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Subject: Re: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes

Author: John Merlino

Date: 20:57:52 03/29/05

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On March 29, 2005 at 23:32:01, Mike Byrne wrote:

>Is one our best posters and, with his many posts in the archives, you can find
>many classic positions just by searching for posts made by him.
>
>
>Back in the year 2000, he posted this little gem:
>
>http://chessprogramming.org/cccsearch/ccc.php?art_id=119836
>
>[d]2R4Q/3qkp2/3r2p1/3p3p/3P3P/5P2/5KP1/8 w
>
>Crafty 20.0
>
>White(1): g
>              clearing hash tables
>crafty is behind  2.0 on time, reducing by 1/6.
>              time surplus   0.00  time limit 10:00 (10:00)
>              depth   time  score   variation (1)
>                1     0.00   0.48   1. Qe5+ Qe6
>                1     0.00   0.56   1. Qg8
>                1->   0.01   0.56   1. Qg8+
>                2     0.01     -1   1. Qg8
>                2     0.01   0.10   1. Qg8 Rc6
>                2     0.01   0.60   1. Qf8+ Ke6 2. g4
>                2->   0.03   0.60   1. Qf8+ Ke6 2. g4
>                3     0.03     -1   1. Qf8+
>                3     0.03   0.16   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Qe8 Qe6
>                3     0.03   0.20   1. g4 Re6 2. Qg8
>                3     0.03   0.26   1. Kg3 Re6 2. Qg8
>                3->   0.03   0.26   1. Kg3 Re6 2. Qg8
>                4     0.03   0.36   1. Kg3 Rc6 2. Qf8+ Ke6 3. Re8+ Kf5
>                4     0.03   0.38   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Kg3 Re6 3. Qd8+ Re7
>                                    4. Qg8 <HT>
>                4->   0.05   0.38   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Kg3 Re6 3. Qd8+ Re7
>                                    4. Qg8 <HT>
>                5     0.05   0.28   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. g4 Re6 3. Qh8+ Ke7 4.
>                                    Rc5 hxg4 5. fxg4
>                5     0.05   0.36   1. Kg3 Rc6 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. Qh8+ Ke7
>                                    <HT>
>                5     0.05   0.37   1. Qg8 Re6 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. Qd8+ Re7
>                                    4. Qxd7 Rxd7 5. Re8
>                5     0.05   0.42   1. g4 Rb6 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. g5+ Kf5 4.
>                                    Re8
>                5->   0.06   0.42   1. g4 Rb6 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. g5+ Kf5 4.
>                                    Re8
>                6     0.08   0.43   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Re6
>                                    4. Kg3
>                6->   0.09   0.43   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Re6
>                                    4. Kg3 (s=2)
>                7     0.11   0.40   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Re6 3. Qf8+ Kf6
>                                    4. Kf3 Re4 5. Qh8+ Ke7 6. Qf8+ Kf6
>                7->   0.15   0.40   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Re6 3. Qf8+ Kf6
>                                    4. Kf3 Re4 5. Qh8+ Ke7 6. Qf8+ Kf6
>                                    (s=2)
>                8     0.20   0.48   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Re6
>                                    4. Qd8+ Qxd8 5. Rxd8 Re4 6. Rxd5 Rxg4
>                                    <HT>
>                8     0.23   0.71   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Re8 Re6 3. Qh8+ Kf5
>                                    4. Qh6 f6 5. g4+ hxg4 6. fxg4+ Kxg4
>                                    7. Qxg6+ Kf4 8. Rf8
>                8->   0.23   0.71   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Re8 Re6 3. Qh8+ Kf5
>                                    4. Qh6 f6 5. g4+ hxg4 6. fxg4+ Kxg4
>                                    7. Qxg6+ Kf4 8. Rf8 (s=3)
>                9     0.30   1.07   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Re8 Re6 3. Qh8+ Kf5
>                                    4. Qh6 Kf6 5. Qg5+ Kg7 6. Rd8 Qa4 7.
>                                    Rxd5 Qe8 (s=2)
>                9->   0.31   1.07   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Re8 Re6 3. Qh8+ Kf5
>                                    4. Qh6 Kf6 5. Qg5+ Kg7 6. Rd8 Qa4 7.
>                                    Rxd5 Qe8 (s=2)
>               10     0.36   0.77   1. Qf8+ Kf6 2. Re8 Re6 3. Qh8+ Kf5
