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Subject: Rook endgame test position [Little Goliath 2000 v3.9]

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 14:22:14 12/15/03

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On December 15, 2003 at 16:23:15, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>[D] 5k2/1R4p1/5p2/4p2p/1p2P2P/r4P2/PK4P1/8 b - -
>
>This is from a game between Ruffian-Yace in the "CSS-Online-Masters" (time
>control 60 15).
>
>I think, after Ra4, white cannot make progress, and the game will end in draw.
>Yace played Re3? instead (with 0.0 score). Are there engines, that show in
>reasonable time a big score difference between Re3 and Ra4?. I believe Re3 loses
>by force. For example Re3 Rxb4 Re2 Kb3 Rxg2?! (possibly Re3 instead gives more
>resistance) a4.
>
>It is not a real good test position, because engines can show for a long time
>the same score for Ra4 and Re3, and the chosen move might be pure luck.
>Therefore also the question for scores after those moves.
>
>Regards,
>Dieter


5k2/1R4p1/5p2/4p2p/1p2P2P/r4P2/PK4P1/8 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Little Goliath 2000 v3.9: (P4 1.8/32 MB hash)

1...Ra4 2.Kb3 Ra3+
  ±  (1.17)   Depth: 6/8   00:00:00  3kN
1...Ra4 2.Kb3 Ra3+ 3.Kxb4
  ±  (1.15)   Depth: 6/9   00:00:00  3kN
1...Re3
  ±  (0.97)   Depth: 6/9   00:00:00  5kN
1...Re3 2.Rxb4 Re2+ 3.Kb3 Rxg2
  ²  (0.70)   Depth: 6/10   00:00:00  8kN
1...Re3 2.Rxb4 Re2+ 3.Kb3 Rxg2
  ±  (1.01)   Depth: 7/10   00:00:00  8kN
1...Re3 2.Rxb4 Re2+ 3.Kb3 Rxg2 4.a3
  ±  (1.35)   Depth: 7/10   00:00:00  11kN
1...Ra4
  ±  (1.15)   Depth: 7/11   00:00:00  12kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6 3.Kb3 Ra3+ 4.Kxb4 Rxa2
  ²  (0.65)   Depth: 7/11   00:00:00  20kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6 3.Kb3 Ra3+ 4.Kxb4 Rxa2
  ±  (0.99)   Depth: 8/11   00:00:00  24kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6 3.Kb3 Ra3+ 4.Kxb4 Rxa2 5.Kc5
  ±  (0.99)   Depth: 8/12   00:00:00  31kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6 3.Kb3 Ra3+ 4.Kxb4 Rxa2 5.Kc5 Rc2+ 6.Kd6 Ke8
  ±  (0.93)   Depth: 9/19   00:00:00  51kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6 3.Kb3 Ra3+ 4.Kxb4 Rxa2 5.Kc5 Rc2+ 6.Kd6 Ke8
  ²  (0.63)   Depth: 10/19   00:00:00  132kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6
  ±  (0.87)   Depth: 10/21   00:00:00  134kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 11/21   00:00:00  306kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6 3.f4 exf4 4.gxf4 g5 5.Kb3 Ra6 6.fxg5 fxg5 7.hxg5 Ra3+ 8.Kxb4
Rxa2
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 11/22   00:00:00  360kN
1...Ra4 2.g3 g6 3.f4 exf4 4.gxf4 g5 5.Kb3 Ra6 6.fxg5 fxg5 7.hxg5 Ra3+ 8.Kxb4
Rxa2
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 12/22   00:00:00  687kN
1...Ra4 2.Rb8+ Kf7 3.Rh8 Kg6 4.Rf8 Kh6 5.Rb8 g6 6.Rb7 g5 7.Kb3
  ±  (0.82)   Depth: 13/24   00:00:01  1400kN
1...Ra4 2.Rb8+ Kf7 3.Rh8 Kg6 4.Rf8 Kh6 5.Rb8 g6 6.Rb7 g5 7.hxg5+ Kxg5 8.Rb6 f5
9.Kb3
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 14/27   00:00:02  2573kN
1...Ra4 2.Rc7 Ra3 3.Rc8+ Kf7 4.Rc4 Ra4 5.Rc7+ Kf8
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 15/31   00:00:09  10180kN
1...Ra4 2.Rc7 Ra3 3.Rc4 Ra4 4.Rc8+ Kf7 5.Rc7+ Kf8
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 16/31   00:00:16  18762kN
1...Ra4 2.Rc7 Ra3 3.Rc4 Ra4 4.Rc8+ Kf7 5.Rc7+ Kf8
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 17/37   00:00:29  35292kN
1...Ra4 2.Rc7 Ra3 3.Rc4 Ra4 4.Rc8+ Kf7 5.Rc7+ Kg8
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 18/37   00:01:03  77061kN
1...Ra4 2.Rc7 Ra3 3.Rc4 Ra4 4.Rc8+ Kf7 5.Rc7+ Kg8 6.Rd7 Kf8 7.Rb7
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 19/42   00:02:50  213474kN
1...Ra4 2.Rc7 Ra3 3.Rc4 Ra4 4.Rc8+ Kf7 5.Rc7+ Kg8 6.Rd7 Kh7 7.Rb7 Kg6
  ²  (0.57)   Depth: 20/47   00:09:02  732351kN

(Utzinger, MyTown 15.12.2003)




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