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Subject: "avoid move" position

Author: Jon Dart

Date: 13:51:09 05/12/03


[D] 7r/4k3/5bRP/5P1P/5K2/8/8/8 w - -

The move to avoid is Rg7+. It appears that other moves, e.g. Kf3, draw, but Rg7+
loses. This occurred in a game, so it's not just theoretical.

Ability to solve this is related to the use of null moves. Arasan 5.4 apparently
never switches off Rg7+, but if null move is disabled, it won't play it.

Arasan 6.3 switches off Rg7+ eventually but it takes quite a while (113 seconds
on a Xeon 1.7GHz).

Crafty does not ever want to play Rg7+, but in analysis mode, it takes a long
time to see that this is not a good move:

              Searching only the move played in game.--------------------
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 24:00 (24:00)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
               10     0.33   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               10->   0.33   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               11     0.72   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               11->   0.72   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               12     2.17   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               12->   2.22   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               13     5.28   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               13->   5.28   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               14    15.24   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               14->  15.24   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               15    39.46   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               15->  39.46   0.00   135. Rg7+ Kf8 136. Rg2 Kf7 137. Rg6
                                    Ke7
               16    50.61     --   135. Rg7+
               16     2:03   0.00   135. Rg7+ Bxg7 136. hxg7 Ra8 137. Kg5
                                    Kf7 138. f6 Ra1 139. Kf5 Rg1 140. h6
                                    Rf1+ 141. Kg4 Rxf6 142. Kh5 Rxh6+ 143.
                                    Kxh6 Kg8 144. Kg5 Kxg7
               16->   2:03   0.00   135. Rg7+ Bxg7 136. hxg7 Ra8 137. Kg5
                                    Kf7 138. f6 Ra1 139. Kf5 Rg1 140. h6
                                    Rf1+ 141. Kg4 Rxf6 142. Kh5 Rxh6+ 143.
                                    Kxh6 Kg8 144. Kg5 Kxg7
               17     2:03     --   135. Rg7+
               17     5:37  -1.95   135. Rg7+ Bxg7 136. hxg7 Ra8 137. Kg5
                                    Kf7 138. f6 Ra2 139. Kg4 Rg2+ 140.
                                    Kf5 Rg1 141. h6 Rh1 <HT>
               17->   5:37  -1.95   135. Rg7+ Bxg7 136. hxg7 Ra8 137. Kg5
                                    Kf7 138. f6 Ra2 139. Kg4 Rg2+ 140.
                                    Kf5 Rg1 141. h6 Rh1 <HT>


--Jon



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