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Subject: Re: in some cases humans are much better in tactics than computers

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 14:58:36 08/07/04

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On August 07, 2004 at 17:07:59, Uri Blass wrote:

>On August 07, 2004 at 16:49:52, Robin Smith wrote:
>
>>On August 07, 2004 at 14:20:19, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On August 07, 2004 at 14:03:52, Rob Basham wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 07, 2004 at 11:17:59, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On August 07, 2004 at 08:51:51, Thomas Lagershausen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>[D]3r2rk/3n1pp1/2p1b2p/3q3P/pp1PNQ2/2P2P2/PP6/KB4RR w - - 0 29
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In this speedchessgame in round two of the fide-wcc 2004 the IM Neelotpal
>>>>>>(2457)found with 29.Rg1-g6 !! with the thread to sacrifice the rook on h6 the
>>>>>>strongest move to show that white is not(!) worse in this position.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I bet that every computer of the world wouldn´t have found this in a compareable

Someone, please describe a "fortress" tku
Wayne
>>>>>>time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So this is a lesson in tactics where computers can learn form human players.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you agree?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>TL
>>>>>
>>>>>Forcing this idea with these moves:
>>>>>
>>>>>29.Rg6 fxg6 30.hxg6 Rge8 31.Rxh6+ Kg8 32.Rh7
>>>>>
>>>>>We get this position:
>>>>>
>>>>>[D]3rr1k1/3n2pR/2p1b1P1/3q4/pp1PNQ2/2P2P2/PP6/KB6 b - - 2 32
>>>>>
>>>>>Shredder 8  UCI1:
>>>>> 1   00:00 -1.77   32. ... bxc3
>>>>> 2   00:00 -1.93   32. ... bxc3 33.Nxc3 Qc4
>>>>> 2-  00:00 -1.94   32. ... Nf8 33.Qg4 Bxg4
>>>>> 2   00:00 -2.21   32. ... Nf8 33.Rh4 Nxg6
>>>>> 3   00:00 -2.21   32. ... Nf8 33.Rh4 Nxg6
>>>>> 4-  00:00 -2.46   32. ... Nf8 33.Rh4 Nxg6 34.cxb4 Nxf4
>>>>> 4-  00:00 -2.96   32. ... Nf8 33.Rh4 Nxg6 34.Ng5 Nxf4
>>>>> 4   00:00 -3.24   32. ... Nf8 33.Rh2 Nxg6 34.Qc7 bxc3
>>>>> 5+  00:00 -2.96   32. ... Nf8 33.Nf6+ gxf6 34.Qxf6 Nd7 35.Rg7+ Kh8
>>>>> 5+  00:00 -2.30   32. ... Nf8 33.Nf6+ gxf6 34.Qxf6 Qxd4 35.cxd4 Nxh7
>>>>> 5   00:00  8.70   32. ... Nf8 33.Nf6+ gxf6 34.Qxf6 Qxa2+ 35.Bxa2 Nxh7 36.Bxe6+
>>>>>Rxe6 37.Qxe6+ Kg7 38.gxh7 bxc3 39.bxc3
>>>>> 5-  00:00  8.69   32. ... Qf5 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rh8+ Bg8 35.Rxg8+ Kxg8
>>>>> 5-  00:00  8.34   32. ... Qf5 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rh8+ Bg8 35.Rxg8+ Kxg8
>>>>> 5   00:00 -1.08   32. ... Qf5 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rh8+ Bg8 35.Qh7 Qd5 36.cxb4
>>>>> 5-  00:00 -1.09   32. ... bxc3 33.Nxc3 Qc4 34.Rh8+ Kxh8 35.Qh4+ Kg8 36.Qh8+
>>>>>Kxh8
>>>>> 5-  00:00 -1.44   32. ... bxc3 33.Nxc3 Qc4 34.Rh8+ Kxh8 35.Qh4+ Kg8 36.Qh8+
>>>>>Kxh8
>>>>> 5   00:00 -2.64   32. ... bxc3 33.Nxc3 Qc4 34.Qh4 Kf8 35.Ne4 Qxd4 36.Rh8+ Bg8
>>>>>37.Qh7
>>>>> 5-  00:00 -2.65   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 bxc3+ 35.Ka1 Kf8 36.Nxc3 Qxf3
>>>>>37.Qe7+ Kxe7
