Author: Eelco de Groot
Date: 19:31:25 05/17/05
I know, that does not mean anything with screwed up tactical settings, but still
it is a good test, of the Pro Deo 1.1 Vulcan Q1 settings in this particular
case.
There is actually a link between results of tactical settings, computerchess
programming and backsolving: the idea is to fill a hash table with results of a
tactically minded engine, then see if you can "backsolve" that with the regular
settings. If that can't be done in a short time, maybe the result can still be
used in move-ordering. But anyway, I do not think this is a very new idea..
Nolot #1 in 1 second, Pro Deo 1.1 Vulcan Q1 - Tactical Engine
[D]r3qb1k/1b4p1/p2pr2p/3n4/Pnp1N1N1/6RP/1B3PP1/1B1QR1K1 w - - 0 1
00:00:00 1.00 -11.71 1.Nxd6 Rxe1 2.Kh2 Rxd1 3.Nxe8 Rxb1
00:00:00 1.01 -3.01 1.Ne5 dxe5
00:00:00 1.02 -2.43 1.Ngf6 Nxf6
00:00:00 1.03 -1.37 1.Nxh6 Rxh6
00:00:00 1.07 -0.17 1.Bc2
00:00:00 1.21 -0.14 1.Qd4
00:00:00 2.00 -0.70 1.Qd4 Rc8
00:00:00 3.00 -0.50 1.Qd4 Rc8 2.Rc1
00:00:00 3.03 -0.50 1.Ne3
00:00:00 3.03 -0.18 1.Ne3 Nxe3 2.Rgxe3 Rc8
00:00:00 4.00 0.58 1.Ne3 Nxe3 2.Rgxe3 Nd5 3.R3e2
00:00:00 5.00 0.27 1.Ne3 Nxe3 2.Rgxe3 Nd5 3.Rg3 Kg8
00:00:00 6.00 0.46 1.Ne3 Nxe3 2.Rgxe3 Rc8 3.Nxd6 Rxe3 4.Nxe8 Rexe8
00:00:00 7.00 0.31 1.Ne3 Nxe3 2.Rgxe3 Nd5 3.Rg3 Rc8 4.Bc2 Kg8
00:00:01 8.00 0.09 1.Ne3 Nxe3 2.Rgxe3 Nd5 3.Rg3 Rc8 4.Qg4 c3 5.Bc1
g5
00:00:01 8.01 0.28 1.Nxh6 Rxh6 2.Nxd6 Qxe1 3.Qxe1 Rxd6 4.Qe4 Rh6
5.Qg4 c3 6.Bxc3
00:00:04 9.00 0.70 1.Nxh6 Rxh6 2.Nxd6 Qh5 3.Qg4 c3 4.Qd7 Bc6 5.Nf7
Kg8
00:00:09 10.00 0.68 1.Nxh6 Rxh6 2.Nxd6 Qh5 3.Be5 Nd3 4.Nxb7 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 Nxe5 6.Rxd5
00:00:24 11.00 0.89 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Nf5 cxb2 3.Qg4 g6 4.Qh4 Kg8 5.Nd4
Re7 6.Nf5
00:00:56 12.00 0.55 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Kh2 Rxh6 3.Nxc3 Qh5 4.Qd2 Kg8 5.Be4
Rc8 6.Rg5
00:07:20 13.00 1.20 1.Nxh6 Rxh6 2.Nxd6 Qh5 3.Be5 Nd3 4.Bxd3 cxd3
5.Nxb7 Qxd1 6.Rxd1 Nb4 7.Nc5
00:15:26 14.00 1.23 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Nf5 cxb2 3.Qg4 Qf7 4.Qh4
Bruce Moreland about Nolot #1 on
http://www.seanet.com/~brucemo/nolot/nolot01.htm
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Nolot's analysis as reported by Baudot:
Kasparov-Karpov, 20th game 1990
26.Nxh6!! c3 (26... Rxh6!? is not sufficient: 27.Nxd6 Qh5 (best) 28.Rg5! Qxd1
29.Nf7+ Kg8
30.Nxh6+ Kh8 31.Rxd1 c3 32.Nf7+ Kg8 33.Bg6! Nf4 34.Bxc3 Nxg6 35.Bxb4 Kxf7
36.Rd7+ Kf6 37.Rxg6+
Kxg6 38.Rxb7 +-) 27.Nf5! cxb2 28.Qg4 Bc8 (if 28... g6!? 29.Kh2! wins : 29...Qd7
30.Nh4 Bc6
31.Nc5! dxc 32.Rxe6 Nf6 33.Nxg6+ Kg7 34.Qg5 Nbd5 35.Ne5 Kh8 36.Nxd7 +-) 29.Qh4+
Rh6 30.Nxh6 gxh6
31.Kh2! Qe5 32.Ng5 Qf6 33.Re8 Bf5 34.Qxh6 (pretty, but there was a mate in 6 :
34.Nf7+ Qxf7
35.Qxh6+ Bh7 36.Rxa8 Nf6 37.Rxf8 Qxf8 38.Qxf8+ Ng8 39.Qg7#) 34...Qxh6 35.Nf7+
Kh7 36.Bxf5+ Qg6
37.Bxg6+ Kg7 38.Rxa8 Be7 39.Rb8 a5 40.Be4+ Kxf7 41.Bxd5+ 1-0
A very deep combimation, that Tasc R30 or Genius 2 running on a pentium would
take between a few
months and a few years to find. The best Novag computer, the Diablo 68000, finds
26.Nxh6 after 7
months and a half (Pierre Nolot has let it run on the position for 14 months and
one day, until a
power failure stopped an analysis of over 80 000 000 000 nodes!) but for wrong
reasons : it
evaluates white's position as inferior and thinks this move would enable it to
draw.
