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Subject: Re: Pro Deo S&D 5.7a does better :-P

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 16:25:07 09/24/04

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On September 24, 2004 at 17:34:19, zack chat wrote:

>Albert have u posted your prod deo engines yet or your still tweaking it for a
>future  post?
>
>Dom

Well, I'm still tweaking actually. The problem is that although it has become a
tactical beast (has the unofficial record on the WeltMeister Test in the King
Attack section), and actually plays a very interesting game, I'm having to deal
with some oddities I found. The problem isn't that my settings are overboard
(500 King safety or something weird like that), but due to a switch, called
MISC_58, which I reported here:
http://f50.parsimony.net/forum200336/messages/3416.htm

Turn off the switch you'll say. Well, here's the really funny thing. I can't get
it to play as interesting a game, nor get as good tactics without it. I really
have tried. So I'm trying to see if I can't overcome its issues some other way,
without hurting the balance. It is very very easy to hurt this. Add 10 somewhere
and it goes blind in the left eye (metaphorically). Take away 5 somewhere else
and suddenly it can see. Right now I merely added 5 to the mobility, and it gets
good results still, but I haven't run more than 10 blitz games in the Nunn2 set.
I still worry as the mobility is now at 120 (was at 115) and that may easily
cause excesses elsewhere. If I get anything truly interesting I will share. In
fact, even if these don't work out, I'll at least show the tactical beast. Here
are a couple of blitz games that do show its potential.

