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Subject: Re: Some difficult problems from BWTC

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 01:34:33 12/09/03

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On December 08, 2003 at 18:30:57, Steven Edwards wrote:

>I've been testing Symbolic's low level search on the BWTC test suite. Althouh
>the program can solve almost all of the 1,001 positions in a few seconds or less
>each, there are a few holdouts.
>
>Specifically:
>
>(BWTC.0057 BWTC.0134 BWTC.0317 BWTC.0544 BWTC.0548 BWTC.0570 BWTC.0624
>BWTC.0640)

CAP records:
rn3rk1/pp3ppp/3b1n2/2pPq3/2B1P3/1NN2bP1/PPPQ1P1P/R1B2RK1 b - - acd 16; ce -62;
pv Qh5 Re1 Ng4 h4 Ne5 Bf1 Bxe4 Be2 Bf3 Qe3 Bxe2 Rxe2 Qg4 Nd2 Qh3 Nde4 Ng4 Qg5;
pm Qh5; bm Qh5; id "BWTC.0640";
r3k2r/pp4pp/2pb1n2/3pq3/4pB2/1BN2bP1/PPPQ1P1P/R4RK1 b kq - acd 12; ce 32750; pv
Qe6 Qxd5 cxd5 Ba4+ Kd8 Nxd5 Qh3 Ne3 Ng4 Bg5+ Kc7 Bd8+ Kxd8 Rfe1 Qxh2+ Kf1 Qxf2#;
pm Qe6; bm Qh5; id "BWTC.0624";
1k1r4/1bp2p2/1p6/2r1PB1p/PQ4pP/6B1/5PP1/6K1 b - - acd 8; ce 32750; pv Rd1+ Kh2
Rcc1 Qf8+ Ka7 Qa8+ Kxa8 Bf4 Rh1+ Kg3 Rh3+ gxh3 Rg1+ Kh2 Rh1+ Kg3 Rxh3#; pm Rd1+;
bm Rd1+; id "BWTC.0570";
r3nr1k/ppqbNpp1/7p/2p1p3/2B4Q/P4P2/1PP4P/2KR2R1 w - - acd 12; ce 1222; pv Rxg7
Qb6 Rg6 Qxg6 Nxg6+ Kg7 Nxf8 Bg4 Qe7 Nd6 Qxe5+ Kg8 Rxd6 Bxf3; pm Rxg7; bm Rxg7;
id "BWTC.0548";
5rk1/4R1p1/pqpp3p/2bp1b1Q/5P2/2P4P/P2B2PK/4R3 w - - acd 13; ce 32742; pv Rxg7+
Kxg7 Re7+ Kg8 Qxh6 Bg1+ Kh1 Bd4 cxd4 Qxd4 Qg5+ Kh8 Qh4+ Kg8 Qg3+ Kh8 Bc3 Bg6
Bxd4+ Rf6 Bxf6+ Kg8 Qxg6+ Kf8 Re8#; pm Rxg7+; bm Rxg7+; id "BWTC.0544";
r1b4r/pp1pR2p/2q2p1k/6p1/3BR3/2PB4/P1P2PPP/6K1 w - - acd 16; ce 282; pv Rf7 Qxe4
Bxe4 d5 Bd3 Kh5 f3 Be6 Rxf6 Rae8 Rxe6 Rxe6 Bxh8 Re1+ Kf2 Ra1 c4; pm Rf7; bm
Rh4+; id "BWTC.0317";
r1bq1r2/ppp2pkp/3p2nn/2bN2NQ/2B1P3/8/PPp3PP/R1B2R1K w - - acd 12; ce 657; pv Nf6
Qxf6 Rxf6 Kxf6 Nxh7+ Ke7 Bxh6 Rh8 Bg5+ Kd7 Bxf7 Rxh7 Qxh7 Ne5; pm Nf6; bm Qxh6+;
id "BWTC.0134";


