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Subject: Two mates from the 1924 NY tournament

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 08:59:51 05/10/05


How long for your program to resolve the mate in 7:
[D]3q3k/pp4p1/2bbN1Pp/5p2/3nr3/5N1Q/PPr4P/R1B2R1K b - - acd 9; acn 29939058; acs
71; bm Qh4; ce 32754; dm 7; id "C.A.P. 910760"; pv Qh4 Nxh4 Rxh4+ Rf3 Nxf3 Qxf3
Bxf3+ Kg1 Rhxh2 Bd2 Bg3 b3 Rh1#;

How long for your program to resolve the mate in 8:
[D]1K2k3/8/8/P4pp1/3R1Pp1/8/8/8 w - - acd 11; acn 855528; acs 2; bm a6; ce
32752; dm 8; id "C.A.P. 786110"; pv a6 Kf7 a7 Kg6 Rd6+ Kh5 a8=Q Kh4 Qg2 g3 Qe2
g2 Qxg2 g4 Qh2#;

Crafty output (never resolved the mate in 7 with minimum depth):

PFGA: EPD record: 1   ID: C.A.P. 910760
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                6->   0.15 -10.80   1. ... Rxe6 2. Bxh6 Rxh2+ 3. Qxh2 Bxh2
                                    4. Bxg7+ Kxg7 5. Kxh2 Bxf3
                7     0.36 -10.97   1. ... Rxe6 2. Bxh6 Rxh2+ 3. Qxh2 Bxh2
                                    4. Rad1 gxh6 5. Rxd4 Bxf3+
                7     1.11     -1   1. ... Qh4!!
                7     1.33     -3   1. ... Qh4!!
                7     1.58 -12.47   1. ... Qh4 2. Nxh4 Rxh4+ 3. Rf3 Bxf3+
                                    4. Kg1 Ne2+ 5. Kf1 Rxh3 6. Be3 Rxh2
                7->   1.75 -12.47   1. ... Qh4 2. Nxh4 Rxh4+ 3. Rf3 Bxf3+
                                    4. Kg1 Ne2+ 5. Kf1 Rxh3 6. Be3 Rxh2
                8     2.31 -12.47   1. ... Qh4 2. Nxh4 Rxh4+ 3. Rf3 Bxf3+
                                    4. Kg1 Ne2+ 5. Kf1 Rxh3 6. Be3 Rxh2
                8->   3.89 -12.47   1. ... Qh4 2. Nxh4 Rxh4+ 3. Rf3 Bxf3+
                                    4. Kg1 Ne2+ 5. Kf1 Rxh3 6. Be3 Rxh2
                9     4.62     -1   1. ... Qh4!!
                9     6.05 -13.86   1. ... Qh4 2. Nxh4 Rxh4+ 3. Rf3 Bxf3+
                                    4. Kg1 Ne2+ 5. Kf1 Rxh3 6. Bf4 Nxf4
                                    7. Nxf4 Bxf4
                9    11.06     -1   1. ... Rh4!!
                9    12.01     -3   1. ... Rh4!!
                9    13.47 -15.17   1. ... Rh4 2. Rf2 Rxh3 3. Rxc2 Qh4
                                    4. Bf4 Bxf3+ 5. Kg1 Nxc2 6. Bg3 Bxg3
                                    7. hxg3 Rxg3+
                9->  13.78 -15.17   1. ... Rh4 2. Rf2 Rxh3 3. Rxc2 Qh4
                                    4. Bf4 Bxf3+ 5. Kg1 Nxc2 6. Bg3 Bxg3
                                    7. hxg3 Rxg3+
               10    15.61     -1   1. ... Rh4!!
               10    18.76 -16.34   1. ... Rh4 2. Rf2 Rxh3 3. Rxc2 Qh4
                                    4. Bf4 Nxc2 5. Bxd6 Bxf3+ 6. Kg1 Qg4+
                                    7. Bg3 Nxa1
               10    32.87     -1   1. ... Qh4!!
               10    35.39     -3   1. ... Qh4!!
               10    39.42     -M   1. ... Qh4!!
               10     2:12 -Mat09   1. ... Qh4 2. Neg5 Qxh3 3. Bd2 Nxf3
                                    4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nxh6+ gxh6 6. Rf2 Re1+
                                    7. Rxe1 Nxd2+ 8. Kg1 Qg4+ 9. Rg2 Qxg2#
               10->   2:16 -Mat09   1. ... Qh4 2. Neg5 Qxh3 3. Bd2 Nxf3
                                    4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Nxh6+ gxh6 6. Rf2 Re1+
