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Subject: Re: Endgame test position

Author: Brian Katz

Date: 15:21:52 02/09/04

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On February 09, 2004 at 17:48:51, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>Thinking....
>
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  End 1 - Pos 1
>8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  00:00:00      00:00:00
>7 | *p| *B| B |   |   |   | *K| *p|
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>6 |   |   |   |   |   |   | *p|   |  Time          fixed:
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  Hash          28 Mb
>5 |   | *p|   |   |   |   |   |   |  Engine        Rebel 12
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  Personality   rebel.eng
>4 |   |   |   |   | p |   |   |   |  anti-GM       Off
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  Tactics       Off
>3 | p |   |   | p |   |   |   |   |  Bluff Chess   Off
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  Style         Normal
>2 |   |   |   |   |   |   | p | p |  Strength      Strongest
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+  Search        Nullmove
>1 |   |   |   |   |   |   | K |   |
>  +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
>    a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h
>
>[D]8/pbB3kp/6p1/1p6/4P3/P2P4/6PP/6K1 b - -
>Which engine can find the drawing move 37...b4!! (Rebel 12.00.02 DOS on
>P4 1.8/28 MB hash presents the alternative 37...Ba6 38.d4 b4!!)
>
>[Event "?"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "??.??.????"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Pos 1"]
>[Black "End 1"]
>[Result "*"]
>[WhiteElo "?"]
>[BlackElo "?"]
>[FEN "8/pbB3kp/6p1/1p6/4P3/P2P4/6PP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
>
>1..*
>
>00:00:00  1.00  -3.13  1..Bxe4 2.dxe4 (2) (0.00)
>00:00:00  1.01  -0.78  1..Kf6 (1) (0.00)
>00:00:00  2.00  -0.88  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 (2) (0.00)
>00:00:00  3.00  -0.88  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 (3) (0.00)
>00:00:00  4.00  -1.12  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 (4) (0.00)
>00:00:00  5.00  -1.12  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 g5 (5) (0.00)
>00:00:00  6.00  -1.23  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Bf4 (6)
>                       (0.00) (0)
>
>00:00:00  7.00  -1.20  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Bf4 Ke6
>                       (7) (0.00) (0)
>
>00:00:00  8.00  -1.49  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Bf4 g5
>                       5.Bxg5 Ke6 (9) (0.00) (0)
>
>00:00:00  9.00  -1.49  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Bf4 g5
>                       5.Bxg5 Ke6 6.Kd4 (10) (0.00) (0)
>
>00:00:00 10.00  -1.52  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Be5 a5
>                       5.Bc3 a4 6.d4 (10) (0.00) (0)
>
>00:00:01 11.00  -1.53  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Be5 g5
>                       5.h4 gxh4 6.d4 Ke6 7.Bf4 (12) (0.00) (0)
>
>00:00:02 12.00  -1.49  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Be5 g5
>                       5.g3 a6 6.d4 a5 7.h3 (12) (3.00) (1)
>
>00:00:05 13.00  -1.59  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Kd7 4.Ba5 g5
>                       5.d4 (8) (2.67) (3)
>
>00:00:17 14.00  -1.68  1..Kf6 2.Kf2 Ke6 3.Ke3 Bc8 4.d4 Kd7
>                       5.Bg3 Bb7 6.Be1 Bc8 7.Bb4 Ke6 8.d5 Ke5
>                       9.Bc3 Kd6 10.Kd4 (18) (3.13) (7)
>
>00:00:30 14.14  -1.67  1..Ba6 2.d4 b4 3.axb4 Bd3 4.e5 Bc4 5.Kf2
>                       a6 (9) (3.13) (21)
>
>00:00:57 15.00  -1.66  1..Ba6 2.d4 b4 3.axb4 Bd3 4.e5 Bc4 5.Kf2
>                       (8) (3.28) (30)
>
>00:02:27 16.00  -1.66  1..Ba6 2.d4 b4 3.axb4 Bd3 4.e5 Bc4 5.Kf2
>                       (8) (2.79) (69)
>
>
>Positions                :     251.060.013
>Nodes per second         :         836.866
>
>Extensions (checks)      :               0 (0%)
>Extensions (captures)    :               0 (0%)
>Extensions (king safety) :               0 (0%)
>Extensions (on depth)    :               0 (0%)
>Extensions (remaining)   :               0 (0%)
>Extensions (total)       :               0 (0%)
>
>Hash Table               : 3.658.021  3.658.021  (99%)
>Average depth            : 17
>Deepest depth            : 40

Fritz 8008 and Fritz 80023 find both 37...Ba6 and 37...b4 within seconds on an
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ processor.  80023 gives ...b4 after 4 seconds with 1.25 then
1.09 at 55 seconds. 8008 is almost identical

Brian



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