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Subject: Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang

Author: John Merlino

Date: 12:31:23 07/28/04

On July 28, 2004 at 14:46:05, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>Wcrafty 19.15 (console mode P4 1.8) finds the solution
>almost instantly.
>Kurt
>
>[D]1knB4/8/7p/5R2/7K/8/3r4/7B w - - 0 1
>
>
>                8     0.21   4.21   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Bf6 Rh2+
>                                    4. Kg3 Rxh1 5. Kg2 Re1 6. Kg3
>                8->   0.31   4.21   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Bf6 Rh2+
>                                    4. Kg3 Rxh1 5. Kg2 Re1 6. Kg3
>                9     0.51   4.10   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Bc6 Rxd8
>                                    4. Rb7 Rd6 5. Be4 Rd7 6. Rb6
>                9->   0.78   4.10   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Bc6 Rxd8
>                                    4. Rb7 Rd6 5. Be4 Rd7 6. Rb6
>               10     1.25     -1   1. Rb5+
>               10     1.87   1.58   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Rd6 Rxd6
>                                    4. Ba5 Kd7 5. Bc3 Rd3 6. Bg7 Rd1
>               10->   2.93   1.58   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Rd6 Rxd6
>                                    4. Ba5 Kd7 5. Bc3 Rd3 6. Bg7 Rd1
>               11     4.22   1.23   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Rxd8
>                                    4. Kf5 Kc7 5. Rc6+ Kd7 6. Rxh6 Kc7
>                                    7. Ke5 <HT>
>               11->   7.20   1.23   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Rxd8
>                                    4. Kf5 Kc7 5. Rc6+ Kd7 6. Rxh6 Kc7
>                                    7. Ke5 <HT>
>               12    10.44   1.22   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Kxd8
>                                    4. Rxh6 Kc7 5. Kf5 Rd6 6. Rh7+ Kb6
>                                    7. Ke5 Rd1 8. Bd5
>               12->  18.58   1.22   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Kxd8
>                                    4. Rxh6 Kc7 5. Kf5 Rd6 6. Rh7+ Kb6
>                                    7. Ke5 Rd1 8. Bd5
>               13    26.48   1.22   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Kxd8
>                                    4. Rxh6 Kc7 5. Kf5 Rd6 6. Rh7+ Kb6
>                                    7. Ke5 Rd1 8. Bf3 Ra1
>               13->  44.63   1.22   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Kxd8
>                                    4. Rxh6 Kc7 5. Kf5 Rd6 6. Rh7+ Kb6
>                                    7. Ke5 Rd1 8. Bf3 Ra1
>               14     1:06   1.22   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Kxd8
>                                    4. Rxh6 Kc7 5. Kf5 Rd6 6. Rh5 Kb6 7.
>                                    Ke4 Kc6 8. Kf4+ Kb6 9. Ke5
>               14->   2:04   1.22   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Kxd8
>                                    4. Rxh6 Kc7 5. Kf5 Rd6 6. Rh5 Kb6 7.
>                                    Ke4 Kc6 8. Kf4+ Kb6 9. Ke5
>               15     3:17   1.22   1. Rb5+ Nb6 2. Rxb6+ Kc8 3. Kg4 Kxd8
>                                    4. Rxh6 Kc7 5. Kf5 Rd6 6. Rh5 Kb6 7.
>                                    Ke4 Kc6 8. Re5 Kb6 9. Bf3

Is the solution to find 1.Rb5+ or to find the proper continuation (3.Kg4, for
example)?

jm

Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang John Merlino 12:54:57 07/28/04
- Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang Kurt Utzinger 13:50:33 07/28/04
  - Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang John Merlino 14:26:07 07/28/04
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      - Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang John Merlino 16:35:47 07/28/04
        
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      - Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang John Merlino 16:38:16 07/28/04
        
        Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang Uri Blass 17:17:31 07/28/04
        
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        Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang Kurt Utzinger 02:15:00 07/29/04
        
        Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang John Merlino 17:49:22 07/28/04
        
        Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang Scott Gasch 23:06:42 07/28/04
        
        Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang Kurt Utzinger 02:30:58 07/29/04
        
        Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang Scott Gasch 09:12:27 07/29/04
        
        Re: Test: quiet move and Zugzwang Uri Blass 19:15:31 07/28/04

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