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Subject: Re: start your engines ...

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 19:06:21 03/09/04

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On March 09, 2004 at 21:59:33, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On March 09, 2004 at 21:57:50, Mike Byrne wrote:
>
>>a good soul posted this game on r.g.c.c -- a gem in the r.g.c.c minefield ...
>>
>>the year was 1985 - a period when  Kasparov was still crescending to the top of
>>his game  ....mightbe good PDA test ...a tad too easy for PC I believe
>>
>>[Event "Blitz:1'"]
>>[Site "Secane, PA USA"]
>>[Date "1985.??.??"]
>>[Round "?"]
>>[White "Kasparov Garry"]
>>[Black "Meph68000"]
>>[Result "1-0"]
>>[ECO "C97"]
>>[PlyCount "76"]
>>[TimeControl "60"]
>>
>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
>>O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. b3 Qb6 14. Nbd2 Rfc8 15. Nf1
>>h6 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Qd2 Nh7 18. Ng3 Rab8 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Nf6 21. g4 Nh7
>>22. Kg2 Rb7 23. Rh1 Nf6 24. Rag1 Qb6 25. Kf1 Rd7 26. g5 hxg5 27. Nxg5 Qb7 28.
>>Ne6 fxe6 29. fxe6 Rdc7 {
>>[d] 2r3k1/1qr1b1p1/p2pPn2/nppPp3/8/1PP1B2P/P1BQ1P2/5KRR w - - 0 30
>>
>>}30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Bh6+ Kh8 32. Bg7+ Kxg7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ Ke8 35. Bg6+
>>Kd8 36. Qh8+ Bf8 37. Qxf6+ Be7 38. Rg1
>>Bxf6 1-0
>>
>>now here's the interesting part -- if leave Crafty think on its own - on my
>>machine it will search for over 8 minutes without seeing the mate score - but if
>>I just stop it after two minutes , backup a move and restart it - it will mate
>>almost instantly  -   why is that?

Just a guess, but probably resolving a megatonic fail-high (something shorter
than mate in 9).

