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Subject: Re: Another good underpromotion test position

Author: Jeff Hlywa

Date: 13:52:58 07/23/03

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On July 23, 2003 at 15:24:18, Matthew White wrote:

>[D]8/5p1k/6pp/8/q2QB3/2K4P/1p3P2/8 b - - 0 45
>
>From Levin (2331) - IM Donaldson, Western States Open 2003 (analysis)
>The move actually played was 45... Qa1? 46. Bxg6+!! and draw by perpetual check
>Can your engine find the winning 45... b1=N+!! 46. Bxb1 Qa1+ and black enters
>the endgame a pawn up
>
>Every engine that I have tested finds it eventually. However, some do take
>longer than others :).
>
>Matt

Bogo 0.5 finds this easily:

ply |   score |    time |     nodes |    qnodes | pc
  1 |   -0.87 |    0.00 |        26 |        47 | Qxd4+
  2 |   -0.74 |    0.00 |       217 |       259 | Qxd4+ Kxd4 f5
  3 |    1.10 |    0.00 |       836 |       952 | Qa1 Kc4 b1=Q
  4 |    1.10 |    0.03 |      5436 |      6391 | b1=N+ Bxb1 Qa1+ Kc4 Qxb1
  5 |    1.10 |    0.06 |     15371 |     16146 | b1=N+ Bxb1 Qa1+ Kc4 Qxb1
  6 |    1.10 |    0.55 |    101185 |    105567 | b1=N+ Bxb1 Qa1+ Kc4 Qxb1 f4 f5
  7 |    1.10 |    1.46 |    366653 |    346604 | b1=N+ Bxb1 Qa1+ Kc4 Qxb1 f4 f5
  8 |    1.10 |   20.96 |   3779924 |   3733300 | b1=N+ Bxb1 Qa1+ Kc4 Qxb1 h4 h5
Kb4



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