Comments by Feng-Hsiung Hsu:
Kasparov played Nh6 here. DT-2 agreed with Kasparov's analysis after going down
the line given in
Informant, but could not find the move on its own in one hour time. When letting
it run
overnight, it produced Nh6 after 8 hours (but would play it with a 6 hours/move
time control;
that is, it got first indication that the combination might work after about 6
hours), with the
variation 1. Nh6! c3 2. Nf5 cb2 3. Qg4 ... which wins for white.
My own experience:
Ferret finds this in under an hour on a quad 450 mhz Xeon machine. The score is
negative, and in
four hours it is above +1.
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Pro Deo 1.1 Q5T (or Q3 too) actually was even better in finding Nxh6
00:00:00 1.00 -10.32 1.Nxd6 Rxe1 2.Kh2 Rxd1 3.Nxe8 Rxe8
00:00:00 1.01 -3.54 1.Ne5 dxe5
00:00:00 1.02 -2.88 1.Ngf6 gxf6
00:00:00 1.03 -2.35 1.Nxh6 Rxh6
00:00:00 1.07 -0.76 1.Bc2
00:00:00 1.21 -0.66 1.Qd4
00:00:00 2.00 -1.14 1.Qd4 Rc8
00:00:00 2.35 -1.14 1.Nxh6
00:00:00 2.35 -0.38 1.Nxh6 Rxh6 2.Nxd6 Qd7 3.Nxc4 Kg8
00:00:00 3.00 -0.27 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Bxc3 Nxc3 3.Rxc3 Rxh6 4.Rc7
00:00:00 3.11 -0.24 1.Qd2 Qf7 2.Nh2
00:00:00 4.00 0.34 1.Qd2 c3 2.Bxc3 Nxc3 3.Qxc3
00:00:00 5.00 -0.26 1.Qd2 h5 2.Nh6 Rc8 3.Qg5
00:00:01 5.01 -0.17 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Kh2 Rxh6 3.Nxc3 Qd7 4.Qd4 Nxc3
5.Bxc3
00:00:02 6.00 -0.02 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Ba1 Rxh6 3.Nxc3 Qf7 4.Nxd5 Bxd5
5.Qd2 Rh4
00:00:08 7.00 0.89 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Nf5 cxb2 3.Qg4 Bc8 4.Nxg7 Rxe4
5.Qxe4 Qxe4 6.Rxe4 Bd7 7.Rh4 Kg8
00:00:20 8.00 1.32 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Nf5 cxb2 3.Qg4 g6 4.Qh4 Kg8 5.Nh6
Bxh6 6.Qxh6 Qf8 7.Rxg6 Rxg6 8.Qxg6 Qg7 9.Qxg7
Kxg7 10.Nxd6
00:00:35 9.00 1.19 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Nf5 cxb2 3.Qg4 Qf7 4.Qh4 Kg8 5.Nh6
Rxh6 6.Qxh6 Rc8 7.Rg6 Rc1
00:01:14 10.00 1.19 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Nf5 cxb2 3.Qg4 Qf7 4.Qh4 Kg8 5.Nh6
Rxh6 6.Qxh6 Rc8 7.Nc5
00:03:06 11.00 1.22 1.Nxh6 c3 2.Nf5 cxb2 3.Qg4 Rc8 4.Nxg7 Rg6 5.Nxe8
Rxg4 6.Rxg4 Rxe8 7.Re2
Pro Deo 1.1 Q5T about Nolot #3, keymove is supposed to be Nxg5, most programs
eventually play Bxg5. So does the Q5T, but only with +0.36
[D]r2qk2r/ppp1b1pp/2n1p3/3pP1n1/3P2b1/2PB1NN1/PP4PP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - bm Nxg5; id
"Position 3";
00:00:00 1.00 -3.34 1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6
00:00:00 1.01 0.02 1.Bxg5 Bxg5
00:00:00 1.02 0.52 1.O-O
00:00:00 2.00 -0.02 1.O-O Nxf3 2.gxf3
00:00:00 2.35 0.27 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Be3 3.Kh1
00:00:00 3.00 0.19 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O O-O
00:00:00 4.00 0.24 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O O-O 3.Qe1
00:00:00 4.14 0.24 1.h3
00:00:00 4.14 0.47 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Nf7 3.f4 Bh4 4.Qg4 Bxg3 5.Qxg3