                                          Albert

[Event "PD57a - Aris, Blitz:5'+3""]
[Site "PRIVATE-HNXHPSP"]
[Date "2004.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aristarch 4.50"]
[Black "Pro Deo S&D 5.7a"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo ""]
[PlyCount "124"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4.
Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. O-O
Nh7 12. a3 Bd7 13. f3 {Both last book move [%eval 32,11] [%emt 0:00:22]} f5 {
[%eval 18,11] [%emt 0:00:19]} 14. exf5 {[%eval 78,10] [%emt 0:00:06]} gxf5 {
(Bxf5) [%eval 16,10] [%emt 0:00:08]} 15. a4 {(Bf2) [%eval 89,11] [%emt 0:00:41]
} f4 {(Ng5) [%eval 0,11] [%emt 0:00:14]} 16. Nb3 {
(Bd3) [%eval 77,12] [%emt 0:00:46]} Qh5 {[%eval -10,11] [%emt 0:00:09]} 17. Bf2
{(Be1) [%eval 90,11] [%emt 0:00:05]} Nb4 {(b6) [%eval -4,11] [%emt 0:00:14]}
18. Nb5 {[%eval 92,11] [%emt 0:00:13]} Qg6 {[%eval 1,11] [%emt 0:00:14]} 19.
Kh1 {(Nxc7) [%eval 93,10] [%emt 0:00:04]} Bf5 {
(Bxb5) [%eval -39,11] [%emt 0:00:17]} 20. Qd2 {[%eval 29,11] [%emt 0:00:21]} e4
{[%eval -62,11] [%emt 0:00:13]} 21. fxe4 {[%eval 22,10] [%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe4 {
[%eval -57,10] [%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Bf3 {[%eval 28,9] [%emt 0:00:02]} Ng5 {
[%eval -36,11] [%emt 0:00:26]} 23. Bd4 {(Bg1) [%eval 9,9] [%emt 0:00:06]} Nc2 {
[%eval -75,10] [%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Rac1 {[%eval -29,11] [%emt 0:00:12]} Ne3 {
[%eval -44,10] [%emt 0:00:09]} 25. Rf2 {(Bxe3) [%eval -56,10] [%emt 0:00:05]}
Bxd4 {[%eval -72,9] [%emt 0:00:08]} 26. N3xd4 {
(N5xd4) [%eval -42,10] [%emt 0:00:01]} Rf7 {(Bxf3) [%eval -76,9] [%emt 0:00:10]
} 27. h4 {(b3) [%eval -29,10] [%emt 0:00:17]} Rh7 {
(Bxf3) [%eval -69,10] [%emt 0:00:21]} 28. Rg1 {
(Re2) [%eval 16,9] [%emt 0:00:11]} Qf6 {[%eval -74,9] [%emt 0:00:07]} 29. Re2 {
(Qe1) [%eval -11,10] [%emt 0:00:29]} Bg6 {(Kh8) [%eval -139,10] [%emt 0:00:11]}
30. Rge1 {(g3) [%eval -85,11] [%emt 0:00:13]} Ne4 {
(Nxc4) [%eval -183,9] [%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Bxe4 {[%eval -45,11] [%emt 0:00:04]}
Qxh4+ {(Bxe4) [%eval -180,10] [%emt 0:00:09]} 32. Kg1 {
[%eval -45,2] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bxe4 {[%eval -180,9] [%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Ne6 {
[%eval -76,10] [%emt 0:00:03]} Bxg2 {(Rf7) [%eval -237,9] [%emt 0:00:08]} 34.
Rxg2+ {[%eval -5,8] [%emt 0:00:00]} Nxg2 {[%eval -164,5] [%emt 0:00:00]} 35.
Kxg2 {(Qxg2+) [%eval 0,8] [%emt 0:00:01]} f3+ {
(Qg3+) [%eval -148,9] [%emt 0:00:13]} 36. Kxf3 {[%eval 71,9] [%emt 0:00:03]}
Rf7+ {[%eval -169,9] [%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Ke3 {[%eval 33,10] [%emt 0:00:03]}
Qg3+ {[%eval -185,9] [%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Kd4 {
(Ke4) [%eval -19,11] [%emt 0:00:17]} c5+ {[%eval -221,9] [%emt 0:00:07]} 39.
dxc6 {[%eval -169,12] [%emt 0:00:22]} bxc6 {[%eval -221,9] [%emt 0:00:08]} 40.
Re3 {(Nxd6) [%eval -270,11] [%emt 0:00:19]} Qg4+ {
(Rf3) [%eval -158,10] [%emt 0:00:09]} 41. Kc3 {[%eval -196,11] [%emt 0:00:02]}
cxb5 {[%eval -164,9] [%emt 0:00:03]} 42. axb5 {[%eval -199,11] [%emt 0:00:04]}
Rf3 {[%eval -94,10] [%emt 0:00:22]} 43. Nd4 {
(Rxf3) [%eval -223,10] [%emt 0:00:07]} Rxe3+ {[%eval -123,9] [%emt 0:00:07]}
44. Qxe3 {[%eval -203,11] [%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%eval -145,9] [%emt 0:00:03]}
45. Qe6+ {[%eval -242,10] [%emt 0:00:05]} Qxe6 {[%eval -179,11] [%emt 0:00:08]}
46. Nxe6 {[%eval -238,11] [%emt 0:00:00]} h4 {[%eval -148,12] [%emt 0:00:03]}
47. Ng5 {[%eval -269,13] [%emt 0:00:11]} Kg7 {
(Re8) [%eval -149,13] [%emt 0:00:21]} 48. Kd4 {[%eval -282,13] [%emt 0:00:15]}
Re8 {(Kf6) [%eval -158,12] [%emt 0:00:05]} 49. Nh3 {
[%eval -319,13] [%emt 0:00:13]} Re2 {(a4) [%eval -220,12] [%emt 0:00:07]} 50.
b3 {[%eval -297,12] [%emt 0:00:05]} Rh2 {[%eval -203,11] [%emt 0:00:03]} 51.
Nf4 {[%eval -392,13] [%emt 0:00:11]} h3 {(Rb2) [%eval -249,11] [%emt 0:00:05]}
52. Kc3 {[%eval -337,12] [%emt 0:00:04]} Rh1 {[%eval -256,12] [%emt 0:00:07]}
53. Nxh3 {[%eval -382,12] [%emt 0:00:06]} Rxh3+ {[%eval -289,5] [%emt 0:00:00]}
54. Kb2 {[%eval -428,13] [%emt 0:00:09]} Kf6 {[%eval -430,13] [%emt 0:00:06]}
55. Ka3 {[%eval -554,13] [%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%eval -440,12] [%emt 0:00:04]}
56. cxd5 {(Kb2) [%eval -607,13] [%emt 0:00:07]} Rh4 {
(Ke5) [%eval -546,14] [%emt 0:00:06]} 57. b6 {
(d6) [%eval -613,12] [%emt 0:00:04]} Ke7 {(Ke5) [%eval -628,13] [%emt 0:00:04]}
58. Kb2 {(b7) [%eval -635,12] [%emt 0:00:05]} Rg4 {
(Kd6) [%eval -615,13] [%emt 0:00:06]} 59. Kc2 {
(b7) [%eval -650,12] [%emt 0:00:05]} Rb4 {(Kd6) [%eval -665,13] [%emt 0:00:04]}
60. Kc3 {(Kb2) [%eval -747,12] [%emt 0:00:03]} Kd6 {
[%eval -782,13] [%emt 0:00:03]} 61. Kc2 {[%eval -777,13] [%emt 0:00:04]} Kc5 {
(Kxd5) [%eval -931,14] [%emt 0:00:06]} 62. d6 {[%eval -802,12] [%emt 0:00:02]}
Rxb6 {[%eval -1483,13] [%emt 0:00:04]} 0-1

