11050282	1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+
					Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.Bh5+
					Kh7 7.Bxf7+ Qh6+ 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6 9.Bxe8
					fxe4 10.d5
3:25	1/11	1.32	13057003	1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+
					Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.Bh5+
					Kh7 7.Bxf7+ Qh6+ 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6 9.Bxe8
					fxe4 10.d5

B.  The King 3.23S2 Solution:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:41	1/9	-1.54	2477011		1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Nd6
					Bxd6 4.exd6 Qxd6 5.Kg2 cxd4 6.Kf1
					Kg8
1:43	1/10	1.55	6739646		1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+
					Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.Bh5+
					Kh7 7.Bxf7+ Qh6+ 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6 9.Bxe8
					fxe4 10.d5
2:16	1/11	1.55	9073853		1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+
					Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.Bh5+
					Kh7 7.Bxf7+ Qh6+ 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6 9.Bxe8
					fxe4 10.d5
10:56	1/12	4.15	43811150	1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+
					Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.d5
					Qf6 7.Bh5+ Kh7 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.Bxf7+
					Bh6+ 10.Rxh6+ Kxh6 11.Bxe8 fxe5+
					12.Kxe5



C.  Fritz 8 Solution:

New game
4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Fritz 8:

1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 b5 4.Rg4 Ncxd4
  µ  (-0.84)   Depth: 5/21   00:00:00  54kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 b5 4.Rg4 Ncxd4
  µ  (-0.84)   Depth: 6/22   00:00:00  85kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 b5 4.Rg4 Ncxd4
  µ  (-0.84)   Depth: 7/21   00:00:01  182kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Ncxd4 3.Bh5 Rd8 4.Rg4 b5 5.Qa5 Ne2
  µ  (-0.84)   Depth: 8/25   00:00:03  586kN
1.Kg2 Rd8 2.Qd3 cxd4 3.cxd4 Nxe5 4.dxe5 Qxd3 5.Bxd3 Rxd3 6.Rc1 b5 7.Kh2 Be7
  µ  (-1.00)   Depth: 9/27   00:00:10  2386kN
1.Kg2 Rd8 2.Bd3 cxd4 3.cxd4 Qd5 4.Qc3 b5 5.Kh2 Ncxd4 6.Qc7
  µ  (-1.03)   Depth: 10/30   00:00:26  6411kN
1.Kg2 Rd8 2.Bd3 cxd4 3.cxd4 Ncxd4 4.Nd6 Nc6 5.Bxf5+ exf5 6.Qc2 Nxe5 7.Qxf5+ Qxf5
  µ  (-1.16)   Depth: 11/34   00:01:10  17998kN
1.Rxf5!
  µ  (-1.12)   Depth: 11/34   00:01:59  31312kN
1.Rxf5!
  µ  (-0.97)   Depth: 11/35   00:02:05  32918kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Nd6 Bxd6 4.exd6 Qxd6 5.Bd3 Qd5+ 6.Kg3 cxd4 7.Kh2 Qd6+
  µ  (-0.84)   Depth: 11/35   00:02:14  35018kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Nd6 Bxd6 4.exd6 Qxd6 5.Bd3 Qd5+ 6.Kg3 c4 7.Bc2
  µ  (-0.84)   Depth: 12/34   00:02:41  42056kN
1.Rxf5!
  ³  (-0.56)   Depth: 13/37   00:05:23  84904kN
1.Rxf5!
  ³  (-0.28)   Depth: 13/38   00:06:35  103730kN
1.Rxf5!
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 13/40   00:08:56  141195kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+ Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6
  ±  (1.34)   Depth: 13/43   00:12:21  194304kN

(Brunjes, MyTown 03.02.2003)


D.  Junior 7 Solution:

New game
4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Junior 7:

1.dxc5 Nxe5+ 2.Kg2 Qxd2 3.Nxd2
  -+  (-2.18)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1.a4 cxd4
  -+  (-1.66)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
1.Rfg4 cxd4
  -+  (-1.46)   Depth: 3   00:00:00  1kN
1.Rfg4 cxd4 2.cxd4 Nfxd4+ 3.Kf4 Qd5
  -+  (-2.19)   Depth: 6   00:00:00  5kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.Bg4 Nh4+ 3.Kh3 Qd8 4.Rxf7
  -+  (-2.01)   Depth: 6   00:00:00  9kN
1.Kg2!
  -+  (-1.71)   Depth: 9   00:00:00  67kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Qd3 Nxe5 4.dxe5 Qxd3 5.Bxd3
  ³  (-0.59)   Depth: 9   00:00:00  170kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Qd5 4.Bxf7 Nfxd4 5.Rg4
  ³  (-0.55)   Depth: 12   00:00:06  2613kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Qb2 Ncxd4 4.Bh5 Qc7 5.Rg4 Qxe5
  ³  (-0.54)   Depth: 14   00:00:18  7554kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Be7 3.Kf1 Rd8 4.Bh5 Ncxd4 5.Qd3 g6 6.Bd1
  ³  (-0.61)   Depth: 16   00:01:45  42900kN
1.Rxf5!
  =  (-0.24)   Depth: 16   00:06:29  156757kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+ Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.Bh5+ Kh7 7.Bxf7+
Qh6+ 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6 9.Bxe8 fxe4 10.Kxe4
  ²  (0.56)   Depth: 16   00:12:47  324249kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+
  ²  (0.56)   Depth: 17   00:13:17  334785kN

(Brunjes, MyTown 03.02.2003)


E.  Gambit Tiger 2 Solution:

New game
4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Gambit Tiger 2.0:

1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Nxe5 4.dxe5 Qxd2 5.Nxd2 Rxd2 6.Bxf7
  ³  (-0.56)   Depth: 7   00:00:00  40kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Nxe5 4.dxe5
  ³  (-0.56)   Depth: 7   00:00:00  55kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Nxe5 4.dxe5
  ³  (-0.56)   Depth: 8   00:00:01  121kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Nxe5 4.dxe5 Qxd2 5.Nxd2 Rxd2 6.Bxf7
  ³  (-0.56)   Depth: 9   00:00:02  325kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Nxe5 4.dxe5 Qxd2 5.Nxd2 Rxd2 6.Bxf7
  ³  (-0.56)   Depth: 10   00:00:07  930kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Be7 3.Bh5 g6 4.Bf3 Ncxd4 5.Kh1 b6 6.Nf6+ Bxf6 7.exf6
  ³  (-0.68)   Depth: 11   00:00:21  2821kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Be7 3.Bd3 Rd8 4.Nd6 Bxd6 5.exd6 Qxd6 6.Rh4 Qe7
  µ  (-0.84)   Depth: 12   00:00:57  7981kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Ncxd4 3.Bh5 Rc8 4.Qd3 Rc7 5.Bg4 Rc2 6.Bxf5+ exf5 7.Nf6+ gxf6
8.Rxd4 Qc6+ 9.Kf1
  µ  (-0.86)   Depth: 13   00:02:28  21285kN
1.Rxf5
  =  (0.06)   Depth: 13   00:03:26  29968kN
1.Rxf5
  =  (0.06)   Depth: 14   00:03:43  32590kN
1.Rxf5
  ±  (0.96)   Depth: 14   00:05:32  49768kN
1.Rxf5
  ±  (0.96)   Depth: 15   00:05:53  53174kN

(Brunjes, MyTown 03.02.2003)


F.  Hiarcs 8 Solution:

New game
4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Hiarcs 8:

1.dxc5 Qxd2 2.Nxd2 Nxe5+ 3.Ke4
  µ  (-1.27)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
1.dxc5 Qxd2 2.Nxd2 Nxe5+ 3.Ke4
  µ  (-1.27)   Depth: 2/12   00:00:00
1.dxc5 Nxe5+
  -+  (-2.23)   Depth: 3/12   00:00:00
1.dxc5 Nxe5+
  -+  (-2.23)   Depth: 3/12   00:00:00
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Ncxd4
  µ  (-1.30)   Depth: 3/14   00:00:00
1.Kg2 cxd4
  -+  (-1.55)   Depth: 4/14   00:00:00
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Bb4 3.Qd3 Qxd4 4.Qxd4 Nfxd4
  -+  (-1.99)   Depth: 4/16   00:00:00
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Bb4
  -+  (-1.99)   Depth: 5/16   00:00:00  14kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Bb4 3.Qd3 Qxd4 4.Qxd4 Nfxd4
  -+  (-1.99)   Depth: 6/17   00:00:01  52kN
1.Kg2 cxd4
  -+  (-1.74)   Depth: 7/22   00:00:02  136kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Bb4 4.Qb2 Qe7
  -+  (-1.68)   Depth: 7/22   00:00:04  214kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Bb4 4.Qb2 Qe7 5.Rd1 Ncxd4
  -+  (-1.68)   Depth: 8/22   00:00:13  685kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Ncxd4 3.Bh5 Rc8 4.Rc1 Bb4 5.Qb2 Rxc1 6.Qxc1
  -+  (-1.70)   Depth: 9/27   00:00:36  1925kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Ncxd4 3.Bh5 Qc7 4.Rd1 Qxe5 5.Bxf7 Bb4 6.Qc1
  -+  (-1.77)   Depth: 10/29   00:02:21  7664kN
1.Kg2 cxd4
  -+  (-2.02)   Depth: 11/31   00:06:10  20712kN
1.Kg2 cxd4
  -+  (-2.02)   Depth: 11/32   00:06:33  21840kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+
  -+  (-1.52)   Depth: 11/36   00:11:58  39771kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+ Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.d5 fxe4 7.dxc6 Rxe5
8.Kxe5 bxc6 9.Kxe4 f5+ 10.Ke3
  +-  (2.84)   Depth: 11/40   00:57:13  182670kN

(Brunjes, MyTown 03.02.2003)


G.  Chess Tiger 14 Solution:

New game
4rb2/1p1q1ppk/p1n1p2p/2p1Pn2/3PNR2/2P2K2/P2QBP2/6R1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Chess Tiger 14.0:

1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Qd5 3.Bh5 Bb4 4.Qc1
  µ  (-0.86)   Depth: 6   00:00:00  44kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Nfxd4 3.Bd3 Kh8 4.Nd6 Bxd6 5.exd6
  µ  (-0.96)   Depth: 7   00:00:00  73kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Nfxd4 3.Bh5 Nxe5 4.Nf6+ gxf6 5.Rxd4 Qc6+ 6.Kf1
  µ  (-1.04)   Depth: 8   00:00:01  155kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Qe8 4.Ng3 Bb4 5.Qc1 Ncxd4
  µ  (-0.94)   Depth: 9   00:00:04  587kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Ncxd4 3.Bh5 Rc8 4.Qd3 b5 5.Rg4 Rc2 6.Ng5+ hxg5 7.Rxd4
  µ  (-1.12)   Depth: 10   00:00:09  1247kN
1.Kg2 cxd4 2.cxd4 Rd8 3.Bh5 Qe7 4.Ng3 g6 5.Nxf5 exf5 6.Bf3 Qxe5 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  µ  (-1.28)   Depth: 11   00:00:25  3365kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Nd6 Bxd6 4.exd6 Qxd6 5.Kg2 b5 6.Kf1 Qd5 7.Qf4 cxd4
8.Bh5
  µ  (-0.93)   Depth: 11   00:00:54  7770kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Nd6 Bxd6 4.exd6 Qxd6 5.Qc2 Qd5+ 6.Kg3 cxd4 7.Bd3 Qd6+
8.Kg2 Qg6+ 9.Kh2
  µ  (-0.98)   Depth: 12   00:01:20  11775kN
1.Rxf5
  =  (-0.08)   Depth: 13   00:05:22  49995kN
1.Rxf5
  =  (-0.08)   Depth: 14   00:05:39  52639kN
1.Rxf5 Nxd4+ 2.cxd4 exf5 3.Qxh6+ Kxh6 4.Rh1+ Kg6 5.Kf4 Qc6 6.Bh5+ Kh7 7.Bxf7+
Qh6+ 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6
  ²  (0.66)   Depth: 14   00:11:40  111882kN

(Brunjes, MyTown 03.02.2003)


Fastest with a significantly positive score was CM9000 with "The King 3.23S2"
personality.  Slowest was Hiarcs 8 -- it really is tactically weaker than the
others, and I base that on many positions, not just this one.  Overall it feels
weaker tactically.  Still, it kicks butt as Bareev found out (a draw vs #8 on
the planet is more than respectable!)

Roy



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