00:00:00 5.00 0.52 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Nf7 3.f4 Bh4 4.Qg4 Bxg3 5.Qxg3
g6
00:00:00 6.00 0.34 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.O-O O-O 5.Qg4
Bh4
00:00:01 7.00 0.38 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.O-O Qd7 5.a4
O-O-O 6.Qb3
00:00:02 8.00 0.36 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.O-O Qd7 5.a4
O-O-O 6.b4 Rdf8
00:00:02 8.01 0.39 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Be3 3.Kh1 Bf4 4.Qb3 Bxg3
5.hxg3 Na5 6.Qb5
00:00:03 8.03 0.45 1.Qc2 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Nxf3 3.Kd1 g6 4.Rf1 Rf8 5.Qe2
Ncxd4 6.cxd4
00:00:04 9.00 0.69 1.Qc2 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Qd7 3.Bxg5 Bxg5 4.Bg6
00:00:08 10.00 0.57 1.Qc2 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.O-O Nf7 4.Ne2 Na5 5.Nf4
Ng5
00:00:21 11.00 0.54 1.Qc2 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Nxf3 3.Kd1 Qd7 4.Nh5 O-O-O
5.Nxg7 Rdg8 6.Nxe6 Ncxe5
00:01:02 12.00 0.46 1.Qc2 Bxf3 2.gxf3 Nxf3 3.Kd1 Qd7 4.Rf1 Nfxd4
5.cxd4 Nxd4 6.Qc3 c5 7.Ne2 Nxe2 8.Kxe2 O-O-O
9.Rf7
00:01:12 12.01 0.58 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Qe7 3.h3
00:04:15 13.00 0.36 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.h3 Bh4 3.hxg4 Bxg3 4.Kf1 Qd7
5.Rh3
Vulcan Q1 does not find either Bxg5 or Nxg5 with a high score, with a slightly
different positional evauation for mobility etc., it thinks h3 is best. This
Nolot #3 position is still not "solved"
(See also http://www.seanet.com/~brucemo/nolot/nolot.htm).
r2qk2r/ppp1b1pp/2n1p3/3pP1n1/3P2b1/2PB1NN1/PP4PP/R1BQK2R w KQkq -
00:00:00 1.00 -3.08 1.Nxg5 Bxd1 2.Nxe6
00:00:00 1.01 -0.13 1.Bxg5 Bxg5
00:00:00 1.02 0.75 1.O-O
00:00:00 2.00 0.16 1.O-O O-O
00:00:00 2.21 0.19 1.h3 Nxf3 2.gxf3
00:00:00 2.38 0.42 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Be3 3.Kh1
00:00:00 3.00 1.02 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.h3 Bf4 3.hxg4
00:00:00 4.00 0.27 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.h3 Bxf3 3.Qxf3 Rf8
00:00:00 4.13 0.54 1.h4 Nxf3 2.gxf3 Bxh4 3.fxg4 Bxg3
00:00:00 5.00 0.54 1.h4 Nxf3 2.gxf3 Bxh4 3.fxg4 Bxg3 4.Ke2
00:00:00 6.00 -0.42 1.h4 Nxf3 2.gxf3 Bxh4 3.fxg4 Bxg3 4.Kd2 Rf8
5.Rxh7 Rf2
00:00:00 6.01 0.15 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.Rf1 Be3 3.Qe2 Bf4
00:00:00 6.02 0.23 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 O-O 3.f4 Nf7
00:00:00 7.00 0.21 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 O-O 3.f4 g6 4.fxg5 Bxg5
00:00:00 7.01 0.21 1.Bxg5
00:00:00 7.01 0.60 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Be3 3.Kh1 Ne7 4.h3 Bf4 5.hxg4
Bxg3
00:00:01 8.00 0.69 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Be3 3.Kh1 Bf4 4.Qb3 b6 5.Qc2
Ne7 6.Bxh7
00:00:02 9.00 0.68 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O Bf4 3.Qb3 O-O 4.Qxb7 Be3
5.Kh1 Ne7
00:00:07 10.00 0.78 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O O-O 3.Qc2 Be3 4.Kh1 Bxf3
