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Subject: WAC's not much of a test any more for computers ...

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:32:18 02/16/05


Especially when Crafty 19.19 can score 300/300 at 5 seconds per position.

Here are the 48 problems that are not instantaneous:
1br2rk1/1pqb1ppp/p3pn2/8/1P6/P1N1PN1P/1B3PP1/1QRR2K1 w - - acd 11; acn 5290198;
acs 6; bm Ne4; ce 266; id "WAC.152"; pv Ne4 Bc6 Nxf6+ gxf6 Bxf6 Rfe8 Rd4 Be4
Rxc7 Bxb1 Rg4+ Bg6 Rxb7;
1k1r4/pp1r1pp1/4n1p1/2R5/2Pp1qP1/3P2QP/P4PB1/1R4K1 w - - acd 12; acn 3527817;
acs 5; bm Bxb7; ce 622; id "WAC.238"; pv Bxb7 Rxb7 Rxb7+ Ka8 Qxf4 Nxf4 Rxf7 g5
Ra5 Kb8 Raxa7 Nxh3+ Kf1 Rf8 Rab7+ Kc8;
1nbq1r1k/3rbp1p/p1p1pp1Q/1p6/P1pPN3/5NP1/1P2PPBP/R4RK1 w - - acd 8; acn 4039050;
acs 3; bm Nfg5; ce 32760; id "WAC.293"; pv Nfg5 fxg5 Nf6 Bxf6 Be4 Bxd4 Qxh7#;
1r3r1k/3p4/1p1Nn1R1/4Pp1q/pP3P1p/P7/5Q1P/6RK w - - acd 11; acn 8685090; acs 5;
bm Qe2; ce 198; id "WAC.243"; pv Qe2 Qh7 Qf3 Rbd8 b5 Rb8 Qf2 Rbd8 Rf6 Rb8 Rfg6;
1rb1r1k1/p1p2ppp/5n2/2pP4/5P2/2QB4/qNP3PP/2KRB2R b - - acd 7; acn 6432040; acs
5; bm Bg4 Re2; c0 "Bg4 wins, but Re2 is far better."; ce 788; id "WAC.252"; pv
Re2 Bxe2 Ne4 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Bc3+ Nxc3 Kd2 Qxb2 Ra1 Nxe2 Kxe2 Qxc2+;
2b5/1r6/2kBp1p1/p2pP1P1/2pP4/1pP3K1/1R3P2/8 b - - acd 13; acn 6097479; acs 5; bm
Rb4; ce 117; id "WAC.230"; pv Rb4 cxb4 a4 b5+ Kxb5 Rb1 c3 Ra1 b2 Rb1 Kc4 Ba3 Kb3
Bxb2 c2 Rc1;
2k1r3/1p2Bq2/p2Qp3/Pb1p1p1P/2pP1P2/2P5/2P2KP1/1R6 w - - acd 13; acn 5512931; acs
5; bm Rxb5; ce 682; id "WAC.247"; pv Rxb5 axb5 a6 Qxe7 Qxe7 Rxe7 a7 Kc7 a8=Q Rh7
Qg8 Re7 Qf8;
2kr2nr/pp1n1ppp/2p1p3/q7/1b1P1B2/P1N2Q1P/1PP1BPP1/R3K2R w KQ - acd 13; acn
8225761; acs 5; bm axb4; ce 230; id "WAC.269"; pv axb4 Qxa1+ Kd2 Ne5 Bxe5 Qxh1
Qxf7 Ne7 Qxe6+ Rd7 Bg4 Rd8 Qxe7 Qxg2 Bxd7+ Rxd7 Qf8+ Rd8 Qf5+ Rd7 Kc1;
