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Subject: Re: Does any program except Brutus play this sacrifice?

Author: Drexel,Michael

Date: 09:29:52 09/15/03

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On September 15, 2003 at 12:25:25, Tord Romstad wrote:

>On September 14, 2003 at 17:58:56, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>[d] 4r1k1/p4ppp/1p1q1n2/1Pb1n3/8/1N4P1/PB3PBP/2RQ2K1 b - - 0 1
>>Brutus played ...Bxf2+
>>
>>1... Bxf2+!?
>
>Like Will Singleton, I think many (perhaps even most) programs will
>play Bxf2, but I think finding a win for white will take a very long
>time.
>
>Gothmog 0.3.0 plays Bxf2 after less than 4 seconds, but it's a purely
>speculative sacrifice.  The score is not at all convincing:

It is not speculative, it is almost forced. Everything else is very bad for
white.

Michael

>
> 1        0.30     0.00        338 e5d3
> 2        0.36     0.02       1822 e5d3 b3c5 e8e1
> 3        0.36     0.06       5904 e5d3 b3c5 e8e1 d1e1 d3e1
> 4        0.36     0.16      16861 e5d3 b3c5 e8e1 d1e1 d3e1
> 5        0.33     0.37      43953 e5d3 b3c5 e8e1 d1e1 d3e1 c5d3
> 6    <=  0.31     0.70      87943 e5d3 b3c5 e8e1 d1e1 d3e1 c5d3
> 6    <=  0.30     0.71      91863 e5d3 b3c5 e8e1 d1e1 d3e1 c5d3
> 6    >=  0.28     0.77     101522 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4
> 6    >=  0.30     0.77     102450 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4
> 6        0.30     0.77     102450 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4
> 7    >=  0.30     0.88     121824 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4
> 7    <=  0.30     1.62     243021 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4
> 7        0.30     1.62     243021 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4
> 8    <=  0.28     3.24     562274 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4 b2c3
> 8    <=  0.27     3.32     586574 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4 b2c3
> 8    <=  0.23     3.43     620314 e5d3 b3c5 b6c5 d1d2 f6e4 g2e4 e8e4 b2c3
> 8    >=  0.17     3.84     715349 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   e5c4 d1g4 c4b2
> 8    >=  0.19     3.85     716083 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   e5c4 d1g4 c4b2
> 8    <=  0.22     3.87     724056 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   e5c4 d1g4 c4b2
> 8    <=  0.20     3.90     732508 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   e5c4 d1g4 c4b2
> 8    >=  0.20     3.90     733704 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   e5c4 d1g4 c4b2
> 8        0.20     3.90     733704 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   e5c4 d1g4 c4b2
> 9    >=  0.20     4.05     764761 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1e2 g4h2 f1e1 h5e2 e1e2 e5c4
> 9    >=  0.22     9.19    1867363 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1e2 g4h2 f1e1 h5e2 e1e2 e5c4
> 9    >=  0.28     9.85    2024355 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1e2 g4h2 f1e1 h5e2 e1e2 e5c4
> 9    >=  0.42    11.49    2386823 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1e2 g4h2 f1e1 h5e2 e1e2 e5c4
> 9    >=  0.67    13.76    2891967 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1e2 g4h2 f1e1 h5e2 e1e2 e5c4
> 9    <=  1.05    16.52    3475394 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d2 e5c4 c3c4 g4e3
> 9    <=  1.03    16.62    3515059 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d2 e5c4 c3c4 g4e3
> 9    <=  1.00    16.80    3575188 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d2 e5c4 c3c4 g4e3
> 9    <=  0.92    17.06    3662292 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d2 e5c4 c3c4 g4e3
> 9    <=  0.77    17.51    3794724 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d2 e5c4 c3c4 g4e3
> 9    >=  0.69    17.66    3840055 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d2 e5c4 c3c4 g4e3
> 9    <=  0.69    18.02    3946906 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d4 g4h2 f1g1 h2f3 g2f3 h5f3
> 9        0.69    18.02    3946906 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d4 g4h2 f1g1 h2f3 g2f3 h5f3
>10    >=  0.69    21.36    4653206 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d4 g4h2 f1g1 h2f3 g2f3 h5f3
>10    <=  0.69    28.06    6063382 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d4 g4h2 f1g1 h2f3 g2f3 h5f3
>10        0.69    28.06    6063382 c5f2 g1f2 f6g4 f2g1 d6h6 c1c3 h6h2 g1f1
>                                   h2h5 d1d4 g4h2 f1g1 h2f3 g2f3 h5f3
>
>Tord



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