>>White(1): kra kas
>>  queen value..........................900
>>  rook value...........................500
>>  bishop value.........................300
>>  knight value.........................300
>>  pawn value...........................100
>>  personality setting..................41
>>  personality name ..................  Kasparov
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>White(1): 2r3k1/1qr1b1p1/p2pPn2/nppPp3/8/1PP1B2P/P1BQ1P2/5KRR w - - 0 30
>>White(1): search Rxg7
>>White(1): go
>>              clearing hash tables
>>              time surplus   0.00  time limit 166666:39 (166666:39)/(30)
>>              time surplus   0.00  time limit 166666:39 (166666:39)/(30)
>>              depth   time  score   variation (1)
>>                1     0.00  -3.11   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7
>>                1->   0.00  -3.11   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7
>>                2     0.00  -3.04   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Kh8
>>                2->   0.00  -3.04   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Kh8
>>                3     0.01     --   1. Rxg7+
>>                3     0.01  -3.76   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. c4 bxc4
>>                3->   0.01  -3.76   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. c4 bxc4
>>                4     0.01  -3.71   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bg5 Nxd5 3. Bf5
>>                4->   0.01  -3.71   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bg5 Nxd5 3. Bf5
>>                5     0.03     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                5     0.04  -2.65   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Kf8 3. Bg6 Kg8
>>                                    4. Bf7+ Kf8
>>                5->   0.04  -2.65   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Kf8 3. Bg6 Kg8
>>                                    4. Bf7+ Kf8
>>                6     0.07  -2.46   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Kh8 3. Bxc5 Nh7
>>                                    4. Bb4 Qb6
>>                6->   0.07  -2.46   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Rg1+ Kh8 3. Bxc5 Nh7
>>                                    4. Bb4 Qb6
>>                7     0.17     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                7     0.22  -0.78   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kg8
>>                                    4. Rg1 Ng4 5. Rxg4 c4
>>                7->   0.22  -0.78   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kg8
>>                                    4. Rg1 Ng4 5. Rxg4 c4
>>                8     0.28     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                8     1.09  10.21   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Nh5 3. Rh7+ Kg8
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Bg5 5. Rxc7 Qxc7 6. Qxg5+ Ng7
>>                                    7. Bxg7
>>                8->   1.09  10.21   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Nh5 3. Rh7+ Kg8
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Bg5 5. Rxc7 Qxc7 6. Qxg5+ Ng7
>>                                    7. Bxg7
>>                9     1.61     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                9     2.92  13.75   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Nh5 3. Rh7+ Kg8
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Bg5 5. Qxg5+ Rg7 6. Bxg7 Ng3+
>>                                    7. Rxg3 Qxd5
>>                9->   2.92  13.75   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Nh5 3. Rh7+ Kg8
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Bg5 5. Qxg5+ Rg7 6. Bxg7 Ng3+
>>                                    7. Rxg3 Qxd5
>>               10     4.48     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>               10     9.56  14.73   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Ne4 3. Bxe4 Bf6
>>                                    4. Rxc7+ Ke8 5. Rxb7 Nxb7 6. Bg6+ Ke7
>>                                    7. Ke2
>>               10->   9.57  14.73   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Ne4 3. Bxe4 Bf6
>>                                    4. Rxc7+ Ke8 5. Rxb7 Nxb7 6. Bg6+ Ke7
>>                                    7. Ke2
>>               11    21.00  14.93   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Ne4 3. Bxe4 Bf6
>>                                    4. Rxc7+ Ke8 5. Bg6+ Kd8 6. Rxb7 Nxb7
>>                                    7. Ke2 Ke7 8. h4
>>               11->  21.00  14.93   1. Rxg7+ Kf8 2. Bh6 Ne4 3. Bxe4 Bf6
>>                                    4. Rxc7+ Ke8 5. Bg6+ Kd8 6. Rxb7 Nxb7
>>                                    7. Ke2 Ke7 8. h4
>>               12    26.57     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>?              12     2:15   1/35*  1. Rxg7+
>>White(1): ?
>>              time=2:16  cpu=97%  mat=-2  n=113089105  fh=98%  nps=828K
>>              ext-> chk=11568172 cap=129738 pp=604231 1rep=2514012 mate=15718
>>              predicted=0  nodes=113089105  evals=3754318  50move=0
>>              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
>>              SMP->  split=0  stop=0  data=0/128  cpu=2:13  elap=2:16
>>
>>White(1): Rxg7+
>>              time used:   2:16
>>
>>stop it after two minutes = undo restart in then in < than second it announced
>>mate - the first time I let it go for 8 minutes with no mate score - this is all
>>with learning off
>>Black(1): undo
>>NOTICE: 60 moves to next time control
>>White(1): go
>>              time surplus   0.00  time limit 166666:39 (166666:39)/(30)
>>              time surplus   0.00  time limit 166666:39 (166666:39)/(30)
>>              depth   time  score   variation (1)
>>                1     0.01  -1.31   1. Bh6
>>                1->   0.01  -1.31   1. Bh6
>>                2     0.01  -1.27   1. Bh6 Nh5
>>                2     0.01     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                2->   0.01  -0.92   1. Rxg7+
>>                3     0.01     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                3->   0.03  -0.53   1. Rxg7+
>>                4     0.03     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                4     0.03   5.40   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Ng4 5. Rxg4+ Bg5 6. Qxg5+ <HT>
>>                4->   0.03   5.40   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Ng4 5. Rxg4+ Bg5 6. Qxg5+ <HT>
>>                5     0.03     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                5->   0.04   5.79   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Ng4 5. Rxg4+ Bg5 6. Qxg5+ <HT>
>>                6     0.04     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                6->   0.06   6.18   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Ng4 5. Rxg4+ Bg5 6. Qxg5+ <HT>
>>                7     0.06     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                7->   0.10   6.57   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Rg1+ Ng4 5. Rxg4+ Bg5 6. Qxg5+ <HT>
>>                                    (s=4)
>>                8     0.10     ++   1. Rxg7+!!
>>                8     0.29  Mat09   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Qg5+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Bg6+ Kd8
>>                                    7. Qh8+ Ng8 8. Qxg8+ Bf8 9. Qxf8# (s=3)
>>                8->   0.32  Mat09   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Qg5+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Bg6+ Kd8
>>                                    7. Qh8+ Ng8 8. Qxg8+ Bf8 9. Qxf8#
>>                9     0.43  Mat09   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Qg5+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Bg6+ Kd8
>>                                    7. Qh8+ Ng8 8. Qxg8+ Bf8 9. Qxf8#
>>                9->   0.50  Mat09   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Qg5+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Bg6+ Kd8
>>                                    7. Qh8+ Ng8 8. Qxg8+ Bf8 9. Qxf8# (s=2)
>>               10     1.10  Mat09   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Qg5+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Bg6+ Kd8
>>                                    7. Qh8+ Ng8 8. Qxg8+ Bf8 9. Qxf8#
>>               10->   1.25  Mat09   1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Bh6+ Kh8 3. Bg7+ Kxg7
>>                                    4. Qg5+ Kf8 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Bg6+ Kd8
>>                                    7. Qh8+ Ng8 8. Qxg8+ Bf8 9. Qxf8#
>>?              11     1.25   1/35*  1. Rxg7+
>>White(1): ?
>>              time=9.25  cpu=93%  mat=-2  n=7123182  fh=99%  nps=770K
>>              ext-> chk=782149 cap=6588 pp=22572 1rep=166710 mate=1578
>>              predicted=0  nodes=7123182  evals=796  50move=0
>>              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
>>              SMP->  split=0  stop=0  data=0/128  cpu=8.61  elap=9.25
>
>
>I forgot to mention  this part of a "10 game blind simul" exhibtion that
>Kasparov put on ....



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