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Subject: crafty and BT2630 position

Author: Jarkko Pesonen

Date: 05:10:02 05/11/04


[D]r1b1kb1r/pp1n1ppp/2q5/2p3B1/Q1B5/2p2N2/PP3PPP/R3K2R w KQkq -

solution: O-O-O

Can Bob explain why this seem difficult for crafty?

Is it because of

  if (WhiteCastle (1))
    score += EvaluateDevelopmentW (tree, ply);
  if (BlackCastle (1))
    score += EvaluateDevelopmentB (tree, ply);

Crafty finds the solution in ply 11 if these are commented out.


White(1): r1b1kb1r/pp1n1ppp/2q5/2p3B1/Q1B5/2p2N2/PP3PPP/R3K2R w KQkq -
analyze.White(1):               clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 30.00 (3:30)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6     0.21   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
                6->   0.30   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
                7     0.61     -1   1. Bxf7+
                7     0.68   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+ <HT>
                7->   1.02   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+ <HT>
                8     2.47  -0.30   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Ne5
                                    4. Nxe5 Qe6 5. Rd1 Bd6 6. Nc4 Qxe3+
                                    7. Bxe3 Bc7 8. bxc3
                8->   3.98  -0.30   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Ne5
                                    4. Nxe5 Qe6 5. Rd1 Bd6 6. Nc4 Qxe3+
                                    7. Bxe3 Bc7 8. bxc3
                9     5.79   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
                9->   9.47   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               10    16.81   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               10->  27.05   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               11    52.36   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               11->   1:28   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               12     3:07   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               12->   7:20   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               13    14:58   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
               13->  25:28   0.01   1. Bxf7+ Kxf7 2. Qf4+ Ke8 3. Qe3+ Kf7
                                    4. Qf4+
O-O-O          14    29:45   1/51?  1. Bxf7+
White(1): O-O-O
analyze.White(1): White(1): O-O-O
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 30.00 (3:30)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6     0.27  -0.45   1. ... cxb2+ 2. Kxb2 f6 3. Qxc6 bxc6
                                    4. Rhe1+ Be7 5. Bf4 Nb6 6. Bd3
                6->   0.33  -0.45   1. ... cxb2+ 2. Kxb2 f6 3. Qxc6 bxc6
                                    4. Rhe1+ Be7 5. Bf4 Nb6 6. Bd3
                7     0.70  -0.58   1. ... cxb2+ 2. Kb1 f6 3. Rhe1+ Be7
                                    4. Bb5 Qc7 5. Bf4 Qd8 6. Kxb2
                7     0.98  -0.59   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Rhe1 f6 5. Bf4 Nb6 6. Be6 Bxe6 <HT>
                7->   1.02  -0.59   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Rhe1 f6 5. Bf4 Nb6 6. Be6 Bxe6 <HT>
                8     1.50  -0.59   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Rhe1 f6 5. Bf4 Nb6 6. Be6 Bxe6 <HT>
                8->   1.77  -0.59   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Rhe1 f6 5. Bf4 Nb6 6. Be6 Bxe6 <HT>
                9     3.39  -0.26   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Bxe7 Rb8+ 5. Kc3 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8
                                    7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. Rxe5
                9->   4.77  -0.26   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Bxe7 Rb8+ 5. Kc3 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8
                                    7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. Rxe5
               10     5.00     -1   1. ... Be7
               10    13.78   0.49   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Bxe7 Kxe7 5. Rhe1+ Kf8 6. Ne5 Rb8+
                                    7. Ka1 Rb7 8. Nxf7 Rg8
               10->  19.27   0.49   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Bxe7 Kxe7 5. Rhe1+ Kf8 6. Ne5 Rb8+
                                    7. Ka1 Rb7 8. Nxf7 Rg8
               11    30.16   0.51   1. ... Be7 2. Qxc6 cxb2+ 3. Kxb2 bxc6
                                    4. Bxe7 Rb8+ 5. Ka1 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kd8
                                    7. Ne5 Kc7 8. Nxf7 Rf8
Be7            11    34.20   7/32?  1. ... Qc7
Black(0): Be7
analyze.Black(1): Black(1): Be7
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 30.00 (3:30)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6     0.13  -0.48   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. bxc3 Bxg5+ 4. Nxg5
                                    O-O 5. Rhe1 h6 6. Ne4
                6->   0.25  -0.48   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. bxc3 Bxg5+ 4. Nxg5
                                    O-O 5. Rhe1 h6 6. Ne4
                7     0.36  -0.46   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Kc3 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8 7. Ne5
                                    Nxe5 8. Rxe5
                7->   0.68  -0.46   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Kc3 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8 7. Ne5
                                    Nxe5 8. Rxe5
                8     0.79     +1   2. Qxc6!!
                8     0.91   0.02   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Ka1 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf6 7. Rd6+
                                    Kf5 8. Re7 Rd8 9. Bxf7
                8->   1.54   0.02   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Ka1 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf6 7. Rd6+
                                    Kf5 8. Re7 Rd8 9. Bxf7
                9     4.72   0.29   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Ka1 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8 7. Ne5
                                    Rb7 8. Nxf7 Rg8
                9->   6.73   0.29   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Ka1 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8 7. Ne5
                                    Rb7 8. Nxf7 Rg8
               10     7.53   0.35   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Ka1 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8 7. Ne5
                                    Nxe5 8. Rd8+ Ke7 9. Rxh8 Kd6
               10->  15.93   0.35   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Ka1 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kf8 7. Ne5
                                    Nxe5 8. Rd8+ Ke7 9. Rxh8 Kd6
               11    18.34   0.62   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Kc3 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kd8 7. Ne5
                                    Kc7 8. Nxf7 Rf8 9. Re7 h6
               11->  58.51   0.62   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Rb8+ 5. Kc3 Kxe7 6. Rhe1+ Kd8 7. Ne5
                                    Kc7 8. Nxf7 Rf8 9. Re7 h6
               12     1:04   0.71   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Kxe7 5. Rhe1+ Kf8 6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. Rd8+
                                    Ke7 8. Rxh8 Kf6 9. Ba6 Bb7 10. Rxa8
                                    Bxa8
               13     6:32   0.80   2. Qxc6 bxc6 3. Bxe7 cxb2+ 4. Kxb2
                                    Kxe7 5. Rhe1+ Kf8 6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. Rd8+
                                    Ke7 8. Rxh8 Kf6 9. Be2 Rb8+ 10. Kc3
                                    Kg6 11. Bh5+ Kxh5 12. Rxe5+

Jarkko



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