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Subject: Re: Why not exchange rooks here?

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 18:16:26 08/27/03

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On August 27, 2003 at 15:13:51, Matthew White wrote:

>On August 27, 2003 at 11:57:12, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>Here is a position which came up last night while testing a beta engine.
>>[D]8/4k3/8/4K2p/7P/5rPb/8/6R1 b - -
>>It's hard to find a program that will play Rf1 forcing the rook exchange and
>>progressing to a tablebase won ending.  Shouldn't there be some knowledge that
>>would tell engines to do this without searching 30 plies?  I mean the bishop
>>covers the queening square of the black pawn which should be a clue to the win.
>>Jim
>Rebel 12 Prerelease:
>
>New game
>8/4k3/8/4K2p/7P/5rPb/8/6R1 b - - 0 1
>
>Analysis by Rebel 12:
>
>1...Rxg3 2.Rxg3
>  +-  (1.67)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
>1...Be6
>  -+  (-2.31)   Depth: 1   00:00:00
>1...Be6 2.Kd4
>  -+  (-2.35)   Depth: 2   00:00:00
>1...Be6 2.Ke4 Ra3
>  -+  (-2.31)   Depth: 3   00:00:01
>1...Be6 2.Rg2 Ra3
>  -+  (-2.31)   Depth: 4   00:00:01
>1...Be6 2.Rg2 Ra3 3.Ke4 Ra4+ 4.Ke5
>  -+  (-2.35)   Depth: 5   00:00:01
>1...Be6 2.Rg2 Ra3 3.Ke4 Ra4+ 4.Ke5
>  -+  (-2.35)   Depth: 6   00:00:01  23kN
>1...Be6 2.Rg2 Ra3 3.Ke4 Ra4+ 4.Ke5 Ra3 5.Ke4
>  -+  (-2.35)   Depth: 7   00:00:04  64kN
>1...Be6 2.Rg2 Bf5 3.Rg1 Bd7 4.Ke4 Bc6+ 5.Ke5
>  -+  (-2.31)   Depth: 8   00:00:07  215kN
>1...Rf1 2.Rxf1 Bxf1 3.Kf4 Bh3 4.Kg5 Bg4 5.Kf4
>  -+  (-2.41)   Depth: 8   00:00:08  250kN
>1...Rf1 2.Rxf1 Bxf1 3.Kf4 Bh3 4.Ke5 Bg4 5.Kd5
>  -+  (-2.41)   Depth: 9   00:00:10  472kN
>1...Rf1 2.Rxf1 Bxf1 3.Kf4 Bh3 4.Ke5 Be6 5.Kf4
>  -+  (-2.46)   Depth: 10   00:00:13  1280kN
>1...Rf1 2.Rxf1 Bxf1 3.Kf4 Bh3 4.Ke5 Be6 5.Kf4
>  -+  (-2.48)   Depth: 11   00:00:16  3535kN
>1...Rf1 2.Rxf1 Bxf1 3.Kf4 Bh3 4.Ke5 Be6 5.Kd4
>  -+  (-2.49)   Depth: 12   00:00:25  9576kN
>
>(White, Mountain View 27.08.2003)

Rebel doesn't use TBs.  ;)



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