>>>>> 5   00:00 -2.82   32. ... a3 33.bxa3 Nf8 34.Rh4 Nxg6
>>>>> 6+  00:00 -2.57   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 bxc3+ 35.Ka1 Kf8 36.Qf4+ Nf6
>>>>>37.Nxf6 Qf5 38.Bxf5
>>>>> 6+  00:00 -2.07   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 bxc3+ 35.Ka1 Qxa2+ 36.Bxa2 c2
>>>>>37.Bxe6+ Kf8 38.Bxd7
>>>>> 6   00:00 -1.98   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Rh5 bxc3+
>>>>>37.Ka1 Nf6 38.Qxf5 Qxd4
>>>>> 7+  00:01 -1.73   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Rh5 bxc3+
>>>>>37.Ka1 Nf6 38.Qxf5 Qxf5 39.Rxf5
>>>>> 7   00:01 -1.49   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Rh5 bxc3+
>>>>>37.Ka1 Nf6 38.Nxf6 gxf6 39.Bxf5 Qxd4
>>>>> 8   00:02 -1.63   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Rh5 bxc3+
>>>>>37.Ka1 Qxd4 38.Qxf5+ Nf6 39.Rh8+ Ke7 40.Rh4
>>>>> 9+  00:04 -1.38   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Nd6 bxc3+
>>>>>37.Ka1 c2 38.Rh8+ Qg8 39.Rxg8+ Ke7 40.Nxf5+ Ke6 41.Bxc2
>>>>> 9   00:06 -1.30   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Nd6 bxc3+
>>>>>37.Ka1 c2 38.Rh8+ Ke7 39.Nxf5+ Qxf5 40.Qxf5 cxb1Q+ 41.Kxb1 Rxh8
>>>>>10   00:13 -1.19   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Nd6 bxc3+
>>>>>37.Ka1 c2 38.Rh8+ Ke7 39.Nxf5+ Qxf5 40.Qxf5 cxb1Q+ 41.Kxb1 Rb8+ 42.Kc2 Rxh8
>>>>>11+  00:23 -0.94   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Qf4+ Bf5 36.Rh8+ Ke7
>>>>>37.Qh4+ Ke6 38.Ng5+ Kd6 39.Qf4+ Ke7 40.Rxe8+ Kxe8 41.Qxf5 bxc3+
>>>>>11+  00:32 -0.44   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 axb2+ 34.Kxb2 Kf8 35.Rxg7 bxc3+ 36.Ka1 Bg4
>>>>>37.Qh8+ Qg8 38.Rxg8+ Ke7
>>>>>11   01:03  3.24   32. ... a3 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rxg7 bxc3 35.bxc3 Bg8 36.Rh7 Bxh7
>>>>>37.Qh6+ Ke7 38.Qxh7+ Qf7 39.gxf7 Rg8
>>>>>11-  01:05  3.23   32. ... bxc3 33.Nxc3 Qc4 34.Qh4 Kf8 35.Rxg7 Bg8 36.Qh8 Nf6
>>>>>37.Rxg8+ Nxg8 38.g7+
>>>>>11-  01:06  2.88   32. ... bxc3 33.Nxc3 Qc4 34.Qh4 Kf8 35.Rxg7 a3 36.Qh8+ Bg8
>>>>>37.Rf7+ Qxf7 38.bxa3 Qxf3 39.g7+ Ke7 40.Nd5+ cxd5 41.Qh4+ Kd6 42.Qf4+
>>>>>11   01:08  2.75   32. ... bxc3 33.Nxc3 Qc4 34.Qh4 Kf8 35.Rxg7 a3 36.Qh8+ Bg8
>>>>>37.Rf7+ Qxf7 38.gxf7 axb2+ 39.Kxb2 Rb8+ 40.Kc2 Kxf7 41.Ne4 Ke6 42.Qh6+
>>>>>11-  01:10  2.74   32. ... Bf5 33.Qh2 Bxg6 34.Rh8+ Kf7 35.Nd6+ Ke7 36.Nxe8 Bxe8
>>>>>37.Qh4+ Nf6 38.Rh7
>>>>>11-  01:11  2.39   32. ... Bf5 33.Qh2 Bxg6 34.Rh8+ Kf7 35.Nd6+ Ke7 36.Nxe8 Bxe8
>>>>>37.Qh4+ Nf6 38.Rh7 Qxf3
>>>>>11   01:23  1.42   32. ... Bf5 33.Qh4 Bxg6 34.c4 Bxh7 35.cxd5 Bxe4 36.Bxe4 Nf6
>>>>>37.Bg6 cxd5 38.Bxe8
>>>>>11-  01:28  1.41   32. ... Rb8 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Qf4+ Bf5 35.Qxf5+ Qxf5 36.Rh8+ Ke7
>>>>>37.Rxe8+ Rxe8 38.Nf6
>>>>>11-  01:28  1.06   32. ... Rb8 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Qf4+ Bf5 35.Qxf5+ Qxf5 36.Rh8+ Ke7
>>>>>37.Rxe8+ Rxe8 38.Ng3
>>>>>11   01:32  1.06   32. ... Rb8 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rxg7 bxc3 35.Qh8+ Bg8 36.Nxc3 Qxa2+
>>>>>37.Bxa2 Re1+ 38.Bb1
>>>>>12+  01:37  1.31   32. ... Rb8 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rxg7 bxc3 35.Qh8+ Bg8 36.Nxc3 Qxa2+
>>>>>37.Bxa2 Re1+ 38.Bb1 Rxb1+ 39.Kxb1 Rxb2+