5.Rxf3 Rxf3 6.Bxh7 Kh8 7.gxf3 Qh4 8.Bg6
00:00:12 11.00 0.44 1.Bxg5 Bxg5 2.O-O O-O 3.Qc2 Be3 4.Kh1 Bxf3
5.Rxf3 Rxf3 6.Bxh7 Kh8 7.gxf3 Qh4 8.Bg6 Qh3
9.Re1 Nxd4 10.cxd4
00:00:20 11.02 0.54 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.Rg1 Bh4 5.b3
O-O 6.Ba3
00:00:40 11.10 0.60 1.Rf1 g6 2.Bxg5 Bxg5 3.Qc2 Qe7 4.Nxg5 Qxg5
5.Qd2 Qxd2
00:01:09 12.00 0.32 1.Rf1 Nxf3 2.gxf3 Bh3 3.Rg1 Bh4 4.Kd2 a5 5.Kc2
Ne7 6.Nh5
00:01:18 12.01 0.57 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.Rg1 Rf8 5.Qb3
Na5
00:02:12 13.00 0.70 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.Rg1 Bh4 5.b3
Nh6 6.Ba3 Be7 7.Bxe7
00:04:28 14.00 0.73 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3 g6 3.f4 Nf7 4.Rg1 Rf8 5.f5
00:12:18 15.00 0.64 1.h3 Bxf3 2.gxf3
Vulcan Q1 in Nolot #5 gives a nice score of +4.08 for e5
[D]r2qrb1k/1p1b2p1/p2ppn1p/8/3NP3/1BN5/PPP3QP/1K3RR1 w - - bm e5; id "Position
5";
00:00:00 1.00 -1.38 1.Nxe6 Bxe6
00:00:00 1.01 -1.07 1.Bxe6 Bxe6
00:00:00 1.02 3.00 1.Qg6
00:00:00 2.00 2.05 1.Qg6 Rc8
00:00:00 2.03 2.16 1.e5 dxe5
00:00:00 2.06 2.26 1.Qh3 Qc8
00:00:00 3.00 1.82 1.Qh3 d5 2.e5
00:00:00 3.02 2.17 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.h3
00:00:00 4.00 2.14 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.e5 dxe5
00:00:00 5.00 2.11 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.h3 Qb6 3.Rxf6 Qxd4
00:00:00 6.00 2.37 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.e5 dxe5 3.Ne4 exd4 4.Nxf6
00:00:00 7.00 2.37 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.e5 dxe5 3.Ne4 exd4 4.Nxf6 gxf6
5.Rxf6 d3
00:00:00 7.04 2.37 1.e5
00:00:00 7.04 3.01 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 exd4 3.Nxf6 Bc6 4.Qg6 gxf6
00:00:00 8.00 3.01 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 exd4 3.Nxf6 Bc6 4.Qg6 gxf6
00:00:00 9.00 2.57 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 exd4 3.Nxf6 Rc8 4.Nxe8 Qxe8
00:00:03 10.00 2.95 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Ne2 Bb5 4.Rf7 Rc8 5.Qg4
Bxe2 6.Qxe2
00:00:06 11.00 2.41 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Ne2 Bb5 4.Qg4 Bxe2 5.Qxe2
Nf4 6.Qf3 Rc8 7.Rd1
00:00:10 11.01 2.70 1.Qg6 Qe7 2.Na4 Rad8 3.Nb6 Bc6 4.Nxc6 bxc6
5.Nc4 Rb8 6.c3
00:00:24 12.00 2.40 1.Qg6 Qe7 2.Na4 Bc6 3.Nxc6 bxc6 4.e5 dxe5 5.Bc4
Red8 6.Bd3 e4 7.Bxe4 Rab8 8.Bxc6
00:00:26 12.01 2.58 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Qg4 Nf4 4.Nd6 Qa5 5.Nxe8
00:00:42 13.00 2.57 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Qg4 Nf4 4.Nd6 Re7 5.Nf3
Bb5 6.Nxb5
00:00:49 13.01 2.57 1.Qg6
00:01:03 13.01 2.80 1.Qg6 Qe7 2.Na4 Bc6 3.Nxc6 bxc6 4.Nb6 Rab8
5.Nc4 Red8 6.h4
00:05:35 14.00 2.80 1.Qg6 Qe7 2.Na4 Bc6 3.Nxc6 bxc6 4.Nb6 Rab8
5.Nc4 Red8 6.h4
00:05:44 14.01 2.80 1.e5
00:08:29 14.01 4.08 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Nf3 Nf4 4.Qg3 Ne2
This is Pro Deo 1.1 Q5T in Nolot #5, only six seconds as it isn't distracted by
alternative 1.Qg6 for very long. Final score for e5 is not so high though.