>resist solution even after up to 600 seconds wall time each on an 800 MHz PPC
>G4.
>
>Here are the first two missed problems.  Note that in both cases the key move
>was selected, but then rejected for  a better scoring move.  Can these be
>considered valid best move results?
>
>[D]2k4r/1pp1q1p1/2n1b3/1Q3p1p/2Pr2n1/6P1/3NPPBP/R4RK1 w - -
>
>(BWTC.0057: Qxb7+)
>
>[SI] [01] (1. Bxc6 bxc6)  Score: -3.330
>[SI] [01] (1. Nb1)  Score: -3.250
>[SI] [02] (1. Bxc6 bxc6)  Score: -3.330
>[SI] [02] (1. Ra2 Nb8)  Score: -3.250
>[SI] [02] (1. Ra8+)  Score: -2.250
>[SI] [02] (1. Ra8+ Kd7 2. Rxh8 Rxd2 3. Qxb7 Rxe2 4. Rxh5 Bxc4 5. Rxf5)  Score:
>-0.500
>[SI] [03] (1. Ra8+ Kd7 2. Rxh8 Rxd2 3. Qxb7 Rxe2 4. Rxh5 Bxc4 5. Rxf5)  Score:
>-0.500
>[SI] [04] (1. Ra8+ Kd7 2. Rxh8 Rxd2 3. h3 Rxe2 4. hxg4 hxg4 5. Qxb7 Bxc4)
>Score: -0.250
>[SI] [05] (1. Ra8+ Kd7 2. Rxh8 Rxd2 3. Qxb7 Rxe2 4. Rxh5 Bxc4 5. Rxf5)  Score:
>-0.500
>[SI] [06] (1. Ra8+ Kd7 2. Rxh8 Rxd2 3. Qxb7 Nge5 4. Rxh5 Rxe2)  Score: -0.500
>[SI] [07] (1. Ra8+ Kd7 2. Rxh8 Rxd2 3. Qxb7 Nge5 4. Rxh5 Rxe2)  Score: -0.500
>[SI] [07] (1. Nb3)  Score: +0.500
>[SI] [07] (1. Nb3 Kd8 2. Bxc6 Rd6 3. Bxb7)  Score: +1.000
>[SI] [08] (1. Nb3 Re4 2. Nc5 Qxc5 3. Qxc5 Rxc4 4. Qa3 Kd7)  Score: +1.500
>[SI] [09] (1. Nb3)  Score: +2.500
>[SI] [09] (1. Nb3 Re4 2. Nc5 Qxc5 3. Qxc5 Rxc4 4. Ra8+ Nb8 5. Qe7 Bd7 6. Qxg7)
>Score: +2.500
>[SI] [09] (1. Qxb7+ Kxb7 2. Rfb1+ Kc8 3. Bxc6 Qa3 4. Rxa3 Kd8 5. Rb8+ Ke7 6.
>Rxh8 Rxd2 7. Rxh5 Rxe2)  Score: +2.750
>[SI] [10] (1. Qxb7+ Kxb7 2. Rfb1+ Qb4 3. Rxb4+ Kc8 4. Bxc6 Kd8 5. Rb8+ Ke7 6.
>Rxh8 Rxd2 7. Rxh5 Rxe2)  Score: +2.750
>[SI] [10] (1. Nb3 Nge5 2. Nxd4 Bxc4 3. Nxc6 bxc6 4. Ra8+ Kd7 5. Bxc6+ Kd6 6.
>Qb4+ Ke6 7. Qxe7+ Kxe7 8. Rxh8 Nxc6 9. Rxh5 Bxe2 10. Rxf5 Bxf1 11. Kxf1)  Score:
>+2.912
>[SI] [11] (1. Nb3 Kd8 2. Ra8+ Bc8 3. Qxb7 Qe6 4. Nc5 Ke7 5. Qxc7+ Rd7 6. Nxe6
>Rxc7 7. Nxc7)  Score: +3.750
>[SI] [11] (1. Bxc6)  Score: +3.912
