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Subject: Re: easy position - but still a nice move

Author: Frank E. Oldham

Date: 20:42:19 05/04/04

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On May 03, 2004 at 20:33:23, Mike Byrne wrote:

>[d]4n1k1/1pbq1r1p/p1r1b1p1/P1BN1p2/1PP1Q3/4R3/2B3PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 46
>
>Crafty 19.12 SE vs Ruffian 2.0.2  Game/40 minutes
>
>Work the move out the before putting it in your computer!

Hmm, is it really so easy?
crafty19.10f starts with Qxe6 and it looks all over, but in ply 15 changes to
Qd4.
I let it run and it stayed with Qd4 through ply 19.
What's the real answer?

Black(1): 4n1k1/1pbq1r1p/p1r1b1p1/P1BN1p2/1PP1Q3/4R3/2B3PP/4R1K1 w
White(1): go
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 1666:39 (1666:39)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6->   0.07   1.95   1. Qf3 f4 2. R3e2 Bd6 3. Bxd6 Rxd6
                                    4. Nxf4 (s=2)
                7     0.18   2.34   1. Qf3 f4 2. Re4 Ng7 3. Nxc7 Rxc7 4.
                                    Qf2 Bf5
                7     0.22     ++   1. Qxe6!!
                7     0.25   3.66   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qc6 5. Rxf7 Kxf7
                7->   0.25   3.66   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qc6 5. Rxf7 Kxf7 (s=4)
                8     0.29   3.85   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qc6 5. Kg1 (s=3)
                8->   0.35   3.85   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qc6 5. Kg1 (s=2)
                9     0.42   3.82   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qd8 5. Kg1 h6
                9->   0.49   3.82   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qd8 5. Kg1 h6 (s=2)
               10     0.62   3.90   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qd8 5. Kg1 h6 6. R1e5 Rxe7
                                    7. Rxe7
               10->   1.07   3.90   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qd8 5. Kg1 h6 6. R1e5 Rxe7
                                    7. Rxe7 (s=3)
               11     1.32   3.97   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qd8 5. Kg1 Qc8 6. Rxf7 Kxf7
                                    7. Re7+ Kf8 (s=2)
               11->   2.26   3.97   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Bxh2+
                                    4. Kxh2 Qd8 5. Kg1 Qc8 6. Rxf7 Kxf7
                                    7. Re7+ Kf8 (s=4)
               12     2.85   4.01   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Qd8
                                    4. Nxc7 Rxe7 5. Rxe7 Qd2 6. Ba4 Qc1+
                                    7. Kf2 Qxc4 (s=3)
               12->   6.67   4.01   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Qd8
                                    4. Nxc7 Rxe7 5. Rxe7 Qd2 6. Ba4 Qc1+
                                    7. Kf2 Qxc4 (s=5)
               13     7.89   4.01   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Qd8
                                    4. Nxc7 Rxe7 5. Rxe7 Qd2 6. Ba4 Qc1+
                                    7. Kf2 Qf4+ 8. Ke2 Qg4+ 9. Kf2 Qxc4
                                    (s=4)
               13->  18.15   4.01   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Qd8
                                    4. Nxc7 Rxe7 5. Rxe7 Qd2 6. Ba4 Qc1+
                                    7. Kf2 Qf4+ 8. Ke2 Qg4+ 9. Kf2 Qxc4
                                    (s=5)
               14    21.28   3.93   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Qd8
                                    4. Nxc7 Rxe7 5. Rxe7 Qd2 6. Ba4 Qc1+
                                    7. Kf2 Qf4+ 8. Ke2 Qxc4+ 9. Ke3 Nh5
                                    (s=4)
               14->  51.09   3.93   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Qd8
                                    4. Nxc7 Rxe7 5. Rxe7 Qd2 6. Ba4 Qc1+
                                    7. Kf2 Qf4+ 8. Ke2 Qxc4+ 9. Ke3 Nh5
                                    (s=5)
               15    58.16   3.59   1. Qxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Ng7 3. Re7 Qd8
                                    4. Nxc7 Rxe7 5. Rxe7 Qd2 6. Ba4 Qc1+
                                    7. Kf2 Qf4+ 8. Ke2 Qxc4+ 9. Ke3 Qc1+
                                    10. Kf2 Qf4+ 11. Kg1 (s=4)
               15     6:56   3.72   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Bxc6 bxc6
                                    4. Nb6 Qxd4 5. Bxd4 Bf6 6. Bxf6 Rxf6
                                    7. Rd3 Nh5 8. Rd8+ Kg7 <HT> (s=2)
               15->   7:39   3.72   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Bxc6 bxc6
                                    4. Nb6 Qxd4 5. Bxd4 Bf6 6. Bxf6 Rxf6
                                    7. Rd3 Nh5 8. Rd8+ Kg7 <HT>
               16    11:29   3.70   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Qf4 Bc7 4.
                                    Qh6 Bd8 5. Rd3 Qc8 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7.
                                    Nb6 Bxb6 8. Bxb6 Rd7 9. Rd4
               16->  16:36   3.70   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Qf4 Bc7 4.
                                    Qh6 Bd8 5. Rd3 Qc8 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7.
                                    Nb6 Bxb6 8. Bxb6 Rd7 9. Rd4 (s=3)
               17    24:47   3.70   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Qf4 Bc7 4.
                                    Qh6 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. Rh3 Ne8 7.
                                    Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nf4 Nc7 9. Nxe6 Nxe6 10.
                                    Rg3 (s=2)
               17->  39:07   3.70   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Qf4 Bc7 4.
                                    Qh6 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. Rh3 Ne8 7.
                                    Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nf4 Nc7 9. Nxe6 Nxe6 10.
                                    Rg3 (s=2)
               18    62:44   3.78   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Qf4 g5 4.
                                    Qf2 f4 5. Rd3 Qc8 6. Bxc6 Qxc6 7. Rd2
                                    f3 8. gxf3 g4 9. f4 Bf5
               18-> 101:30   3.78   1. Qd4 Ng7 2. Ba4 Bd8 3. Qf4 g5 4.
                                    Qf2 f4 5. Rd3 Qc8 6. Bxc6 Qxc6 7. Rd2
                                    f3 8. gxf3 g4 9. f4 Bf5 (s=3)
               19   310:58   3.86   1. Qd4 f4 2. Re4 f3 3. gxf3 Ng7 4.
                                    Ba4 Bd8 5. Re5 h6 6. Qe3 Bg5 7. Qe2
                                    Bh4 8. Bf2 Bxf2+ 9. Qxf2 Qd6 10. Bxc6
                                    bxc6 11. c5 (s=2)
               19-> 427:59   3.86   1. Qd4 f4 2. Re4 f3 3. gxf3 Ng7 4.
                                    Ba4 Bd8 5. Re5 h6 6. Qe3 Bg5 7. Qe2
                                    Bh4 8. Bf2 Bxf2+ 9. Qxf2 Qd6 10. Bxc6
                                    bxc6 11. c5 (s=2)
?              20   428:30   1/48*  1. Qd4
White(1): ?
              time=428:44  cpu=392%  mat=0  n=65167049909  fh=1840%  nps=2.53M
              ext-> chk=235011580 cap=148918277 pp=80341985 1rep=297875859
mate=20229935
              predicted=0  nodes=65167049909  evals=933993467
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
              SMP->  split=8083  stop=1341  data=11/32  cpu=1680:53  elap=428:44

Frank



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