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Subject: Re: Positional test move

Author: Bryan Hofmann

Date: 12:08:01 03/26/04

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On March 26, 2004 at 13:49:45, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>[D]r1b1r1k1/ppq3pp/2n1pp2/3pP3/8/2PBQN2/PP3PPP/4RRK1 b - - 0 17
>
>How long needs your engine to avoid 17...fxe5? which would be
>a positonal bad move since Black remains with a passive bishop
>on c8 and a weak backward pawn on e6. Best seems to close the
>centre with 17...f5 but other moves keeping the tension are
>also stronger than 17...fxe5?

A quick 5 minute analysis by a few different engines showing different options;

Tao 5.6
 1   00:00 -0.35   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5
 1   00:00 -0.24   Bd7 exf6 gxf6
 2   00:00 -0.24   Bd7 exf6 gxf6
 3   00:00 -0.97   Bd7 exf6 gxf6 Qh6
 3+  00:00 -0.97   Qb6
 3   00:00 -0.59   Qb6 Qxb6 axb6 a3 fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5
 3+  00:00 -0.59   Nxe5
 3   00:00 -0.35   Nxe5 Nxe5 fxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5
 3+  00:00 -0.35   fxe5
 3   00:00 -0.22   fxe5 Nxe5 Bd7
 4   00:00 -0.35   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5
 5   00:00 -0.35   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5
 6   00:00  0.09   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Bd7
 7   00:00 -0.17   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1
 8   00:00 -0.03   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rac8
 9   00:01 -0.03   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rac8
10   00:04 -0.04   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rf8 Ree1 Rac8
11   00:08 -0.06   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rf8 Ree1 Rac8 g3
12   00:14 -0.06   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rf8 Ree1 Rac8 g3
13   00:38 -0.18   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rf8 c4 dxc4 Bxc4 Rae8
Ree1
14   02:19 -0.27   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rf8 c4 dxc4 Bxc4 Kf7
Rfe1 Rae8
14+  04:12 -0.27   f5
14   04:52 -0.26   f5 c4 Nb4 cxd5 Nxd5 Qd2 Rd8 Rc1 Qe7 Bc4 b6 Qg5 Qxg5 Nxg5 a6


Crafty 19.10
 7   00:00  0.30   1. ... fxe5 2. Nxe5 Nxe5 3. Qxe5 Qxe5 4. Rxe5 Rf8 5. f4 Bd7
 8   00:01  0.35   1. ... fxe5 2. Nxe5 Qxe5 3. Qxe5 Nxe5 4. Rxe5 Rf8 5. Rfe1 Bd7
6. Kf1 <HT>
 9   00:01  0.28   1. ... fxe5 2. Nxe5 Qxe5 3. Qxe5 Nxe5 4. Rxe5 Rf8 5. h4 Bd7
6. Kh2 Rf4
10   00:02  0.52   1. ... fxe5 2. Nxe5 Qxe5 3. Qxe5 Nxe5 4. Rxe5 Rf8 5. f4 Bd7
6. f5 Rae8 7. Kf2
10   00:09  0.44   1. ... Rf8 2. Qf4 h6 3. Qg3 Bd7 4. Qg6 Nxe5 5. Nxe5 fxe5 6.
Qh7+ Kf7 7. Bg6+ Kf6 8. Re2
11   00:13  0.43   1. ... Rf8 2. Qf4 Bd7 3. Qh4 h6 4. Qh5 Qd8 5. Bg6 Ne7 6. Nh4
Nxg6 7. Nxg6
11   00:17  0.38   1. ... fxe5 2. Nxe5 Qxe5 3. Qxe5 Nxe5 4. Rxe5 Bd7 5. f4 Rf8
6. Rf3 Rf6 7. Rh3 h6
12   00:25  0.53   1. ... fxe5 2. Nxe5 Nxe5 3. Qg3 Qb6 4. Qxe5 Bd7 5. Qh5 g6 6.
Qe2 Qc5 7. Rd1 Rf8
12   01:11  0.50   1. ... Rf8 2. exf6 Rxf6 3. Ng5 h6 4. Nh7 Rf4 5. Qg3 e5 6. Re3
Bg4 7. Bg6 d4
13   02:22  0.40   1. ... Rf8 2. Qf4 Bd7 3. Qg3 f5 4. Re2 Rac8 5. Qh4 Qd8 6. Qf4
Qa5 7. a3 Qc5
14   06:13  0.45   1. ... Rf8 2. Qf4 Bd7 3. Qg3 Rac8 4. Re2 f5 5. Rfe1 Na5 6.
Ng5 Nc4 <HT>