r2qrb1k/1p1b2p1/p2ppn1p/8/3NP3/1BN5/PPP3QP/1K3RR1 w - -
00:00:00 1.00 -2.11 1.Nxe6 Bxe6
00:00:00 1.01 -2.03 1.Bxe6 Bxe6
00:00:00 1.02 1.65 1.Qg6
00:00:00 2.00 1.32 1.Qg6 Rc8
00:00:00 3.00 1.57 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.e5
00:00:00 3.02 1.57 1.e5
00:00:00 4.00 1.64 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.e5 dxe5
00:00:00 5.00 1.38 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.h3 Rc5 3.Na4 Bxa4
00:00:00 5.01 1.38 1.e5
00:00:00 5.01 1.79 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Ne2 Bb5 4.Rf7 Be7
00:00:00 6.00 1.49 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Nf3 Nf4 4.Qg4 Bb5 5.Rd1
00:00:00 7.00 1.57 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Qg4 exd4 4.Qxh5 Rc8 5.Qg6
Qe7
00:00:00 7.01 1.57 1.Qg6
00:00:00 7.01 1.79 1.Qg6 Rc8 2.Nce2 Rc5 3.Nf4
00:00:01 8.00 2.57 1.Qg6 Qe7 2.e5 dxe5 3.Nf3 Red8 4.Nxe5 Be8
00:00:02 9.00 1.61 1.Qg6 Qe7 2.Na4 Reb8 3.e5 dxe5 4.Ne2 Bxa4
00:00:06 9.17 1.73 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Qg4 Nf4 4.Nd6
00:00:23 10.00 2.20 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Nf3 Nf4 4.Qg3 Ne2 5.Qg4
Nxg1 6.Nxe5 Qc7 7.Ng6 Kg8
00:00:49 11.00 2.20 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Nf3 Nf4 4.Qg3 Ne2 5.Qg4
Nxg1 6.Nxe5 Qc7 7.Ng6 Kg8 8.Qxg1
00:02:39 12.00 2.25 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Nf3 Nf4 4.Qg3 Ne2 5.Qg4
Nxg1 6.Nxe5 Qa5
00:32:43 13.00 2.95 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Nf3 Nf4 4.Qg3 Ne2 5.Qg6
Nf4 6.Qf7 Bc6 7.Nxe5 Bxe4
00:34:36 14.00 2.95 1.e5 dxe5 2.Ne4 Nh5 3.Nf3 Nf4 4.Qg3 Ne2 5.Qg6
Nf4 6.Qf7 Bc6 7.Nxe5
and after a possible 1.Qg2-g6 (second solution for Nolot #5?) Q5T still gives a
high score after 12 minutes. I don't understand the move for one iota, but
clearly it is not so easily refutable.
00:00:00 1.00 -M 2 1..Nxe4 2.Rxf8 Rxf8 3.Qxg7
00:00:00 1.02 -3.86 1..Bb5 2.Ncxb5 axb5 3.Nxe6
00:00:00 1.03 -3.38 1..Bc6 2.Nxe6
00:00:00 1.04 -2.63 1..d5 2.exd5
00:00:00 1.07 -1.61 1..Qc7
00:00:00 1.09 -1.26 1..Rc8
00:00:00 2.00 -1.51 1..Rc8 2.e5
00:00:00 3.00 -1.58 1..Rc8 2.e5 dxe5
00:00:00 4.00 -1.32 1..Rc8 2.h3 Rc5 3.Na4 Bxa4
00:00:00 5.00 -1.73 1..Rc8 2.Nce2 Rc5 3.Nf4
