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Subject: Re: White to play and Win !!!!!

Author: Richard Pijl

Date: 00:58:05 11/24/04

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On November 24, 2004 at 01:25:02, Nolan Denson wrote:

>Well it may not be a win for white but black being Tiger 2004 lost this game as
>black.
>
>[D]2R5/6k1/7p/5pp1/pq2p3/Q6P/5PPK/1r6 w - - 4 1
>
>What really is the best move !!!

The Baron 1.5.0 on a Xeon 2.8 has not problem finding out that Qg3 is best (9
seconds) and shows a positive score for it in less than a minute:
 ply       time        nodes   score  pv
  4(12)&   0:00.03     10421   -2.26  Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-f7 Qa3-e3
                                      a4-a3
  4(12).   0:00.05     12758   -2.26  Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-f7 Qa3-e3
                                      a4-a3
  5(14)&   0:00.09     26922   -2.32  Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-f7 Rc6-c7
                                      Kf7-g8 Rc7-c8 Kg8-h7 Rc8-c7 Kh7-h8
(Rc7-c8)
  5(14)&   0:00.13     37966   -2.01  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f8 Rc7-c8
                                      Kf8-e7 Qg3-g4 (a4-a3)
  5(14).   0:00.14     41446   -2.01  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f8 Rc7-c8
                                      Kf8-e7 Qg3-g4 (a4-a3)
  6(14)&   0:00.27     77779   -1.85  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-f7 Rc6-c7 Kf7-g8 Qg3-g4
  6(14).   0:00.31     97554   -1.85  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-f7 Rc6-c7 Kf7-g8 Qg3-g4
  7(16)&   0:00.55    170275   -1.85  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kg6-h7 Rc6-c7 Kh7-g8 Qg3-g4 a4-a3 (Qg4-c8)

  7(16)&   0:01.58    493040   -1.30  Qa3-e3 Qb4-d6 g2-g3 Kg7-g6 Qe3-a7
                                      f5-f4 Rc8-g8 Kg6-f6 Qa7-g7 Kf6-f5
  7(16).   0:01.59    498327   -1.30  Qa3-e3 Qb4-d6 g2-g3 Kg7-g6 Qe3-a7
                                      f5-f4 Rc8-g8 Kg6-f6 Qa7-g7 Kf6-f5
  8(17)&   0:02.42    747635   -1.22  Qa3-e3 Qb4-d6 g2-g3 Rb1-b6 Qe3-c3
                                      Qd6-f6 Qc3-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc8-g8 Kg6-h5 Qc7-h7
                                      Rb6-b2
  8(17).   0:04.05   1250613   -1.22  Qa3-e3 Qb4-d6 g2-g3 Rb1-b6 Qe3-c3
                                      Qd6-f6 Qc3-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc8-g8 Kg6-h5 Qc7-h7
                                      Rb6-b2
  9(17)&   0:06.11   1895136   -0.90  Qa3-e3 Qb4-d6 g2-g3 Kg7-g6 Qe3-c3
                                      Kg6-h5 Qc3-g7 Rb1-b6 Rc8-f8 Rb6-b5
  9(18)+   0:08.58   2693274   -0.61  Qa3-g3 (f5-f4) (Rc8-c7) (Kg7-g6) (Rc7-c6)
                                      (Kg6-h7) (Qg3-g4) (Rb1-b2) (Rc6-c7)
(Kh7-g8) (Qg4-e6)
  9(18)&   0:09.64   3007100   -0.39  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-e5 Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 Rb1-b2 Rh6-g6
                                      (Rb2xf2) (Rg6xg5) (Ke5-d4)
  9(18).   0:10.70   3351513   -0.39  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-e5 Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 Rb1-b2 Rh6-g6
                                      (Rb2xf2) (Rg6xg5) (Ke5-d4)
 10(19)&   0:13.14   4140968   -0.40  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-e5 Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 a4-a3 Rh6-g6
                                      a3-a2 Rg6xg5 (Ke5-d4)
 10(19).   0:15.20   4889516   -0.40  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-e5 Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 a4-a3 Rh6-g6
                                      a3-a2 Rg6xg5 (Ke5-d4)
 11(22)+   0:26.00   8179438   -0.10  Qa3-g3 (f5-f4) (Rc8-c7) (Kg7-f6) (Qg3-g4)
                                      (Qb4-d6) (Qg4-c8) (f4-f3) (g2-g3)
 11(22)&   0:26.45   8317908   -0.20  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4
                                      Qb4-d6 Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7
                                      Kf5-g6 Qh8-h7
 11(22).   0:38.67  12058930   -0.20  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4
                                      Qb4-d6 Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7
                                      Kf5-g6 Qh8-h7
 12(23)&   0:57.36  17908585   +0.09  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-e5 Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 Rb1-b2 f2-f3
                                      e4xf3 Qg4xf3 a4-a3 Qf3-d1
 12(25).   1:40.09  31010806   +0.09  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6
                                      Kf6-e5 Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 Rb1-b2 f2-f3
                                      e4xf3 Qg4xf3 a4-a3 Qf3-d1
 13(26)+   3:08.92  57981149   +0.39  Qa3-g3 (f5-f4) (Rc8-c7) (Kg7-f6) (Qg3-g4)
                                      (Qb4-d6) (Qg4-c8) (Rb1-b6) (Qc8-h8)
(Kf6-f5)
 13(26)&   4:02.25  72838494   +1.04  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4
                                      Qb4-d6 Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7
                                      Kf5-g6 Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4
 13(26).   4:56.38  89609608   +1.04  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4
                                      Qb4-d6 Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7
                                      Kf5-g6 Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4
 14(27)&   6:09.22 109720920   +0.88  Qa3-g3 f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4
                                      Qb4-d6 Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7
                                      Kf5-g6 Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4
                                      Kh4-h5
>
>So what we really need to know whats the best move for Black in the position
>below.
>
>[D]2R5/6k1/7p/5pp1/pq2p3/6QP/5PPK/1r6 b - - 5 1