                                    7. Rxe1 Nxd2+ 8. Kg1 Qg4+ 9. Rg2 Qxg2#
               11    13:57 -Mat08   1. ... Qh4 2. Bd2 Qxh3 3. Neg5 Re2
                                    4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Rf2 Bxf3+ 6. Kg1 Bxh2+
                                    7. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 8. Kf1 <HT>
               11->  14:31 -Mat08   1. ... Qh4 2. Bd2 Qxh3 3. Neg5 Re2
                                    4. Nf7+ Kg8 5. Rf2 Bxf3+ 6. Kg1 Bxh2+
                                    7. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 8. Kf1 <HT>
              time=16:39  cpu=97%  mat=-1  n=1655434810  fh=99%  nps=1.66M
              ext-> chk=198024386 cap=1405333 pp=140022 1rep=46922335
mate=119010
              predicted=0  nodes=1655434810  evals=10899078  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=0  hits=0
PFGA: EPD record: 2   ID: C.A.P. 786110
              clearing hash tables
              time surplus   0.00  time limit 16:39 (16:39)
              depth   time  score   variation (1)
                8->   0.17  14.74   1. fxg5 g3 2. a6 g2 3. Rd1 f4 4. a7
                                    f3 5. a8=Q f2 6. Qxg2
                9     0.22     -1   1. fxg5
                9     0.28  13.98   1. fxg5 g3 2. a6 Kf7 3. Rd3 f4 4. Rd4
                                    Kg6 5. Rd5
                9     0.35     +1   1. a6!!
                9     0.39     +3   1. a6!!
                9     0.50  17.29   1. a6 Ke7 2. a7 Kf6 3. fxg5+ Kg6 4.
                                    Rxg4 f4 5. Kb7 f3
                9->   2.28  17.29   1. a6 Ke7 2. a7 Kf6 3. fxg5+ Kg6 4.
                                    Rxg4 f4 5. Kb7 f3
               10     2.38     +1   1. a6!!
               10     2.39     +3   1. a6!!
               10     2.41     +M   1. a6!!
               10     3.92  Mat15   1. a6 Ke7 2. a7 gxf4 3. Rxf4 Ke6 4.
                                    a8=Q Ke5 5. Rxf5+ <EGTB>
               10->   4.96  Mat15   1. a6 Ke7 2. a7 gxf4 3. Rxf4 Ke6 4.
                                    a8=Q Ke5 5. Rxf5+ <EGTB>
               11     9.47  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               11->  10.86  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               12    17.92  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               12->  24.66  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               13    54.80  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               13->   1:12  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               14     3:07  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               14->   4:03  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               15    12:14  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
               15->  15:59  Mat08   1. a6 Kf7 2. a7 Kg6 3. Rd6+ Kh5 4.
                                    a8=Q Kh4 5. Qg2 g3 6. Qf3 gxf4 7. Rh6+
                                    Kg5 8. Qh5#
              time=15:59  cpu=90%  mat=4  n=1778733365  fh=99%  nps=1.85M
              ext-> chk=280015397 cap=297038 pp=10216438 1rep=17742272 mate=1568
              predicted=0  nodes=1778733365  evals=56278838  50move=0
              endgame tablebase-> probes=52661  hits=52661
White(1):



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