00:00:00 6.00 -1.88 1..Rc8 2.Nce2 Rc5 3.Nf4 Re5 4.Re1
00:00:00 6.05 -1.78 1..a5 2.h4 Rc8 3.h5 Qb6
00:00:00 7.00 -5.63 1..a5 2.e5 Nh5 3.Qxh5 Rc8 4.Qg6 Qe7
00:00:00 7.01 -4.09 1..Rc8 2.e5 Nh5 3.Qxh5 Qa5 4.Qg6 Qxe5
00:00:00 7.04 -3.48 1..Qb6 2.e5 Nh5 3.Nde2 Qe3 4.Qxh5 Rac8
00:00:01 7.07 -2.51 1..Qe7 2.e5 dxe5 3.Nf3 Red8 4.Nxe5 Be8
00:00:01 8.00 -1.68 1..Qe7 2.Nce2 Reb8 3.e5 dxe5 4.Nf3
00:00:02 9.00 -1.72 1..Qe7 2.Nce2 Reb8 3.Nf4 Be8 4.Ndxe6 Qxe6
5.Bxe6 Bxg6 6.Nxg6
00:00:06 10.00 -1.72 1..Qe7 2.Nce2 Reb8 3.Nf4 Be8 4.Ndxe6 Qxe6
5.Bxe6 Bxg6 6.Nxg6
00:00:24 11.00 -1.94 1..Qe7 2.Na4 Bc6 3.Nxc6 bxc6 4.Nb6 Rab8 5.e5
dxe5 6.Nc4
00:00:36 12.00 -2.23 1..Qe7 2.Na4 Bc6 3.Nxc6 bxc6 4.Nb6 Rab8 5.e5
dxe5 6.Nc4
00:01:12 13.00 -2.39 1..Qe7 2.Na4 Red8 3.Nb6 Be8 4.Qg3 Bf7 5.Nxa8
Rxa8
00:04:08 14.00 -2.25 1..Qe7 2.Na4 Red8 3.Nb6 Be8 4.Qg3 Bf7 5.Nxa8
Rxa8
00:12:07 15.00 -2.27 1..Qe7 2.Na4 Red8 3.Nb6 Be8 4.Qg3 Bf7 5.Nxa8
Rxa8
Finally a small game between Pro Deo 1.1 Vulcan Q1 -yes, it can play!- and
Gandalf 6:
[Event "Rapid Test Pro Deo 1.1 Vulcan Q1 - Tactical Engine"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2005.05.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Gandalf 6.0"]
[Black "Pro Deo 1.1 - Vulcan Q1- Tactical Engine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[TimeControl "600"]
{ERT 0.9.0.7 Autoflag=On Pondering=Off OperatorTime=300 mS Start
positions=Noomen 02.pgn}
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3
{0,28/12 34 Be7 Nbd2 Nc5 Nd4 Nxd4 Bxd4 Nxb3 Nxb3 O-O Qf3 f6 Nc5 fxe5 Nxe6 Rxf3
Nxd8 Rxd8 gxf3 exd4}
Be7 {-0,52/11 24 Nbd2 Nc5 Nd4 Nxd4 Bxd4 Qc8 f4 Nxb3 axb3 c5} 10. Qe2
{0,16/11 21 O-O Rd1 Na5 Nbd2 Nxd2 Bxd2 Nxb3 axb3 Qd7 Bg5 f6 Bf4} O-O
{-0,50/10 14 Rd1 Rb8 c3 Qd7 Nbd2 Nc5 Bc2 Bf5 Nb3} 11. Rd1
{0,16/12 17 Na5 Nbd2 Nxd2 Bxd2 Nxb3 axb3 c6 b4 Bg4 h3 Bf5 Nd4 Qd7 Nxf5 Qxf5} Qd7
{-0,29/11 24 Nbd2 Nc5 Bxc5 Bxc5 Ne4 Bb6 Nc3 Ne7 Ng5 c6 Qd3} 12. Nbd2
{0,25/11 12 Nc5 Bxc5 Bxc5 Ne4 Bb6 c3 b4 Rab1 bxc3 bxc3 Rfb8 Bc4} Nc5
{-0,27/11 13 Bxc5 Bxc5 Ne4 Bb6 Neg5 h6 Nxe6} 13. Bxc5
{0,22/12 24 Bxc5 Ne4 Bb6 c3 Na5 Bc2 h6 Ned2 Nc6 Qd3 f5 Qe2} Bxc5
{-0,44/8 1 Ne4 Bb6 c3 h6 Rd3 Na5 Rad1 Nxb3} 14. Ne4
{0,09/12 21 Ba7 c3 Ne7 Neg5 h6 Nxe6 fxe6 Bc2 Bb6 Nd4 c5 Nf3} Bb6