2kr3r/pp1q1ppp/5n2/1Nb5/2Pp1B2/7Q/P4PPP/1R3RK1 w - - acd 11; acn 7098696; acs 5;
bm Nxa7+; ce 310; id "WAC.071"; pv Nxa7+ Bxa7 Qa3 Nh5 Qxa7 Nxf4 Qa8+ Kc7 Rxb7+
Kd6 Rxd7+ Kxd7 Qb7+ Ke8 Re1+ Ne6 Qc6+ Ke7 a4;
2qr2k1/4b1p1/2p2p1p/1pP1p3/p2nP3/PbQNB1PP/1P3PK1/4RB2 b - - acd 12; acn 6425138;
acs 6; bm Be6; ce 180; id "WAC.091"; pv Be6 f3 Bxh3+ Kf2 Bxf1 Rxf1 Qh3 Rg1 Qh2+
Rg2 Qh1 Bxd4 exd4 Qe1 Qh3;
2r1k2r/2pn1pp1/1p3n1p/p3PP2/4q2B/P1P5/2Q1N1PP/R4RK1 w k - acd 12; acn 7740630;
acs 5; bm exf6; ce 240; id "WAC.265"; pv exf6 Qxc2 fxg7 Rg8 Nd4 Qe4 Rae1 Nc5
Rxe4+ Nxe4 Re1 Kd7 Rxe4 Rxg7;
2r1r1k1/pp1q1ppp/3p1b2/3P4/3Q4/5N2/PP2RPPP/4R1K1 w - - acd 13; acn 7715021; acs
5; bm Qg4; ce 145; id "WAC.270"; pv Qg4 Qb5 Qc4 Qd7 Qc7 Qb5 Rxe8+ Rxe8 Rxe8+
Qxe8 Qxb7 Bd4 Qb4 Bf6 Qd2 Qe4;
2rq1bk1/p4p1p/1p4p1/3b4/3B1Q2/8/P4PpP/3RR1K1 w - - acd 11; acn 6010559; acs 5;
bm Re8; ce 426; id "WAC.131"; pv Re8 g5 Rxd8 gxf4 Rxd5 h6 Kxg2 Rc2 Be5 Bc5;
2rq1rk1/pp3ppp/2n2b2/4NR2/3P4/PB5Q/1P4PP/3R2K1 w - - acd 11; acn 4343422; acs 4;
bm Qxh7+; ce 32756; id "WAC.241"; pv Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh5+ Kg8 Ng6 Bxd4+ Kh1 Qh4 Rxh4
Bxb2 Rh8#;
2rqrn1k/pb4pp/1p2pp2/n2P4/2P3N1/P2B2Q1/1B3PPP/2R1R1K1 w - - acd 11; acn 6742556;
acs 5; bm Bxf6; ce 290; id "WAC.200"; pv Bxf6 Qc7 d6 Qf7 Be5 Red8 Nh6 Qd7 Qf4
Nb3;
3q1rk1/4bp1p/1n2P2Q/3p1p2/6r1/Pp2R2N/1B4PP/7K w - - acd 7; acn 1966372; acs 2;
bm Ng5; ce 32760; id "WAC.283"; pv Ng5 Rxg5 Rh3 Re8 Qxh7+ Kf8 Qxf7#;
3r1rk1/1pb1qp1p/2p3p1/p7/P2Np2R/1P5P/1BP2PP1/3Q1BK1 w - - acd 10; acn 6253370;
acs 5; bm Nf5; ce 368; id "WAC.256"; pv Nf5 Qg5 Qc1 Bf4 Rxf4 gxf5 Rg4 Qxg4 hxg4
fxg4;
4r1k1/p1qr1p2/2pb1Bp1/1p5p/3P1n1R/1B3P2/PP3PK1/2Q4R w - - acd 9; acn 5742310;
acs 5; bm Qxf4; ce -167; id "WAC.141"; pv Qxf4;
5bk1/1rQ4p/5pp1/2pP4/3n1PP1/7P/1q3BB1/4R1K1 w - - acd 12; acn 7188858; acs 5; bm