Ruffian 1.0.5
 1   00:00 -0.38   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5
 1   00:00 -0.25   f5
 2   00:00 -0.38   f5 Qg5
 3   00:00 -0.25   f5 Qg5 Bd7
 4   00:00 -0.29   f5 Qc5 Bd7 Qd6
 5   00:00 -0.32   f5 c4 Qa5 cxd5 Qxd5 Ra1
 5   00:00 -0.21   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Bd7
 6   00:00 -0.39   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1
 6   00:00 -0.29   f5 Rd1 Bd7 c4 Nb4 cxd5 Nxd5
 7   00:00 -0.32   f5 c4 Qa5 cxd5 Qxd5 b3 Rd8 Rd1
 7   00:00 -0.29   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1 Rac8
 8   00:00 -0.36   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1 Rf8 Kf1
 8   00:00 -0.27   f5 Rd1 Bd7 Rfe1 Rac8 Qg5 Rf8 Rd2
 9   00:01 -0.31   f5 c4 Qa5 cxd5 Qxd5 Ra1 f4 Qe2 Rd8 Rfd1
10   00:03 -0.28   f5 Qg5 Bd7 Qh5 Rf8 Ng5 h6 Nf3 Be8 Qh4
11   00:05 -0.34   f5 c4 Qd7 cxd5 Qxd5 a3 f4 Qe4 Qxe4 Bxe4 Rd8 Rd1
11   00:08 -0.32   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1 Rac8 Rh5 g6 Rhe5
12   00:14 -0.33   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1 Rf8 c4 Rae8 cxd5 exd5
Re7 Rxe7 Rxe7
13   00:32 -0.33   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1 Rf8 c4 Rae8 cxd5 exd5
Re7 Rxe7 Rxe7
14   01:28 -0.31   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 Rfe1 Rac8 f4 g6 Kf2 Rf8 Kg3
Kh8
15   03:54 -0.36   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4 Rad8 Rfe1 Rf8 g3 Rf7 Rh5
g6 Rhe5

Aristarch 4.41
 2-  00:00 -0.42   fxe5 Nxe5 Nxe5
 2   00:00 -0.45   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5
 3   00:00 -0.45   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5
 3+  00:00 -0.44   Qb6 b4 Qxe3
 3   00:00 -0.28   Qb6 exf6 Qxb2
 4   00:00 -0.44   Qb6 Qd2 fxe5 Nxe5 Qc5
 5-  00:00 -0.86   Qb6 exf6 Qxe3 f7+ Kxf7
 5   00:00 -1.07   Qb6 exf6 Qxe3 f7+ Kxf7
 5+  00:00 -1.06   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5
 5+  00:00 -0.86   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5
 5   00:00 -0.30   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Rf8
 6-  00:00 -0.72   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Rf8 f4
 6   00:00 -0.74   fxe5 Nxe5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Nxe5 Rxe5 Bd7 f4
 6+  00:00 -0.73   Qb6 exf6 Qxe3 f7+ Kxf7 fxe3 Kg8
 6   00:00 -0.73   Qb6 Qxb6 axb6 exf6 gxf6 a3 e5 Re2
 6+  00:00 -0.72   f5 Qg5 a5 Re2 Qe7 Qxe7
 6+  00:00 -0.52   f5 Qg5 Qe7 Re2 Qxg5
 6   00:00 -0.61   f5 Qg5 Qe7 Qh5 Qf7 Qxf7+ Kxf7 Kh1
 7   00:00 -0.44   f5 Qg5 Qe7 Qh5 Qf7 Qg5 Bd7
 8   00:00 -0.64   f5 Ng5 Qe7 Qf4 Bd7 Qh4 h6 Nf3
 9   00:01 -0.62   f5 Re2 Qd8 Qf4 Ne7 Qg5 Bd7 Nd4 Ng6
10   00:02 -0.68   f5 Ng5 Qa5 a3 Qb6 Qe2 Qc7 Nxh7 Qxe5 Qh5
11   00:06 -0.54   f5 Ng5 Qa5 a3 Qb6 Qe2
12   00:15 -0.61   f5 Ng5 Rd8 Qh3 h6 Nf3
13   00:52 -0.57   f5 Ng5
14   02:07 -0.61   f5 Qg5 Qf7 Re2 Qe7
15   04:59 -0.59   f5 Ng5