The Baron never selects anything else than f4, and the score is decreasing with
each iteration:
 ply       time        nodes   score  pv
  4(12).   0:00.06     16069   +1.72  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-f7
                                      Qg3-g4
  5(13)&   0:00.09     22216   +2.00  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-f7
                                      Qg3-g4 Kf7-g7 (Rc6-c7)
  5(14).   0:00.16     42163   +2.00  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-f7
                                      Qg3-g4 Kf7-g7 (Rc6-c7)
  6(14)&   0:00.20     55078   +1.83  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-h7
                                      Rc6-c7 Kh7-g8 Rc7-c8 Kg8-f7 Rc8-c7 Kf7-f6
                                      (Rc7-c6)
  6(15).   0:00.39    112651   +1.83  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-h7
                                      Rc6-c7 Kh7-g8 Rc7-c8 Kg8-f7 Rc8-c7 Kf7-f6
                                      (Rc7-c6)
  7(15)&   0:00.52    149553   +1.45  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-h7
                                      Rc6-c7 Kh7-g8 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6 Rc7-d7
  7(16).   0:01.59    463544   +1.45  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-g6 Rc7-c6 Kg6-h7
                                      Rc6-c7 Kh7-g8 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6 Rc7-d7
  8(18)&   0:01.97    568995   +0.39  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6 Kf6-e5
                                      Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 Rb1-b2 Rh6-g6
(Rb2xf2)
                                      (Rg6xg5) (Ke5-d4)
  8(18).   0:04.01   1146182   +0.39  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6 Kf6-e5
                                      Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 Rb1-b2 Rh6-g6
(Rb2xf2)
                                      (Rg6xg5) (Ke5-d4)
  9(18)&   0:04.69   1345950   +0.40  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6 Kf6-e5
                                      Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 a4-a3 Rh6-g6 a3-a2
                                      Rg6xg5 Ke5-d4
  9(21).   0:06.97   2077163   +0.40  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Rc7-c6 Kf6-e5
                                      Qg3-g4 Qb4-e7 Rc6xh6 a4-a3 Rh6-g6 a3-a2
                                      Rg6xg5 Ke5-d4
 10(20)&   0:10.75   3169274   +0.20  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Qh8-h7 Kg6-h5 Qh7xe4 (a4-a3)
 10(23).   0:19.06   5692342   +0.20  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Qh8-h7 Kg6-h5 Qh7xe4 (a4-a3)
 11(21)&   0:24.55   7301609   +0.00  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Rf7-g7 Kg6-f5 Rg7-f7 <rep>
 11(23).   0:33.03  10189614   +0.00  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Rf7-g7 Kg6-f5 Rg7-f7 <rep>
 12(25)&   0:52.64  15664536   -1.04  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4
 12(27).   1:38.78  29046931   -1.04  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4
 13(27)&   2:20.56  40737259   -1.12  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4 a4-a3
                                      Qe4-e2
 13(28).   3:47.00  67506194   -1.12  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4 a4-a3
                                      Qe4-e2
 14(29)&   5:04.08  89580708   -1.28  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 f4-f3 g2-g3 Rb1-f1 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5
                                      Qh8-h7 Kf5-e5 Rc7-e7 Ke5-d5 Qh7xe4 Kd5-c5
                                      Qe4-e3 Kc5-c4 Re7-e4 Kc4-b5 Qe3xf3
 14(29).   7:57.09 142626537   -1.28  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 f4-f3 g2-g3 Rb1-f1 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5
                                      Qh8-h7 Kf5-e5 Rc7-e7 Ke5-d5 Qh7xe4 Kd5-c5
                                      Qe4-e3 Kc5-c4 Re7-e4 Kc4-b5 Qe3xf3
 15(30)&  11:22.13 202486512   -1.67  f5-f4 Rc8-c7 Kg7-f6 Qg3-g4 Qb4-d6
                                      Qg4-c8 Rb1-b6 Qc8-h8 Kf6-f5 Rc7-f7 Kf5-g6
                                      Rf7-g7 Kg6-h5 Qh8-e8 Kh5-h4 Qe8xe4 Qd6-c6
                                      Qe4-e2 f4-f3 Qe2-e5



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