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Subject: Re: any computer see 46. Bf6...

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 21:01:32 08/01/03

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On August 01, 2003 at 23:19:51, Eelco de Groot wrote:

>That looks good Slater! I didn't think that Rebel was going to find it. I don't
>have a supercomputer, with 500MHz Celeron and with a lot less hashtables, 28 Mb,
>after entering Bf6 gxf6 exf6 the score still was not convincing when I broke it
>off.
>But you are more than six times as fast!

You have to see the rook trade, if you're ever going to see a 'win', and *no*
engine I have tested will trade the rooks.  They all see Rd7+, but none consider
trading.

This really is beautiful, possibly one of the best realistic moves I've ever
seen.

>I was going to post the following output from some Rebel personalities, for
>comparison:
>
>
>
>By the way I don't understand what all the dollarsigns in Kramnik's analysis
>mean. If this the amount of money that Kramnik received for every analyzed line
>then I find it a bit distasteful, not to mention that the Chess Informant people
>must be getting poor fast.
>
>It is possible for a chessprogram to choose Bf6 on largely positional grounds,
>as I'll show by analysis from the Rebel Q5T personality:
>
>[d]3R4/1kr2pp1/2p1p3/1pP1PnBP/pP3K2/8/P4P2/8 w - - 0 46
>
>Q5T
>
>00:00:00.2	0,63	1	4	Ke4
>00:00:00.2	0,61	2	126	Ke4 a3
>00:00:00.3	0,58	3	466	Ke4 a3
>00:00:00.4	0,63	4	1526	Ke4 Rc8
>00:00:00.5	0,60	5	3083	Ke4 Ka6
>00:00:00.5	0,60	5	4616	Bf6
>00:00:00.5	0,60	5	3083	Ke4 Ka6
>00:00:00.7	0,60	6	8993	Ke4 Ka6
>00:00:00.7	0,60	6	9954	Bf6
>00:00:00.7	1,42	6	11688	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Rg8 Rh7 Rxg6
>00:00:00.8	1,38	7	20050	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Kg5 Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8
>00:00:01.0	1,59	8	39534	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Rd6 Ne7 Bxe7 Rxe7
>00:00:01.1	1,59	9	43182	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Rd6 Ne7 Bxe7 Rxe7
>00:00:01.6	1,55	10	153484	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Kg5 Rc8 Rd6 Re8
>00:00:02.6	1,49	11	357770	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Kg5 Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6
>00:00:07.7	1,92	12	1644117	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Kg5 Ka6 Kxg6 Ra7
>00:00:10.9	1,92	13	2441127	Bf6 g6 hxg6 fxg6 Kg5 Ka6 Kxg6 Ra7
>00:01:10.3	1,20	14	17895758	Bf6 gxf6 exf6 a3 Rd3 Kb8 Rxa3 Rc8
>00:03:03.5	0,90	15	47205076	Bf6 gxf6 exf6 a3 Rd3 Kb8 Rxa3 Rc8
>00:05:25.6	1,07	15	82628253	Ke4 Rc8
>00:07:03.6	1,09	15	107011010	Rd3 Rc8
>00:18:35.3	1,17	16	255898280	Rd3 Kc8 Rd6 Kb8 Bd8 Rc8 Rd7
>
>However I presume the Q5T did not really see a win as the score goes down again
>and the variations look a little bit off the mark from ply twelve on. It's a
>pity. I don't know what really causes the evaluations from Q5T to go down again;
>even if the evaluations  are on simple speculative grounds alone it does not
>explain that looking deeper Q5T doesn't like the moves any more.
>
>I tried it with Rebel Betazoid but I think to see a win is far over the horizon.
>(Well, it seems Slater you've proven that is not true!) I don't claim I see
>directly (or even indirectly) myself why this is won for white, I assume the
>h-pawn can't be stopped? Passed pawns positions do not always get accurate
>evals.
>
>
>The rest is all not very interesting stuff. But I'm trying to see if my BETA_Z7G
>plays positionally comparable to BETA9 so I'm putting it in anyway.
>
>
>Rebel Betazoid personality
>
> BETA_Z7G
>
>00:00:00.1	0,71	1	4	Ke4
>00:00:00.1	0,71	2	111	Ke4 a3
>00:00:00.2	0,67	3	378	Ke4 a3 Rd1
>00:00:00.4	0,67	4	1679	Ke4 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7
>00:00:00.5	0,63	5	3371	Ke4 Ne7 Bxe7 Rxe7 f4 a3
>00:00:00.6	0,63	6	9608	Ke4 Ka6 Rd3 Rc8 a3
>00:00:00.8	0,62	7	27087	Ke4 Ka6 a3 Ne7 h6 gxh6 Bxh6
>00:00:01.0	0,63	8	57361	Ke4 Ka6 a3 Ra7 Rd1 Ra8 Rd3
>00:00:01.7	0,58	9	174186	Ke4 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd3 Rc8 Bd8 Ra8
>00:00:02.3	0,58	10	293631	Ke4 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd1 Rc8 Bd8 a3
>00:00:04.0	0,62	11	678026	Ke4 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd1 Rc8 Bd8 Rb8
>00:00:07.7	0,62	12	1563427	Ke4 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd1 Rc8 Bd8 Rb8
