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Subject: Re: Test Position!!

Author: John Merlino

Date: 22:37:24 11/22/04

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On November 22, 2004 at 23:12:46, Anthony Cozzie wrote:

>[D]r1b2rk1/1pq2pp1/p2bpn1p/8/3N4/1BP2Q1P/PP3PP1/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 15
>
>Here Zappa played b6, expecting to get the Q versus two rooks after Qxa8 Bb7
>Qxf8.
>
>[D]Q4rk1/1bq2pp1/pp1bpn1p/8/3N4/1BP4P/PP3PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 17
>
>But CSMath now suprised Zappa (as much as a computer can be surprised) with
>Nxe6, getting RBPP for the queen.  Which does your engine prefer?
>
>[D]r1b2rk1/1pq2pp1/p2b1n1p/4p3/3N4/1BP2Q1P/PP3PP1/R1B1R1K1 w - - 0 16
>
>Instead of b6, Zappa was considering e5, but discarded it at the last minute.
>What does your engine play after e5, and does it favor Black or White?

CMX_SKR chooses Nxe6 in less than one second on a P4-2.4:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/5	-0.16	12376		17.Qa7 Ra8 18.Qxa8+ Bxa8 19.Bd2 b5
0:00	1/5	-0.05	16896		17.Qxf8+ Bxf8 18.Be3 Bd6 19.Nf3
					Bxf3 20.gxf3
0:00	1/5	0.44	22344		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Qxb7 19.Rxe6
					Bh2+ 20.Kxh2 Kh8
0:00	1/6	0.51	35943		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Bxe6+ Kh8 21.Kxh2
0:00	1/7	0.43	88536		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Bxe6+ Kh7 21.Kxh2 g6
0:00	1/8	0.93	186278		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Bxe6+ Kh7 21.Kxh2 g6 22.Kh1
0:02	1/9	0.98	452862		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Bxe6+ Kh7 21.Kxh2 Ne4 22.f3
					Nc5
0:04	2/10	0.72	1090778		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Bxe6+ Kh8 21.Kxh2 Qc6 22.c4
					Re8 23.Bd5 Nxd5 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.cxd5
0:10	2/11	0.72	2589795		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Kxh2 Ne4 21.Bxe6+ Kh8 22.f4
					Qc6 23.Bg4 Nf6
0:27	2/12	0.92	6572025		17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Bxe6+ Kh8 21.Kxh2 Qc6 22.Bb3
					Ne4 23.f4 g5 24.g3
1:09	3/13	0.67	16724462	17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Bxe6+ Kh8 21.Kxh2 Ne4 22.f4
					Nc5 23.Bg4 Nd3 24.Bf3 Qd7
3:08	3/14	0.78	46636663	17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxb7 Bh2+ 19.Kh1
					Qxb7 20.Rxe6 Kh7 21.Bc2+ g6 22.Kxh2
					Qd7 23.Bb3 Nd5 24.Re2 Qd6+ 25.g3 b5

The King chooses e5 in the initial position, with a score that slightly favors
Black, up until 0:34, when it switches to Bh2+:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/4	-0.26	4368		15...Be5 16.Ne2 Bh2+ 17.Kf1 Qd8
0:00	1/4	-0.36	5503		15...Bh2+ 16.Kf1 Be5 17.Qe2 Bd6
0:00	1/5	-0.27	12782		15...Bh2+ 16.Kf1 Be5 17.Qe2 Bd6
					18.Bd2
0:00	1/5	-0.50	23080		15...e5 16.Nf5 e4 17.Nxh6+ Kh8
					18.Qe3
0:00	1/6	-0.63	37160		15...e5 16.Nf5 e4 17.Nxh6+ Kh8
					18.Qe3 b5
0:00	1/7	-0.50	68914		15...e5 16.Nf5 e4 17.Nxh6+ Kh8
					18.Qe3 Bh2+ 19.Kh1 Be5
0:01	1/8	-0.32	168229		15...e5 16.Nf5 e4 17.Nxh6+ Kh8
					18.Qe3 Be6 19.Qg5 Rae8
0:04	1/9	-0.17	670260		15...e5 16.Nf5 e4 17.Nxh6+ Kh8
					18.Qe3 Be6 19.Bxe6 fxe6 20.Ng4
					Nxg4 21.hxg4
0:23	2/10	-0.17	3930130		15...e5 16.Nf5 e4 17.Nxh6+ Kh8
					18.Qe3 Be6 19.Ng4 Bxb3 20.axb3
					Nxg4 21.hxg4 Rfe8 22.Qh3+ Kg8
0:34	2/10	-0.38	5612609		15...Bh2+ 16.Kh1 Be5 17.Bd2 Rd8
					18.Kg1 Bd7 19.Rxe5 Qxe5 20.Re1
					Qc5 21.Bxh6
1:11	2/11	-0.33	12023556	15...Bh2+ 16.Kf1 Be5 17.Bd2 Bd7
					18.Qe3 Bh2 19.c4 Bd6 20.Nf3 Bc6
					21.Bc3
3:09	2/12	-0.21	32256800	15...Bh2+ 16.Kf1 Be5 17.Qe3 Bd6
					18.Qf3 e5 19.Nf5 e4 20.Nxh6+ Kh8
					21.Qe3 Be6 22.Qg5

jm



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