d6; ce 326; id "WAC.155"; pv d6 Rxc7 dxc7 Ne2+ Rxe2 Qxe2 c8=Q Qd1+ Kh2 Qd6 Kg3
Kg7 Be4 Be7;
5r1k/1p4pp/3q4/3Pp1R1/8/8/PP4PP/4Q1K1 b - - acd 12; acn 5942139; acs 6; bm Qc5+;
ce 17; id "WAC.248"; pv Qc5+ Kh1 Qc4 Kg1 Qd4+ Kh1 Qe4 Qc1 Qd3 Kg1 Qd4+ Kh1 Qxb2
Qe1 Qb5;
5r1k/3b2p1/p6p/1pRpR3/1P1P2q1/P4pP1/5QnP/1B4K1 w - - acd 12; acn 7355635; acs 5;
bm h3; ce 510; id "WAC.291"; pv h3 Qxh3 Qxf3 Nf4 Qxf4 Kg8 Bh7+ Kxh7 Qxf8 Qxg3+
Kf1 Bh3+ Ke2 Bg4+ Kd2 Qg2+ Kc1 Qg1+ Kc2 Qxd4 Rcxd5;
5r2/1p1RRrk1/4Qq1p/1PP3p1/8/4B3/1b3P1P/6K1 w - - acd 12; acn 6080929; acs 5; bm
Qxf7+ Rxf7+; ce 533; id "WAC.235"; pv Rxf7+ Rxf7 Qxf7+ Qxf7 c6 bxc6 bxc6 Be5 Bd4
Bxd4 Rxf7+ Kxf7 c7 Kg6 c8=Q Kh5;
5rk1/2p4p/2p4r/3P4/4p1b1/1Q2NqPp/PP3P1K/R4R2 b - - acd 12; acn 5357761; acs 5;
bm Qg2+; ce 32746; id "WAC.163"; pv Qg2+ Nxg2 hxg2+ Kxg2 Bf3+ Qxf3 exf3+ Kg1 Rf5
Rfe1 Rfh5 Re8+ Kf7 Re7+ Kxe7 Re1+ Kd8 Re8+ Kxe8 dxc6 Rh1#;
6k1/p5p1/5p2/2P2Q2/3pN2p/3PbK1P/7P/6q1 b - - acd 12; acn 7246805; acs 5; bm
Qf1+; ce 1155; id "WAC.111"; pv Qf1+ Kg4 Qe2+ Kxh4 g5+ Kg3 Bf4+ Qxf4 gxf4+ Kh4
f5 Nd6 f3 Nxf5 f2 Nxd4 f1=Q Nxe2 Qxe2;
6r1/3Pn1qk/p1p1P1rp/2Q2p2/2P5/1P4P1/P3R2P/5RK1 b - - acd 11; acn 6711396; acs 5;
bm Rxg3+; ce -168; id "WAC.062"; pv Rxg3+ Kh1 Rg4 Qf2 Qd4 Qe1 Qg7 c5 Re4 Qf2 Qd4
Rg1 Qxf2 Rxf2;
8/3b2kp/4p1p1/pr1n4/N1N4P/1P4P1/1K3P2/3R4 w - - acd 13; acn 7900627; acs 6; bm
Nc3; ce 150; id "WAC.151"; pv Nc3 Rc5 Ne4 Rb5 Ra1 Nf6 Ned6 Rd5 Rxa5 Rxa5 Nxa5
Ng4 f3 Ne3;
8/6k1/5pp1/Q6p/5P2/6PK/P4q1P/8 b - - acd 10; acn 7759281; acs 5; bm Qf1+; ce
1049; id "WAC.239"; pv Qf1+ Kh4 Qg2 h3 Qe4 g4 Qe3 Qa7+ Qxa7 Kg3 Qe3+ Kg2 Qxf4
gxh5 Qg5+ Kf3 Qxh5+;
8/7p/5k2/5p2/p1p2P2/Pr1pPK2/1P1R3P/8 b - - acd 12; acn 6582746; acs 5; bm Rxb2;
ce 221; id "WAC.002"; pv Rxb2 Rxb2 c3 Rb6+ Kf7 Rb7+ Kg6 Rb6+ Kh5 Rf6 c2 Rxf5+
Kh4 Rf7 h5 Rd7 c1=Q Rxd3;
8/8/8/1p5r/p1p1k1pN/P2pBpP1/1P1K1P2/8 b - - acd 12; acn 7335608; acs 5; bm Rxh4
