Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:28:54 03/20/04
Unfortunately, the latest version of Arena (1.06) has severely damaged something in the EPD analysis section and it is hopeless to use that as a tool. Can I get someone to analyze these records at long time control on a fast machien with your engine of choice? 2b5/1r6/2kBp1p1/p2pP1P1/2pP4/1pP3K1/1R3P2/8 b - - bm Rb4; id "(Speelman_EP_16)"; c0 "page 24, 30)"; c1 "Not solved"; 5B1k/7p/6P1/4NnP1/8/8/K4p2/8 w - - bm g7+; c0 "forcing a peculiar draw, page 39, 73)"; id "(Speelman_EP_32)"; c1 "Not solved"; 8/1B6/3r2p1/5p1p/5P1P/4k1P1/8/6K1 b - - bm g5; id "(Speelman_EP_55)"; c0 "page 95, 162)"; c1 "Not solved"; R7/2r2pkp/2pb2p1/3p4/3P4/3NPPP1/7P/6K1 b - - bm g5; id "(Speelman_EP_64)"; c0 "page 124, 205; makes h2 weak)"; c1 "Not solved"; 6R1/8/7k/5p2/6p1/4K2p/8/8 w - - bm Ke2; id "(Speelman_ATE_113)"; c0 "page 53,69)"; c1 "Not solved"; 3r4/7p/Rp4k1/5p2/4p3/2P5/PP3P1P/5K2 b - - bm Rd2; id "(Averbakh_156)"; c0 "138 p 89)"; c1 "Not solved"; 8/8/4b1p1/2Bp3p/5P1P/1pK1Pk2/8/8 b - - bm g5; id "(Speelman_EP_13)"; c0 "27 page 23)"; c1 "Solved by Tao"; 8/8/4b1p1/2Bp3p/5P1P/1pK1Pk2/8/8 b - - bm g5; id "(Averbakh_152)"; c0 "128 page 79)"; c1 "Solved by Tao"; 2k5/2b5/pp6/4p3/1P4P1/1KP2p2/1P1R4/8 w - - bm Rd5; id "(Speelman_EP_53)"; c0 "page 92, 158)"; c1 "Solved by Gaviota"; 8/5kp1/p2r4/8/4P3/3PK3/8/R7 w - - bm Ra5; id "(Speelman_EP_72)"; c0 "page 142, 235)"; c1 "Solved by Chessterfield"; 8/8/7K/4k2P/P7/3R4/r7/8 w - - bm Rf3; id "(Speelman_ATE_107)"; c0 "ATE page 31, 31. Continues ...Rxa4, 2. Kg5!)"; c1 "Solved by Bestia"; 3k4/pp6/2pK2p1/3p3p/8/2P4P/PP4P1/8 w - - bm b4; id "(Horowitz_144)"; c0 "followed by a4 and b5, allegedly the only win according to many pages of analysis by Max Euwe on an ending that came up in practice, page 191.)"; c1 "Solved by GnuChess"; 7b/8/kq6/8/8/1N2R3/K2P4/8 w - - bm Nd4; c0 "#29 draw"; id "(JenoBan_TofE).013"; c0 "Not solved in 30 seconds."; 2K3k1/1p6/R3p1p1/1rB1P1P1/8/8/1Pb5/8 w - - bm Rc6; c0 "#56 draw"; id "(JenoBan_TofE).038"; c0 "Not solved in 30 seconds."; 8/Bpk5/8/P2K4/8/8/8/8 w - - bm Kd4; c0 "#89 white_wins"; id "(JenoBan_TofE).070"; c0 "Not solved in 30 seconds."; 5q2/n2P1k2/2b5/8/8/3N4/4BK2/6Q1 w - - bm Qg5; c0 "#239 white_wins"; id "(JenoBan_TofE).202"; c0 "Not solved in 30 seconds."; 3k4/1K6/1P6/5p2/B1p5/8/3b4/8 w - - bm Ka6; c0 "#46 draw"; id "(JenoBan_TofE).030"; c0 "solved by Quark"; 8/3k4/2p5/8/p1p5/PpP5/1P2B3/r1NK4 w - - bm Bg4+; c0 "#54 draw"; id "(JenoBan_TofE).036"; c0 "solved by Arasan"; As links, it is: ftp://cap.connx.com/EPD/jtprobs.epd ftp://cap.connx.com/EPD/stprobs.epd I am pretty sure that some of the answers are wrong. Look at this one (for instance): [D]2K3k1/1p6/R3p1p1/1rB1P1P1/8/8/1Pb5/8 w - - bm Rc6; c0 "#56 draw"; id "(JenoBan_TofE).038"; c0 "Not solved in 30 seconds."; Now, when someone offers me a gift, I always suspect a poisoned apple when it comes to chess. If white moves to Rc6, I am not taking the rook. Rather, I would take the pawn. Besides, if I take the rook and he takes the pawn, I can pin his rook with my bishop. And if I don't take the pawn, it *will* be an easy draw. What does everyone else think?
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