[Event "PD57a - Aris, Blitz:5'+3""]
[Site "PRIVATE-HNXHPSP"]
[Date "2004.09.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aristarch 4.50"]
[Black "Pro Deo S&D 5.7a"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo ""]
[PlyCount "76"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4.
O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Rd1 {
Both last book move [%eval 2,12] [%emt 0:00:20]} h6 {
[%eval -7,11] [%emt 0:00:13]} 11. h3 {[%eval 58,11] [%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {
(Be6) [%eval -4,11] [%emt 0:00:11]} 12. Ne2 {[%eval 58,12] [%emt 0:00:21]} b6 {
(Bd7) [%eval -2,11] [%emt 0:00:17]} 13. Bf4 {
(Ned4) [%eval 61,11] [%emt 0:00:11]} g5 {(Bd7) [%eval 5,11] [%emt 0:00:09]} 14.
Bh2 {(Bd2) [%eval 66,11] [%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {(Bd7) [%eval 1,11] [%emt 0:00:09]}
15. Nc3 {[%eval 51,11] [%emt 0:00:07]} Be6 {(Bb7) [%eval 10,12] [%emt 0:00:15]}
16. g4 {(Nd5) [%eval 75,12] [%emt 0:00:13]} Ng7 {
(Nh4) [%eval 7,11] [%emt 0:00:08]} 17. Ne4 {(Bg3) [%eval 94,11] [%emt 0:00:05]}
Kf8 {[%eval 7,11] [%emt 0:00:09]} 18. a4 {[%eval 74,11] [%emt 0:00:07]} Bc8 {
(c6) [%eval -9,12] [%emt 0:00:12]} 19. Nf6 {[%eval 63,11] [%emt 0:00:06]} Bb7 {
[%eval -15,12] [%emt 0:00:15]} 20. Ra3 {(Nd5) [%eval 26,11] [%emt 0:00:07]} Ne6
{[%eval -30,12] [%emt 0:00:22]} 21. a5 {(Bg3) [%eval 35,10] [%emt 0:00:03]} c4
{(Rd8) [%eval -60,12] [%emt 0:00:12]} 22. a6 {[%eval -29,13] [%emt 0:00:40]}
Bc6 {[%eval -87,12] [%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Rc3 {[%eval -33,12] [%emt 0:00:06]} Kg7
{(Bb4) [%eval -92,11] [%emt 0:00:10]} 24. Kg2 {
(Nd4) [%eval -60,12] [%emt 0:00:36]} b5 {(Rhd8) [%eval -136,12] [%emt 0:00:12]}
25. Re3 {(b3) [%eval -131,12] [%emt 0:00:23]} Rad8 {
(Rhd8) [%eval -158,11] [%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Rxd8 {[%eval -162,13] [%emt 0:00:18]
} Rxd8 {[%eval -148,10] [%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Ne4 {[%eval -184,13] [%emt 0:00:17]
} Rd1 {[%eval -158,11] [%emt 0:00:09]} 28. b3 {[%eval -194,13] [%emt 0:00:13]}
cxb3 {[%eval -160,11] [%emt 0:00:11]} 29. cxb3 {[%eval -212,13] [%emt 0:00:03]}
b4 {[%eval -166,11] [%emt 0:00:11]} 30. Bg3 {[%eval -240,14] [%emt 0:00:13]}
Nc5 {[%eval -268,11] [%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Nf6 {[%eval -234,13] [%emt 0:00:03]}
Rd3 {(Bxf6) [%eval -263,11] [%emt 0:00:07]} 32. Nh5+ {
[%eval -330,13] [%emt 0:00:12]} Kg6 {(Kf8) [%eval -347,12] [%emt 0:00:07]} 33.
e6 {[%eval -377,13] [%emt 0:00:14]} Rxb3 {[%eval -397,12] [%emt 0:00:08]} 34.
exf7 {[%eval -488,13] [%emt 0:00:09]} Kxf7 {
(Rxe3) [%eval -325,10] [%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Bxc7 {[%eval -619,15] [%emt 0:00:13]
} Rxe3 {[%eval -470,12] [%emt 0:00:10]} 36. fxe3 {
[%eval -677,15] [%emt 0:00:10]} Nd3 {(b3) [%eval -484,12] [%emt 0:00:09]} 37.
Ba5 {[%eval -737,14] [%emt 0:00:11]} Ne1+ {[%eval -525,12] [%emt 0:00:08]} 38.
Kf2 {[%eval -770,15] [%emt 0:00:10]} Nxf3 {[%eval -518,11] [%emt 0:00:03]} 0-1




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