>[SI] [11] (1. Bxc6 bxc6 2. Qxc6 Kd8 3. Ra8+ Bc8 4. Rxc8+ Kxc8 5. Ra1 Qa3 6.
>Rxa3)  Score: +5.000
>
>[D]r1bq1r2/ppp2pkp/3p2nn/2bN2NQ/2B1P3/8/PPp3PP/R1B2R1K w - -
>
>(BWTC.0134: Qxh6+)
>
>[SI] [01] (1. Bb3)  Score: -2.000
>[SI] [01] (1. Bf4 Nxf4 2. Rxf4 c1=Q+ 3. Rxc1)  Score: -1.080
>[SI] [02] (1. Bf4 Bb6 2. Nxb6 Nxf4 3. Rxf4 axb6)  Score: -2.000
>[SI] [02] (1. Ne6+ fxe6 2. Bxh6+ Kg8 3. Bxf8 Nxf8)  Score: -0.330
>[SI] [02] (1. Qxh6+)  Score: -0.080
>[SI] [02] (1. Qxh6+ Kxh6 2. Nxf7+ Kh5 3. Nxd8 Rxd8 4. Nxc7)  Score: Even
>[SI] [03] (1. Qxh6+ Kxh6 2. Nxf7+ Kh5 3. Nxd8 Rxd8 4. Nxc7)  Score: Even
>[SI] [03] (1. Rxf7+)  Score: +1.000
>[SI] [03] (1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Qxh6+ Kxh6 3. Nxf7+ Kh5 4. Nxd8)  Score: +2.250
>[SI] [04] (1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Qxh6+ Kxh6 3. Nxf7+ Kh5 4. Nxd8)  Score: +2.250
>[SI] [05] (1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Qxh6+ Kxh6 3. Nxf7+ Kh5 4. Nxd8 c6)  Score: +2.250
>[SI] [06] (1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Qxh6+ Kxh6 3. Nxf7+ Kg7 4. Nxd8 c6 5. Nc7)  Score:
>+2.250
>[SI] [07] (1. Rxf7+ Rxf7 2. Qxh6+ Kxh6 3. Nxf7+ Kg7 4. Nxd8 c6 5. Nc7 Rb8)
>Score: +2.250
>[SI] [07] (1. Qxh6+ Kxh6 2. Nxf7+ Kg7 3. Bh6+ Kg8 4. Nxd8 Rxd8 5. Nxc7+ d5 6.
>Bxd5+ Rxd5 7. exd5)  Score: +2.670
>[SI] [07] (1. Nxh7 Ng4 2. Nxf8 Kxf8 3. Rxf7+ Kxf7 4. Nxc7+ Ke7 5. Nxa8)  Score:
>+2.750
>[SI] [08] (1. Nxh7 Ng4 2. Nxf8 Kxf8 3. Qxg6 Nf2+ 4. Rxf2 Bxf2 5. Bg5 fxg6 6.
>Bxd8 c1=Q+ 7. Rxc1)  Score: +3.250
>[SI] [08] (1. Qxh6+ Kxh6 2. Nxf7+ Kg7 3. Bh6+ Kg8 4. Nxd8 Rxd8 5. Nxc7+ d5 6.
>Bxd5+ Rxd5 7. exd5 c1=Q 8. Raxc1)  Score: +3.670
>[SI] [09] (1. Qxh6+ Kxh6 2. Ne6+ Nf4 3. Nxd8 Rxd8 4. Bxf4+ Kh5 5. Nxc7 Rb8)
>Score: +3.250
>[SI] [09] (1. Nxh7 Ng4 2. Nxf8 Kxf8 3. Qxg6 Ne5 4. Bh6+ Ke8 5. Qg8+ Kd7 6. Qxd8+
>Kxd8)  Score: +4.000
>[SI] [10] (1. Nxh7 Ng4 2. Ng5 Nh6 3. Nh7)  Score: +4.000



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