>00:00:14.7	0,63	13	3333791	Ke4 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd1 Rc8 a3 Rh8
>00:00:46.0	0,66	14	11304572	Ke4 Rc8 Rd1 Rg8
>00:02:11.2	0,66	15	33417498	Ke4 Rc8 Rd2
>00:05:32.3	0,63	16	85613317	Ke4 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd1 Kc8 Be3
>
>After entering 46.Bf6 -Ping! Another three dollars- gxf6 47. exf6 It seems most
>computers think a move repetition is likely, or that the position seems a draw
>anyway?!
>
>[D]3R4/1kr2p2/2p1pP2/1pP2n1P/pP3K2/8/P4P2/8 b - - 0 1
>
>Output from Rebel BETA9:
>
>
>00:00:00.1	1,53	1	4	a3
>00:00:00.1	0,24	2	124	a3 Kg5
>00:00:00.1	1,56	2	219	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7
>00:00:00.2	0,86	3	460	Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 Kg5 Nd4
>00:00:00.3	0,68	4	871	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6
>00:00:00.4	0,83	5	1948	Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 Kg5 Kd7 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6
>00:00:00.4	0,60	6	4226	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6
>00:00:00.4	0,75	6	5445	a3 Kg5 Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6
>00:00:00.5	0,65	7	10910	a3 Kg5 Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6
>00:00:00.6	0,65	8	19564	a3 Kg5 Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6
>00:00:00.9	-0,38	9	58824	a3 Kg5 Ka7 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6 Kb7 Rd3
>00:00:01.0	0,05	9	92240	Rc8 Rd7+ Kb8 Rxf7 Rd8 Kg5 Rg8+ Kf4
>00:00:01.2	0,13	9	116394	Ka7 Kg5 Ka6 h6 Nxh6
>00:00:01.4	0,07	10	170954	Ka7 Kg5 Ka6 h6 Nxh6
>00:00:02.5	-0,24	11	435244	Ka7 Kg5 Kb7 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6 a3 Rd3
>00:00:03.8	0,14	11	756248	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6
>00:00:06.3	0,24	12	1401144	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6
>00:00:13.0	0,24	13	3121279	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6
>00:00:33.2	0,00	14	8439792	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8 Ka6 Ra8+ Kb7 Rh8
>00:01:19.6	0,00	15	20570646	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8 Ka6 Ra8+ Kb7 Rh8
>00:02:48.1	0,00	16	44004962	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8 Ka6 Rd2 Ra7 Rd8
>00:27:52.1	-0,74	17	433557230	Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 Kg5 Nd4 h6 Nf3+ Kh5
>(This was maybe one, or several, "fail lows"? Lots of nodes needed for this last
>iteration)
>
>Output from Rebel Betazoid
>
>00:00:00.1	1,56	1	4	a3
>00:00:00.1	0,27	2	124	a3 Kg5
>00:00:00.1	1,62	2	216	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7
>00:00:00.2	0,89	3	458	Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 Kg5 Nd4
>00:00:00.3	0,72	4	869	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxf7
>00:00:00.4	0,87	5	1825	Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 Kg5 Kd7 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6
>00:00:00.5	0,60	6	3148	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxf7 Rd8 Rc7
>00:00:00.5	0,78	6	3941	a3 Kg5 Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6
>00:00:00.5	0,71	7	7229	a3 Kg5 Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6
>00:00:00.6	0,64	8	18753	a3 Rf8 Rd7 Kg5 Nd4 h6 Rd5+ Kf4
>00:00:01.0	-0,31	9	76335	a3 Kg5 Ka6 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6 Ra7 Rb8
>00:00:01.1	0,08	9	103716	Rc8 Rd7+ Kb8 Rxf7 Rd8 Kg5 Rg8+ Kf4
>00:00:01.2	0,12	9	139081	Ka7 Kg5 Ka6 Rb8 Nd4 h6 Rd7 Ra8+
>00:00:01.5	0,10	10	186984	Ka7 Kg5 Rb7 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6 Rc7 Kg5
>00:00:01.8	0,10	10	258429	a3
>00:00:01.8	0,10	10	186984	Ka7 Kg5 Rb7 h6 Nxh6 Kxh6 Rc7 Kg5
>00:00:02.4	0,00	11	391452	Ka7 Kg5 Kb7 Kf4
>00:00:03.3	0,17	11	613911	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxf7 Nd4 Ke5 Nc2 Kxe6
>00:00:05.5	0,27	12	1183359	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxf7 Nd4 Ke5 Nc2 Rd7
>00:00:12.4	0,27	13	2976833	Rc8 Rd7+ Ka6 Rxf7 Nd4 Ke5 Nc2 Rd7
>00:00:36.0	0,00	14	9170133	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8
>00:01:39.4	0,00	15	25651081	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8
>00:03:20.2	0,00	16	52212716	Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8 Rc8 Rd7+ Rc7 Rd8
>00:10:16.6	-1,86	17	161093675	Rc8 Rxc8 Kxc8 Kg5 Nd4 h6
>00:33:57.7	0,00	17	524477823	Nh4 Kg5 (Hmmm)
>01:00:56.4	-0,32	18	938835882	Nh4 Kg5



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