>>>>>12+  01:37  1.81   32. ... Rb8 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rxg7 bxc3 35.Qh8+ Bg8 36.Nxc3 Qxa2+
>>>>>37.Bxa2 Re1+ 38.Bb1 Rxb1+ 39.Kxb1 Rxb2+
>>>>>12   01:47  2.74   32. ... Rb8 33.Qh4 Kf8 34.Rxg7 Kxg7 35.Qh7+ Kf8 36.g7+ Ke7
>>>>>37.g8Q+ Kd8 38.Qh4+ Kc7 39.Qgg3+ Kb6 40.Qhh2 Rec8 41.cxb4 Qxd4 42.Qd6 Qxd6
>>>>>43.Qxd6
>>>>>12-  01:54  2.73   32. ... Bf5 33.Qh4 Bxg6 34.c4 Bxh7 35.cxd5 Bxe4 36.Bxe4 Nf6
>>>>>37.Bg6 cxd5 38.Bxe8
>>>>>12-  01:57  2.38   32. ... Bf5 33.Qh4 Bxg6 34.c4 Bxh7 35.cxd5 Bxe4 36.Bxe4 Nf6
>>>>>37.Bg6 cxd5 38.Qxf6
>>>>>12   02:05  1.40   32. ... Bf5 33.Qh4 Bxg6 34.c4 Bxh7 35.cxd5 Bxe4 36.Bxe4 Nf6
>>>>>37.Bg6 cxd5 38.Bxe8 Rxe8 39.Kb1 Re2 40.Qg5 Kf8
>>>>>13   02:37  1.28   32. ... Bf5 33.Qh4 Bxg6 34.c4 Bxh7 35.cxd5 Bxe4 36.Bxe4 Nf6
>>>>>37.Bg6 cxd5 38.Bxe8 Rxe8 39.Kb1 Re2 40.Qg5 Kf7 41.Kc1
>>>>>
>>>>>Regards
>>>>>Dave
>>>>
>>>>That's my point! Thanks for posting!
>>>>
>>>>If by move 32 white showed a plus 7.00 or 8.00 score, then I would say that
>>>>29. Rg6 is OK....and worth trying!
>>>>
>>>>As we can now clearly see, Only a plus 1.28 is not winning for white!
>>>>
>>>>Rob
>>>
>>>It is not a winning score but it is clear that white win material.
>>>White is also winning  by Rg6 as the following tree shows.
>>>
>>>[Event "?"]
>>>[Site "?"]
>>>[Date "2004.08.07"]
>>>[Round "?"]
>>>[White "New game"]
>>>[Black "?"]
>>>[Result "1-0"]
>>>[SetUp "1"]
>>>[FEN "3r2rk/3n1pp1/2p1b2p/3q3P/pp1PNQ2/2P2P2/PP6/KB4RR w - - 0 1"]
>>>[PlyCount "20"]
>>>
>>>1. Rg6 fxg6 2. hxg6 Rge8 (2... h5 3. c4) 3. Rxh6+ Kg8 4. Rh7 Bf5 (4... a3 5.
>>>Qh4 Kf8 6. Rxg7 axb2+ 7. Kxb2 bxc3+ 8. Kc1) (4... bxc3 5. Nxc3 Qc4 6. Qh4 Kf8
>>>7. Rxg7) (4... Re7 5. Qh4 Kf8 6. c4 Qxc4 7. Nd6) 5. Qh4 Bxg6 6. c4 Bxh7 7. cxd5
>>>Bxe4 (7... cxd5 8. Nd6 Bxb1 9. Nxe8 Rxe8 10. Kxb1) 8. Bxe4 Nf6 9. Bg6 cxd5 10.
>>>Bxe8 Rxe8 1-0
>>
>>Nice analysis Uri. Only one problem. How does White win in the final position of
>>the main line, after 10...Rxe8? I think Black can set up a fairly easy fortress
>>draw. I see no way for White to make progress in the queen versus rook and
>>knight ending. Black will leave the knight on f6, and the king will go to h7,
>>guarding the g-pawn while avoiding checks from the queenside. Black's king-side
>>is totally secure. Black can then advance the b-pawn to b3, so that there is
>>only one queenside pawn for Black to protect, which he can do with the rook, by
>>shuffling between the squares b8, b7, b6 or b5. For example, in your main line
>>after the additional moves:
>>11.Kb1 b3 12.axb3 axb3 13.Qf2 Rb8 14.Qe1 Kh7 15.Qc3 Rb6 16.Kc1 Rb7 17.Kd2 Rb6
>>18.Qc5 Rb8 19.Qd6 Rb5 20.Kc3 Rb7
>>we get:
>>[D]8/1r4pk/3Q1n2/3p4/3P4/1pK2P2/1P6/8 w - - 0 49
>>
>>Here programs think white is winning, but their evals stay flat. Typical of
>>fortress draw endings.
>>
>>
>>-Robin
>
>You may be right and I did the mistake of believing that queen can beat rook and
>knight when there are many pawns on the board and there were some unblocked
>pawns in the position after 10...Rxe8 so I did not suspect a fortress.
>
>I need to believe in something because I cannot analyze till checkmate.
>It may be better to check if there is a better alternative for white.
>
>Uri



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