b4; ce 413; id "WAC.229"; pv b4 axb4 Rxh4 Kc3 Rh3 b5 Rxg3 b6 Rh3 b7 Rh8 Ba7 g3
b8=Q Rxb8 Bxb8 gxf2;
8/k1b5/P4p2/1Pp2p1p/K1P2P1P/8/3B4/8 w - - acd 17; acn 6765088; acs 5; bm Be3
b6+; ce 394; id "WAC.100"; pv b6+ Bxb6 Kb5 Bc7 Be3 Bb8 Bxc5+ Ka8 Be3 Bc7 Kc6 Ba5
Kd7 Kb8 Ke6 Be1 Kxf6 Bxh4+ Kxf5 Be7 Ke6;
8/p3k1p1/4r3/2ppNpp1/PP1P4/2P3KP/5P2/8 b - - acd 13; acn 6392757; acs 6; bm
Rxe5; ce 504; id "WAC.087"; pv Rxe5 dxe5 d4 Kf3 dxc3 Ke3 cxb4 Kd3 Ke6 Kc2 Kxe5
a5;
8/p7/1ppk1n2/5ppp/P1PP4/2P1K1P1/5N1P/8 b - - acd 12; acn 6991321; acs 5; bm
Ng4+; ce 98; id "WAC.086"; pv Ng4+ Nxg4 hxg4 Kd3 f4 gxf4 gxf4 Ke4 g3 hxg3 fxg3
Kf3 Kd7 Kxg3 Ke6;
nrq4r/2k1p3/1p1pPnp1/pRpP1p2/P1P2P2/2P1BB2/1R2Q1P1/6K1 w - - acd 11; acn
6659317; acs 5; bm Bxc5; ce 184; id "WAC.272"; pv Bxc5 Rh7 Bd4 Qh8 c5 Rh1+ Kf2
Qh4+ g3 Ng4+ Bxg4 Rh2+ Kf1 Rxe2 gxh4 Rxb2 Rxb2 fxg4 cxd6+ Kxd6;
r1b1k2r/1pp1q2p/p1n3p1/3QPp2/8/1BP3B1/P5PP/3R1RK1 w kq - acd 12; acn 7673999;
acs 5; bm Bh4; ce 577; id "WAC.133"; pv Bh4 Be6 Qxe6 Qxe6 Bxe6 Nd8 Bc4 Nf7 Bf6
O-O Be7 Rfe8 Rd7;
r1b1qrk1/1p3ppp/p1p5/3Nb3/5N2/P7/1P4PQ/K1R1R3 w - - acd 12; acn 7876316; acs 5;
bm Rxe5; ce -27; id "WAC.204"; pv Rxe5 Qxe5 Ng6 hxg6 Qxe5 cxd5 Qxd5 Rb8 Rc7 Be6
Qf3 b6;
r1b2rk1/ppbn1ppp/4p3/1QP4q/3P4/N4N2/5PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - acd 13; acn 7332631; acs
5; bm c6; ce 114; id "WAC.019"; pv c6 Qxb5 Nxb5 Bb6 cxd7 Bxd7 Rb1 Bc6 Ba3 Rfb8
Bd6 Rc8 Rfe1 Bd5;
r1bq3r/ppp2pk1/3p1pp1/8/2BbPQ2/2NP2P1/PPP4P/R4R1K b - - acd 12; acn 6711015; acs
5; bm Rxh2+; ce 261; id "WAC.176"; pv Rxh2+ Kxh2 g5 Qf5 Bxf5 Rxf5 Qd7 Ne2 Be3
Rh1 Re8 Rf3 Bd2;
r1bqk2r/pp3ppp/5n2/8/1b1npB2/2N5/PP1Q2PP/1K2RBNR w kq - acd 10; acn 7228416; acs
6; bm Nxe4; ce 39; id "WAC.223"; pv Nxe4 Bf5 Qxb4 Qd5 Nf3 Nc6 Ka1 Nxe4 Qxb7;
r1k5/1p3q2/1Qpb4/3N1p2/5Pp1/3P2Pp/PPPK3P/4R3 w - - acd 13; acn 6699737; acs 5;
