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Subject: Re: What is the best move from this position?

Author: B. Clark

Date: 13:22:18 02/17/03

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On February 17, 2003 at 01:14:17, Thomas McBurney wrote:

>I picked up all my chess pieces, shuffled them, then threw them on the centre of
>my chessboard and got the following position.  I did make a few small
>adjustments to make the position legal.
>
>I'm interested in seeing if all chess engines come to the same conclusion with
>this unnatural chess position.
>
>
>[D]8/2pP4/kqP1Brb1/npBnRNr1/3QppP1/NpRppP1P/1PpP1bPK/8 b - - 0 1
>
>Cheers,
>Tom.
>
>PS: Interesting; my Scisys 2150L has been processing this position for the last
>15 miniutes and so far has not found a move to play.

Analysis by Fritz 6:

1...c1Q
  =  (0.12)   Depth: 1/16   00:00:00
1...c1Q
  =  (0.12)   Depth: 1/16   00:00:00
1...Bg3+
  =  (-0.09)   Depth: 1/31   00:00:00  98kN
1...Bg3+ 2.Nxg3 fxg3+ 3.Kxg3
  =  (-0.22)   Depth: 1/31   00:00:00  137kN
1...Bg3+ 2.Nxg3 fxg3+ 3.Kxg3
  =  (-0.22)   Depth: 2/35   00:00:00  570kN
1...Bg3+ 2.Nxg3 fxg3+ 3.Kxg3
  =  (-0.22)   Depth: 3/30   00:00:01  1075kN
1...Bg3+--
  =  (0.09)   Depth: 4/34   00:00:01  1378kN
1...Bg3+ 2.Nxg3 fxg3+ 3.Kxg3 e2 4.Bxb6 e1Q+ 5.Qf2 Qxf2+ 6.Bxf2
  ±  (0.72)   Depth: 4/39   00:00:10  10862kN
1...c1Q!
  ²  (0.69)   Depth: 4/39   00:00:12  12040kN
1...c1Q! 2.Rxc1 exd2 3.Rd1 Bxd4 4.Bxb6 Bxe5 5.d8Q Nxb6 6.fxe4
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 4/39   00:00:12  12225kN
1...c1Q!
  ²  (0.59)   Depth: 5/28   00:00:23  23420kN
1...c1Q 2.Rxc1 Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3
  ±  (1.16)   Depth: 5/36   00:00:25  25285kN
1...Bg3+!
  ±  (1.12)   Depth: 5/45   00:00:38  39326kN
1...Bg3+! 2.Nxg3 fxg3+ 3.Kxg3 Nxc3 4.Bxb6 Ne2+ 5.Kh2 Nxd4 6.d8Q
  µ  (-0.81)   Depth: 5/45   00:00:43  44648kN
1...Bg3+!
  ³  (-0.50)   Depth: 6/37   00:00:46  48062kN
1...Bg3+ 2.Nxg3 fxg3+ 3.Kxg3 Nxc3 4.Qxc3 c1Q 5.Qxc1
  ³  (-0.28)   Depth: 6/37   00:00:52  53813kN
1...Nxc3!
  ³  (-0.31)   Depth: 6/41   00:01:29  92332kN
1...Nxc3! 2.d8Q
  µ  (-0.81)   Depth: 6/41   00:01:57  121904kN
1...Nxc3!
  ³  (-0.50)   Depth: 7/40   00:02:10  136273kN
1...Nxc3 2.d8Q Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3 Ne2+ 5.Kh2 Qxc6 6.Qc8+
  +-  (2.31)   Depth: 7/44   00:04:05  255936kN
1...Nxc6
  +-  (2.28)   Depth: 7/45   00:07:12  451217kN
1...Nxc6 2.Qxd5 Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3 Rxe5 5.Qxe5
  +-  (2.00)   Depth: 7/45   00:07:37  476455kN
1...Nxc6--
  +-  (2.31)   Depth: 8/43   00:07:53  492027kN
1...Nxc6 2.Qxd5 Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3 Rxe5 5.d8Q Rxf3+ 6.gxf3
  +-  (3.16)   Depth: 8/43   00:09:01  558609kN
1...Nxc3
  +-  (3.12)   Depth: 8/43   00:09:40  594397kN
1...Nxc3 2.d8Q Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3 Ne2+ 5.Kh2 Qxc6 6.Qc8+
  +-  (2.34)   Depth: 8/45   00:13:13  797203kN
1...Nxc3 2.d8Q Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3 Qxc6 5.Qxc3 Rxe5 6.Qc8+
  +-  (2.47)   Depth: 9/47   00:24:16  1414869kN
1...Nxc3 2.d8Q Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3 Qxc6 5.Qxc3 Rxe5 6.Qc8+
  +-  (2.47)   Depth: 10/49   00:44:04  2610188kN
1...Nxc3--
  +-  (2.78)   Depth: 11/49   01:37:06  5866756kN
1...Nxc3 2.d8Q Bg3+ 3.Nxg3 fxg3+ 4.Kxg3 Qxc6 5.Q4d7 Qxc5 6.Rxg5
  +-  (3.50)   Depth: 11/50   02:08:21  7797100kN
1...Nxc3--
  +-  (3.81)   Depth: 12/49   05:35:43  20747860kN

(Clark, Las Vegas 17.02.2003)




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