>                                    4. Qh6 Kf6 5. Qg5+ Kg7 6. Rd8 Qc6 7.
>                                    Qxd5 Qc2+ 8. Kg3 Re2
>               10     0.81   0.78   1. Ra8 Re6 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. Qd8+ Re7
>                                    4. Ra6+ Kf5 5. Qb8 Re6 6. Ra7 Qe8 7.
>                                    Qxe8 Rxe8 8. Rxf7+ Ke6
>               10     1.23   1.00   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Rf6+ 3. Kg3 Rc6
>                                    4. Qf8+ Kf6 5. g5+ Kf5 6. Rxc6 Qxc6
>                                    7. Qxf7+ Ke4 8. Qf4+ Kd3 9. Qe5
>               10->   1.23   1.00   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Rf6+ 3. Kg3 Rc6
>                                    4. Qf8+ Kf6 5. g5+ Kf5 6. Rxc6 Qxc6
>                                    7. Qxf7+ Ke4 8. Qf4+ Kd3 9. Qe5 (s=2)
>               11     1.53   0.94   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Rf6+ 3. Kg3 Rc6
>                                    4. Qf8+ Kf6 5. g5+ Kf5 6. Rxc6 Qxc6
>                                    7. Qxf7+ Ke4 8. Qf4+ Kd3 9. Qe5 Qc4
>               11->   1.80   0.94   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Rf6+ 3. Kg3 Rc6
>                                    4. Qf8+ Kf6 5. g5+ Kf5 6. Rxc6 Qxc6
>                                    7. Qxf7+ Ke4 8. Qf4+ Kd3 9. Qe5 Qc4
>                                    (s=2)
>               12     3.70     +1   1. g4!!
>               12     5.25   1.42   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Ra6
>                                    4. Re8 Ra2+ 5. Kg3 Ra3+ 6. Qxa3 Qxe8
>                                    7. Qf3+ Kg7 8. Qxd5 Qe3+ 9. Kg2
>               12->   5.73   1.42   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Ra6
>                                    4. Re8 Ra2+ 5. Kg3 Ra3+ 6. Qxa3 Qxe8
>                                    7. Qf3+ Kg7 8. Qxd5 Qe3+ 9. Kg2
>               13     7.26   1.37   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Ra6
>                                    4. Re8 Ra2+ 5. Kg3 Ra3+ 6. Qxa3 Qxe8
>                                    7. Qf3+ Kg7 8. Qxd5 Qe3+ 9. Kg2 Qf4
>               13->   9.19   1.37   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Ra6
>                                    4. Re8 Ra2+ 5. Kg3 Ra3+ 6. Qxa3 Qxe8
>                                    7. Qf3+ Kg7 8. Qxd5 Qe3+ 9. Kg2 Qf4
>                                    (s=2)
>               14    23.72   1.63   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Ra6
>                                    4. Rc3 Ra2+ 5. Kf3 Ra6 6. g5+ Kf5 7.
>                                    Qb8 Qd6 8. Qb1+ Ke6 9. Re3+ Kd7 10.
>                                    Qb7+ Kd8 11. Qxf7
>               14->  27.00   1.63   1. g4 hxg4 2. Qf8+ Kf6 3. fxg4 Ra6
>                                    4. Rc3 Ra2+ 5. Kf3 Ra6 6. g5+ Kf5 7.
>                                    Qb8 Qd6 8. Qb1+ Ke6 9. Re3+ Kd7 10.
>                                    Qb7+ Kd8 11. Qxf7
>               15     1:05     +1   1. g4!!
>               15     1:28   2.10   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Re6 3. Qf8+ Kf6
>                                    4. Rc3 Re4 5. Rf3+ Ke6 6. h5 Qe7 7.
>                                    Qc8+ Kd6 8. Qc5+ Kd7 9. Qxd5+ Ke8 10.
>                                    Qa8+ Kd7 11. Qb7+ Kd6 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7
>                                    13. Re3 Rxe3 14. Kxe3
>               15->   1:34   2.10   1. g4 hxg4 2. fxg4 Re6 3. Qf8+ Kf6
>                                    4. Rc3 Re4 5. Rf3+ Ke6 6. h5 Qe7 7.
>                                    Qc8+ Kd6 8. Qc5+ Kd7 9. Qxd5+ Ke8 10.
>                                    Qa8+ Kd7 11. Qb7+ Kd6 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7
>                                    13. Re3 Rxe3 14. Kxe3
>?              16     1:34   1/32*  1. g4
>White(1): ?
>              time=1:39  cpu=198%  mat=0  n=364369908  fh=91%  nps=3.68M
>              ext-> chk=37477309 cap=1200185 pp=535415 1rep=2496968 mate=116404
>              predicted=0  nodes=364369908  evals=220466502  50move=0
>              endgame tablebase-> probes=1301  hits=3
>              SMP->  split=2774  stop=455  data=10/64  cpu=3:16  elap=1:39
>
>White(1): g4
>              time used:   1:39

1.Qf8+ also works via a transposition -- 1...Kf6 2.g4 hxg4 3.fxg4 Re6. This is
the line that CMX Yoda v25 chooses after three seconds on a P4-2.4.

jm



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