{-0,46/11 18 Neg5 h6 Nxe6} 15. c3
{0,06/11 13 Na5 Bc2 Bf5 a3 Nc4 b3 Na5 Neg5 c6 Bxf5 Qxf5} h6 {-0,57/11 20 Ng3}
16. c4
{0,19/9 11 dxe4 Rxd7 exf3 Qd2 Bxd7 Qxd7 Nxe5 Qf5 bxc4 Qxe5 cxb3 axb3 fxg2 Kxg2}
bxc4 {-0,58/11 12 Bxc4 Ne7 Rac1 Qa4 Bb3 Qxe4 Qxe4 dxe4 Bxe6 fxe6 Nd4} 17. Bxc4
{0,00/12 25 Ne7 Nc3 f6 Bxa6 c6 exf6 Rxf6 Re1 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Qa7+ Kf1 Qxa6 Qxa6 Rxa6
Kg1}
Ne7 {-1,19/11 21 Nc3 c5 Bxa6 Rfd8 a4 Bg4 Bc4 Qe6 Bd3} 18. Nc3
{-0,19/12 23 f6 Bxa6 fxe5} c5
{-0,77/11 18 Bxa6 Rfb8 Bd3 Ba5 Rac1 Bxc3 bxc3 Bf5 e6 Qxe6 Qxe6 Bxe6} 19. Bxa6
{0,28/11 10 Qa7 Bb5 c4 Na4 Bg4 Rac1 Rfb8 Nc3 Ba5 Rb1 Bxc3 bxc3 Qxa2} Rfd8
{-0,51/10 16 Bd3 d4 Ne4 Rxa2} 20. Bd3
{0,44/10 12 Nc6 a3 Qb7 Bb5 c4 Bxc6 Qxc6 Nd4 Qb7 Rac1} d4
{-0,37/10 18 Ne4 Nd5 Qd2 Bf5 Qc1 Ra5 Nh4 Bg4} 21. Be4
{0,67/10 8 Ra5 b3 Bxb3 axb3 dxc3 Rac1 Qg4 Rxd8+ Bxd8 Qe1 Ra2 Rxc3} Ra5
{-0,58/10 9 a4 Bb3 Bc2 Bxc2 Qxc2 Ng6 Nb5 d3 Qc4} 22. b3
{0,19/10 20 Qa7 Na4 Bc7 Bd3 Bd7 Qe4 Kf8 Bc2 Bxa4 bxa4} Kf8
{-0,68/10 18 Rab1 Qa7 b4 cxb4 Nb5 Qd7} 23. Na4
{0,80/10 9 Qa7 Nxb6 Qxb6 Nd2 Nd5 Bxd5 Bxd5 Nc4 Bxc4 Qxc4 Qb5 Qxb5 Rxb5} Rxa4
{-0,50/11 17 bxa4} 24. bxa4
{1,12/10 4 Qxa4 Rab1 Ba5 Bc2 Qa3 Bd3 Qxa2 Qxa2 Bxa2 Rb5 Bb4 Nxd4 Rxd4 Rb8+ Nc8
Rxc8+ Ke7}
c4 {-0,30/11 10 Rab1 Qa7 Qb2 Bc5 Nxd4} 25. Qb2
{1,18/11 7 Qa7 Rab1 Bc5 Qb7 Qxa4 Qb5 Qa3 Nd2 c3 Nb3} Bc5
{-0,38/11 14 Rac1 Qa7 a5 d3 a6 g5 Rc3 g4 Bxd3 cxd3} 26. a5
{0,96/12 18 d3 Rab1 Nd5 Qc1 Qa7 Qd2 Rb8 Rxb8+ Qxb8 a6 f6 Bxd5 Bxd5 exf6} d3
{-0,05/11 24 Qb7 Qxb7 Bxb7 Nd5} 27. Rab1
{0,70/11 17 Nd5 Qc1 Rc8 Qd2 Qa4 a3 Ra8 Rdc1 Bxa3 Qa2} Qa7
{-0,51/10 19 Qd2 Qc7 Rb7 Qc8 Rc1 Bf5 Bxf5 Qxb7 Rxc4} 28. Qd2
{1,28/11 10 Bc8 Qe1 Ba6 Rb2 Nd5 Bxd5 Rxd5 Rdb1 Rd8 a4 Kg8} Qc7
{-0,58/11 38 Rb7 Qc8 Kh1 Bf5 Qf4 Bxe4 Qxe4 Bxf2 Nd2} 29. Rb7
{1,08/11 15 Qc8 a6 c3 Qc1 Bf5 Bxf5 Nxf5 Rb3 Bxf2+ Kh1 Qxa6 Qxc3 Qxa2 Qb4+ Kg8
Rbxd3 Rxd3 Rxd3}
Qc8 {0,42/11 17 Rdb1 c3 Qxd3 Rxd3 Bxd3 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Qc5+ Ke2 c2 Rb8+} 30. a6
{1,08/10 8 c3 Qc1 Bf5 Bxf5 Nxf5 Rb3 Bxf2+ Kh1 Qxa6 Qxc3 Qxa2 Qb4+ Kg8 Rbxd3 Rxd3
Rxd3}
c3 {-0,64/9 11 Qc1} 31. Qc1
{1,31/9 5 Bf5 Bxf5 Nxf5 Rb3 Bxf2+ Kh1 Qxa6 Qxc3 Qxa2 Rxd3 Re8 Qb4+ Kg8} Bf5