SmarThink 17a
 5   00:00 -0.38   f6e5 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 c7e5 e1e5 c8d7 f2f4 b7b6
 5   00:00 -0.21   f6e5 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 c7e5 e1e5 c8d7 f2f4 e8f8
 6   00:00 -0.22   f6e5 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 c7e5 e1e5 c8d7 f2f4 e8f8 a2a3
 6   00:00 -0.38   f6e5 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 c7e5 e1e5 c8d7 f2f4 e8f8 g2g3 a7a5 f1e1
 7   00:00 -0.39   f6e5 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 c7e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 g1g2 a7a5 f2f4
 7   00:00 -0.39   f6e5 f3e5 c7e5 e3e5 c6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 g1g2 f8f6
 8   00:01 -0.40   f6e5 f3e5 c7e5 e3e5 c6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 g1g2 f8f6 f2f4
a8f8 f1e1
 8   00:01 -0.51   f6e5 f3e5 c7e5 e3e5 c6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4 f8f7 g1f2
a8f8 f2e3
 8   00:01 -0.50   f6f5 g2g3 b7b6 e1d1 c7e7 a2a4
 8   00:01 -0.47   f6f5 f3d4 c6d4 c3d4 c7e7 e1c1 c8d7 c1c7 a8b8
 8   00:02 -0.46   c7e7 e5f6 e7f6 f3g5 h7h6 g5f3 b7b6 e1e2 e6e5
 8   00:02 -0.46   c7e7 e5f6 e7f6 b2b4 b7b6 b4b5 c6e7 e1e2
 9   00:02 -0.47   c7e7 e5f6 e7f6 b2b4 b7b6 b4b5 c6e7 f3e5
 9   00:03 -0.54   c7e7 e5f6 g7f6 e1e2 b7b6 h2h3
 9   00:03 -0.53   f6f5 f3d4 c6d4 c3d4 c7d7 e1c1 b7b5 f2f4 a7a5
 9   00:03 -0.50   f6f5 f3g5 h7h6 g5f3 c7e7 g2g3 c8d7 e1d1 a7a5 a2a3
 9   00:04 -0.49   f6e5 f3e5 c7e5 e3e5 c6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4 f8f7 g1f2
a8f8 f2e3 a7a5
 9   00:04 -0.49   f6e5 f3e5 c7e5 e3e5 c6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4 f8f7 f1e1
f7f6
10   00:06 -0.50   f6e5 f3e5 c7e5 e3e5 c6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4 f8f7 f1e1
f7f6 a2a3 a8f8 g1g2
10   00:07 -0.51   f6e5 f3e5 c7e5 e3e5 c6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4 f8f6 f1e1
a8f8 g1g2 a7a5 a2a4
10   00:10 -0.50   c7e7 e5f6 e7f6 b2b4 a7a6 f3g5 h7h6 d3h7 g8h8
10   00:16 -0.40   c7e7 a2a3 a7a5 e5f6 e7f6 e3g5 c8d7 g5h5 g7g6 h5h6 f6e7
11   00:19 -0.41   c7e7 a2a3 a7a5 e5f6 e7f6 b2b4 a5b4 a3b4 c8d7 b4b5 c6d8 f3g5
11   00:27 -0.43   c7e7 a2a3 a7a5 e5f6 e7f6 b2b4 a5b4 a3b4 c8d7 b4b5 c6a5 f3g5
h7h6 d3h7 g8h8
12   01:18 -0.43   c7e7 e5f6 e7f6 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 f6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4
f8f6 f1e1 a8f8 g1g2 a7a5
13   03:17 -0.43   c7e7 e5f6 e7f6 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 f6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4
f8f6 f1e1 a8f8 g1g2 a7a5 a2a3
14   04:01 -0.44   c7e7 e5f6 e7f6 f3e5 c6e5 e3e5 f6e5 e1e5 c8d7 g2g3 e8f8 f2f4
f8f6 f1e1 a8f8 g1g2 a7a5




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