bm Re7 c4; ce 386; id "WAC.052"; pv Re7 Qxe7 Nxe7+ Bxe7 a3 Bd8 Qd4 Ra5 c4 Be7
Qc3 b6 Qd4;
r2q3r/ppp2k2/4nbp1/5Q1p/2P1NB2/8/PP3P1P/3RR1K1 w - - acd 10; acn 6909033; acs 5;
bm Ng5+; ce 464; id "WAC.078"; pv Ng5+ Nxg5 Rd7+ Qxd7 Qxd7+ Kf8 Bxg5 Bxg5 Qxc7
Bf6 Re6 Bg5 Qxb7;
r2r2k1/1p2qpp1/1np1p1p1/p3N3/2PPN3/bP5R/4QPPP/4R1K1 w - - acd 11; acn 6694337;
acs 5; bm Ng5; ce 495; id "WAC.214"; pv Ng5 Qxg5 Rh8+ Kxh8 Nxf7+ Kg8 Nxg5 Re8
Qf3 Rf8 Qh3 Rf6 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxg7+;
r2r2k1/1R2qp2/p5pp/2P5/b1PN1b2/P7/1Q3PPP/1B1R2K1 b - - acd 10; acn 6510449; acs
5; bm Rab8; ce 304; id "WAC.264"; pv Rab8 Rxe7 Rxb2 Rf1 Rxd4 Re4 Bxh2+ Kxh2 Rxb1
Rxd4 Rxf1;
r2r2k1/2p2ppp/p7/1p2P1n1/P6q/5P2/1PB1QP1P/R5RK b - - acd 11; acn 7331020; acs 5;
bm Rd2; ce 272; id "WAC.116"; pv Rd2 Qe3 Rxf2 Rg2 Rxg2 Kxg2 Qh3+ Kg1 Nxf3+ Kf2
Rd8 Bxh7+ Kxh7 Qe4+ g6 Qxf3 Qxh2+;
r4rk1/1bq1bp1p/4p1p1/p2p4/3BnP2/1N1B3R/PPP3PP/R2Q2K1 w - - acd 11; acn 6785168;
acs 5; bm Bxe4; ce 364; id "WAC.228"; pv Bxe4 Qxf4 Bd3 a4 Qd2 Qxd2 Nxd2 a3 bxa3
Rxa3 Be5 Re8;
r4rk1/1p2ppbp/p2pbnp1/q7/3BPPP1/2N2B2/PPP4P/R2Q1RK1 b - - acd 10; acn 5823650;
acs 5; bm Bxg4; ce 22; id "WAC.092"; pv Bxg4 e5 Bxf3 Qxf3 Nh5 Qxb7 dxe5 b4 Qd8
Bxe5;
r6k/pp3p1p/2p1bp1q/b3p3/4Pnr1/2PP2NP/PP1Q1PPN/R2B2RK b - - acd 13; acn 8325307;
acs 6; bm Nxh3; ce 322; id "WAC.254"; pv Nxh3 Bxg4 Qxd2 gxh3 Qxb2 Rab1 Qxf2 Rg2
Qe3 Rxb7 Bxc3 Bxe6 fxe6 Ng4;
rn3k1r/pp2bBpp/2p2n2/q5N1/3P4/1P6/P1P3PP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - acd 10; acn 8825434; acs
5; bm Qh5; ce 548; id "WAC.287"; pv Qh5 Bc5 Bg8 Bxd4+ Kh1 Ke7 Qf7+ Kd8 Ne6+ Kc8
Qf8+ Kd7 Bd2 Qb6 Qxg7+ Kc8 Qxh8 Bxa1 Rxa1;
rr4k1/p1pq2pp/Q1n1pn2/2bpp3/4P3/2PP1NN1/PP3PPP/R1B1K2R b KQ - acd 12; acn
7835494; acs 5; bm Nb4; ce 83; id "WAC.196"; pv Nb4 cxb4 Bxb4+ Kf1 Rb6 Nxe5 Qe8
Qxb6 cxb6 Bf4 dxe4 Nxe4 Rc8;



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