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Subject: Re: White's Best Move...? Follow the depth of search

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 12:16:59 04/12/05

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On April 12, 2005 at 11:54:35, John Merlino wrote:

>On April 12, 2005 at 05:15:43, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On April 12, 2005 at 00:23:30, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On April 11, 2005 at 23:36:27, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>
>>>>On April 11, 2005 at 13:00:10, Rob Basham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On April 11, 2005 at 12:24:18, John Merlino wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>New game,
>>>>>>>[D]2r1r2k/4R1pp/pb6/1p6/2nqN1QB/P5PP/1PB4K/5R2 w - - 0 1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Analysis by Shredder 8:
>
><Some Analysis Snipped>
>
>>>>>>>1.Bf6 Qxf6 2.Nxf6 Bg1+ 3.Kxg1 Rg8 4.Nxg8 Nxb2 5.Qxg7#
>>>>>>>  +-  (#152)   Depth: 12/42   00:00:22  7641kN
>>>>>>>1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rd8 3.Qh4 Ree8 4.Nc3 Re2+ 5.Nxe2 h6 6.Kh1 Rxd4 7.Rf8#
>>>>>>>  +-  (#152)   Depth: 13/18   00:00:23  7840kN
>>>>>>>1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rd8 3.Qh4 Bxd4 4.Qxe7 Rg8 5.Rf8 Bg1+ 6.Kxg1 Nd6 7.Qxd6 b4
>>>>>>>8.Rxg8+ Kxg8 9.Qd8+ Kf7
>>>>>>>  +-  (#150)   Depth: 14/40   00:00:43  15586kN
>>>>>>>1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rd8 3.Qh4 Bxd4 4.Qxe7 Rg8 5.Rf8 Bc5 6.Nxc5 Nd6 7.Qxd6 b4
>>>>>>>8.Rxg8+ Kxg8 9.Qe6+ Kf8 10.Nd7#
>>>>>>>  +-  (#150)   Depth: 15/36   00:00:43  15751kN
>>>>>>>1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rd8 3.Qh4 h5 4.Qxe7 Ne5 5.Qxe5 Bxd4 6.Qxh5+ Kg8 7.Bb3+ Rd5
>>>>>>>8.Bxd5#
>>>>>>>  +-  (#150)   Depth: 16/38   00:00:47  17089kN
>>>>>>>1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rce8 3.Qf5 Kg8 4.Ng5 g6 5.Qd5+ Re6 6.Rf8+ Kxf8 7.Qf3+ Ke7
>>>>>>>8.Qb7+ Bc7 9.Qxc7+ Kf8 10.Qg7#
>>>>>>>  +-  (#150)   Depth: 17/36   00:00:49  17858kN
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>(,  11.04.2005)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Shredder's output is incredibly bizarre here. The position is a Mate in 9, but
>>>>>>not a single PV shows mate in 9 moves (although there are mates shown in 10, 7
>>>>>>and even 5 moves!??).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Conclusion: Shredder found the best move, but did NOT conclusively find the mate
>>>>>>in 9.
>>>>
>>>>THe Mate in 9 is not forced; Shredder gave all the variations leading to
>>>>Mate after the Key Move.
>>>>
>>>>With "Best PLay" by Black it's Mate in 9.
>>>>
>>>>If Black errs.. he gets Mated sooner.
>>>
>>>I understand that, but Shredder's output still makes no sense at all. What do
>>>you mean by "Shredder gave all the variations leading to Mate after the Key
>>>Move"?
>>          A Program evaluates every possible move at each ply depth;
>>that is one complete iteration.
>>Shredder found a Mate at ply 12, another at ply 13, another at ply 14,
>>another at ply 15, another at play 16 etc.
>>
>>What don't you understand?
>
>Simple -- take this PV from Shredder (which is the first one listed above):
>
>1.Bf6 Qxf6 2.Nxf6 Bg1+ 3.Kxg1 Rg8 4.Nxg8 Nxb2 5.Qxg7#
>  +-  (#152)   Depth: 12/42   00:00:22  7641kN
>
>A program should not announce a Mate for the side to move that is simply not
>possible with best play. If I were to stop analysis at this point and post my
>findings here, it would be soundly refuted by the simple fact that there is no
>Mate in 5 for White.
>
>It seems bizarre to me that, at depth 12, the Shredder thinks that there is a
>forced mate in 5 (only 9 plies away).
>
>jm

Here is shredder9's analysis
It has a better pv and does not show mate in 5 in it's pv.

New game,
2r1r2k/4R1pp/pb6/1p6/2nqN1QB/P5PP/1PB4K/5R2 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Shredder 9 UCI:

1.Rxe8+
  +-  (3.71)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:00
1.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  +-  (3.71)   Depth: 1/2   00:00:00
1.Nf6
  +-  (4.07)   Depth: 1/6   00:00:00
1.Nf6 Qxg4 2.Nxg4 Rxe7 3.Bxe7 Nxb2
  +-  (4.28)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
1.Qe6
  +-  (4.30)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
1.Qe6
  +-  (4.30)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
1.Qe6 Rf8
  +-  (4.36)   Depth: 2/8   00:00:00
1.Qd7
  +-  (4.38)   Depth: 2/8   00:00:00
1.Qd7 Qxd7
  +-  (4.66)   Depth: 2/8   00:00:00
1.Qd7 Qxd7
  +-  (4.41)   Depth: 3/8   00:00:00
1.Qd7 Qxd7
  +-  (2.73)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Qd7 Qxd7 2.Rxd7 Ne3
  +-  (2.73)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Rxe8+
  +-  (2.74)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00
1.Rxe8+
  +-  (3.09)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00
1.Rxe8+ Rxe8 2.Qh5 Qd7 3.Nf6
  +-  (4.67)   Depth: 3/12   00:00:00
1.Bf6
  +-  (4.68)   Depth: 3/15   00:00:00
1.Bf6
  +-  (5.03)   Depth: 3/15   00:00:00
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4
  +-  (9.96)   Depth: 3/15   00:00:00
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rce8
  +-  (10.02)   Depth: 4/15   00:00:00
1.Bf6 Rxe7
  +-  (9.77)   Depth: 5/15   00:00:01
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rce8 3.Bc3 Be3
  +-  (9.69)   Depth: 5/15   00:00:01
1.Bf6 Rxe7
  +-  (9.44)   Depth: 6/19   00:00:01  25kN
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rce8 3.Bxb6 Nxb6 4.b3 Nd5
  +-  (9.43)   Depth: 6/19   00:00:01  29kN
1.Qf5
  +-  (9.44)   Depth: 6/20   00:00:01  71kN
1.Qf5
  +-  (9.79)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:01  82kN
1.Qf5 Qe5 2.Rxe5 Nxe5 3.Nd6 Nf3+ 4.Kh1 Rxc2 5.Qxc2
  +-  (10.91)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:01  128kN
1.Qf5 Qe5
  +-  (11.16)   Depth: 7/24   00:00:01  184kN
1.Qf5 Qe5 2.Rxe5 Nxe5 3.Nd6 Nf3+ 4.Kh1 Rxc2 5.Qxc2 Nd4
  +-  (11.18)   Depth: 7/26   00:00:01  231kN
1.Qf5 Qe5
  +-  (11.43)   Depth: 8/28   00:00:01  361kN
1.Qf5 Qe5
  +-  (11.93)   Depth: 8/28   00:00:01  375kN
1.Qf5 Qe5 2.Rxe5 Nxe5 3.Nd6 Rxc2+ 4.Qxc2 Rb8 5.Qc3 Nc4 6.Nf5 Rg8 7.Bf6 Rc8
8.Bxg7+
  +-  (13.71)   Depth: 8/28   00:00:02  497kN
1.Qf5 Qe5
  +-  (13.96)   Depth: 9/28   00:00:03  699kN
1.Qf5 Qe5
  +-  (14.46)   Depth: 9/28   00:00:03  760kN
1.Qf5 Qd5
  +-  (14.46)   Depth: 9/28   00:00:04  1098kN
1.Qf5 Qd5
  +-  (14.21)   Depth: 10/32   00:00:05  1508kN
1.Qf5 Qd5 2.Rxe8+ Rxe8 3.Qxd5 Ne3 4.Qd3 Nxf1+ 5.Qxf1 Rc8 6.Nc5 h6
  +-  (14.21)   Depth: 10/34   00:00:06  1810kN
1.Qf5 Qd5
  +-  (14.46)   Depth: 11/34   00:00:07  2484kN
1.Qf5 Qd5
  +-  (14.96)   Depth: 11/34   00:00:08  2633kN
1.Qf5 Qd5 2.Rxe8+ Rxe8 3.Qxd5 Ne3 4.Qd3 Nxf1+ 5.Qxf1 Bc7 6.Qf7 Rc8 7.Bf6 Bxg3+
8.Kxg3 gxf6 9.Nxf6
  +-  (15.65)   Depth: 11/34   00:00:08  3220kN
1.Qf5 Qd5
  +-  (15.90)   Depth: 12/36   00:00:10  4356kN
1.Qf5 Qd5
  +-  (16.40)   Depth: 12/36   00:00:10  4773kN
1.Qf5 Qe5
  +-  (16.40)   Depth: 12/36   00:00:16  8708kN
1.Bf6
  +-  (16.41)   Depth: 12/38   00:00:19  10393kN
1.Bf6
  +-  (16.76)   Depth: 12/38   00:00:19  10484kN
1.Bf6 Qf2+ 2.Nxf2 Rxe7
  +-  (#155)   Depth: 12/40   00:00:21  11380kN
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rec7 3.Bxg7+ Rxg7
  +-  (#153)   Depth: 13/40   00:00:23  11777kN
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rce8 3.Qf5 Kg8
  +-  (#150)   Depth: 14/40   00:00:25  12269kN
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rg8 3.Ng5 Ne5 4.Bxe5 Bg1+ 5.Kxg1 Rge8
  +-  (#12)   Depth: 15/43   00:00:48  26095kN
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rg8 3.Ng5 Bxd4 4.Qh5 Bg1+ 5.Kxg1 g6 6.Nf7+ Rxf7
  +-  (#150)   Depth: 16/43   00:00:50  26376kN
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rg8 3.Ng5 Bxd4 4.Qh5 Bg1+ 5.Kxg1 g6 6.Nf7+ Rxf7 7.Rxf7 Rg7
8.Rf8+ Rg8 9.Bxg6 Kg7 10.Qxh7+ Kxf8 11.Qf7#
  +-  (#11)   Depth: 17/43   00:00:51  26834kN
1.Bf6 Rxe7 2.Bxd4 Rg8 3.Ng5 Ne3 4.Qh5 Nxf1+ 5.Kg2 Re2+ 6.Kxf1 Re1+ 7.Kxe1 Ba5+
8.Kd1 Bb6
  +-  (#9)   Depth: 18/43   00:00:51  27534kN

(,  12.04.2005)




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