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Subject: Re: Two Rook Endgame Test Positions [Baron-Arasan]

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 07:31:54 05/16/04

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On May 16, 2004 at 07:46:09, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>This is from yesterdays ICC tourney. I think, especially without TBs, the
>positions might be rather hard.
>
>[D] 8/1R6/8/7P/2k3P1/1p4K1/8/7r w - - 8 97
>
>Here Baron played Rb8, allowing a draw. Rb6 wins (I think, everything else
>draws).
>
>After Rb8:
>
>1R6/8/8/7P/2k3P1/1p4K1/8/7r b - - 9 97
>
>Now Arasan played Rg1+, which is losing. Kc3 draws (everything else loses).
>After Rg1+ the game continued 98.Kf4 Kc3 99.g5 b2 100.Rxb2!? Kxb2 and the two
>pawns win against the rook.
>
>Does any engine without TBs find Rb6 in the first pos with convincing score? And
>in the second pos, does any engine without TBs see, that Kc3 is really much
>better than alternative moves? The testpositions are not really good, because
>the moves can be found without "understanding" the pos.
>
>Regards,
>Dieter


      The only engine I have found which seems to have
      an idea of this rook ending without EGTB is
      Little Goliath 2000 v3.9 UCI
      Kurt

LG2000v3.9  UCI1: (P4 1.8/32 MB hash, Arena 1.0.8)
 6   00:00  0.86   Kf4 Kc3 Rc7+ Kb4 Kf5
 7   00:00  1.16   Kf4 Kc3 Rc7+ Kb4 Kf5
 7   00:00  1.16   Kf4 Kc3 Kf5 Rh4 Rc7+ Kb4
 7   00:00  1.23   Rb6 Kc3 h6 b2 g5 b1Q Rxb1 Rxb1
 8   00:00  1.23   Rb6 Kc3 h6 b2 g5 b1Q Rxb1 Rxb1
 8   00:00  1.43   Kf4
 8   00:00  1.43   Kf4 Kc3 Kf5 b2 Kg6 Kc2 h6 Rh4
 9   00:00  1.10   Kf4 Kc3 Kf5 b2 Kg6 Kc2 h6 Rh4
 9   00:00  1.14   Kf4 Kc3
 9   00:00  1.30   Rb6
 9   00:00  1.28   Rb6 Kc3 h6
10   00:00  1.62   Rb6 Kc3 h6
10   00:00  1.55   Rb6 Kc3 h6 Rg1+ Kf4
11   00:00  1.23   Rb6 Kc3 h6 Rg1+ Kf4
11   00:00  1.29   Rb6 Kc3
12   00:01  1.65   Rb6 Kc3
12   00:02  1.64   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4 Rf1+ Ke5 Rf8 g5
13   00:04  1.94   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4 Rf1+ Ke5 Rf8 g5
13   00:05  2.16   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4 Rh1 h6 Kc5 Rxb3 Rxh6 Re3 Kd6
14   00:13  2.31   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4 Rh1 h6 Kc5 Rxb3 Rxh6 g5 Ra6 Re3 Ra8 Kf5 Rf8+ Kg6
Kd5 Kg7 Rf1
15   00:33  2.61   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4 Rh1 h6 Kc5 Rxb3 Rxh6 g5 Ra6 Re3 Ra8 Kf5 Rf8+ Kg6
Kd5 Kg7 Rf1
15   00:35  2.60   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4
16   01:20  2.90   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4
16   01:24  2.88   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4
17   03:31  3.18   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4
17   03:50  3.17   Rb6 Rg1+ Kf4


LG2000v3.9  UCI1:
 6   00:00  0.70   Kc3 Kf4
 6   00:00  1.02   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb7 Rf1+
 7   00:00  0.71   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb7 Rf1+
 7   00:00  1.02   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb7 Rf1+
 8   00:00  0.86   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb7 Rf1+ Ke5 Re1+ Kf6 b1Q Rxb1 Rxb1
 9   00:00  0.88   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb7 Kc2 Kg5 b1Q Rxb1 Kxb1
10   00:00  1.18   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb7 Kc2 Kg5 b1Q Rxb1 Kxb1
10   00:00  1.17   Kc3 Kf4
11   00:00  0.86   Kc3 Kf4
11   00:00  0.86   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5 Rf1+ Ke5 Rh1 Kf6 b1Q Rxb1 Rxb1
12   00:00  0.77   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5 Kc2 Kf5 b1Q Rxb1 Rxb1 g5 Rh1
13   00:00  1.07   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5 Kc2 Kf5 b1Q Rxb1 Rxb1 g5 Rh1
13   00:00  1.06   Kc3 Kf4
14   00:01  0.76   Kc3 Kf4
14   00:01  0.78   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5
15   00:04  0.48   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5
15   00:05  0.53   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5
16   00:07  0.83   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5
16   00:11  0.82   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5
17   00:30  0.52   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5
17   00:41  0.57   Kc3 Kf4 b2 Rb5







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