{-0,14/9 11 Bxf5 Nxf5} 32. Bxf5
{0,83/9 13 Nxf5 Rb5 c2 Rd2 Kg8 Rb3 Qxa6 Ne1 Qxa2 Rdxd3 Rxd3 Rb8+ Kh7 Nxd3} Nxf5
{0,15/8 1 Kh1 c2 Rxd3 Rxd3} 33. Rb5
{0,32/9 13 Ba7 a4 c2 Re1 Qxa6 Re4 Nd4 Nxd4 Bxd4 Qa3+ Kg8} c2
{-1,59/8 6 Rd2 Ne3 Ne1 Qc6 Rxd3 Rxd3 Rb8+ Ke7 Rb7+} 34. Rd2
{0,00/11 12 Nd4 Nxd4 Bxd4 Rxd3 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Rxd3 a7 Qf5+ Ke2 Qe4+ Kf2 Rd8 Rb8 Qd4+
Kg3 Qxe5+ Kh3 Qf5+ Kh4 Qf2+ Kh3 Qf5+}
Nd4 {-0,29/8 6 Nxd4 Rxd4 Rb3 Qd8 Qf1 Bb6 a7 Bxa7 Rb7} 35. Nxd4
{0,00/10 4 Bxd4 Rxd3 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Rxd3 a7 Qf5+ Ke2 Qe4+ Kf2 Rd8 Rb8 Qd4+ Kg3 Qxe5+
Kh3 Qf5+ Kh4 Qf2+ Kh3 Qf5+}
Rxd4 {-0,01/8 2 Rb3 Qd8 Rb7 Bb4 e6 Qc8 Rxc2 dxc2 Rxf7+ Kg8} 36. a4
{0,00/9 7 Kg8 a7 Bxa7 a5 Rd7 Rb3 Qc4 Ra3 Qe4} Bb4
{-3,59/8 4 a7 Bxd2 Rb8 Rd8 Rxc8 Rxc8} 37. a7
{0,51/10 5 Bxd2 Rb8 Rd8 Rxc8 Rxc8 a8Q Rxa8 Qxd2 Rxa4 Qc3 g5 Kf1} Bxd2
{-2,57/9 1 Rb8 Rd8 Rxc8 Rxc8 a8Q Rxa8} 38. Rb8
{0,51/9 10 Rd8 Rxc8 Rxc8 a8Q Rxa8 Qxd2 Rxa4 Qc3 g5 Kf1} Rd8
{-5,12/12 5 Rxc8 Rxc8 a8Q Rxa8 Qxd2 Rc8} 39. Rxc8
{-7,71/12 10 Rxc8 Qa3+ Kg8 Qxd3 c1Q+ Qf1 Qc2 g3 Qe4 f3 Be3+ Kh1 Qxa4 a8Q Qxa8
h4}
Rxc8 {-6,71/13 9 Qa3+} {Score threshold reached} 0-1
More testpositions:
Pro Deo 1.1 Vulcan Q1 about Ferret-Gandalf, Nf5 in 00:00:00!
[D]rr4k1/5p2/3p2p1/3P3p/pnP1P2P/Bn2NR2/5PP1/qB1Q2K1 w - -
00:00:00 1.00 -2.53 43.Bxb4 Rxb4
00:00:00 1.13 -2.28 43.c5 Qxa3 44.cxd6
00:00:00 1.27 -0.62 43.Nc2
00:00:00 2.00 -0.80 43.Nc2 Nxc2 44.Bxd6
00:00:00 2.09 -0.66 43.Bxb4 Rxb4 44.Nc2
00:00:00 3.00 -1.11 43.Bxb4 Nd4 44.Nc2 Nxc2
00:00:00 4.00 -1.11 43.Bxb4 Nd4 44.Nc2 Nxc2
00:00:00 5.00 -2.06 43.Bxb4 Nd4 44.Nc2 Nxc2 45.Qxc2 Rxb4
00:00:00 5.01 -1.77 43.Nc2 Nxc2 44.Bxd6 Ncd4 45.Re3
00:00:00 6.00 -2.21 43.Nc2 Nxc2 44.Bxd6 Ncd4 45.Rd3 Ne2 46.Qxe2
00:00:00 6.05 -2.18 43.e5 Qxa3 44.exd6 Qb2 45.Nf5 Qd2
00:00:00 7.00 -2.41 43.e5 Qxa3 44.exd6 Ra7 45.Nf5 Qc1 46.Ne7 Kf8
00:00:00 7.01 -2.41 43.Nc2
00:00:00 7.01 -2.02 43.Nc2 Nxc2 44.Bxd6 Ncd4 45.Re3 Qb2 46.c5
00:00:00 8.00 -2.21 43.Nc2 Nxc2 44.Bxd6 Ncd4 45.Rd3 Ne2 46.Qxe2
Qxb1 47.Rd1
00:00:00 8.03 -2.21 43.Nf5
00:00:00 8.03 -2.05 43.Nf5 gxf5 44.Rxf5 Nd4 45.Rxh5 Ne2 46.Qxe2
Qxb1 47.Kh2 Ra7
00:00:01 9.00 -1.52 43.Nf5 Qxa3 44.Nh6 Kh7 45.Rxf7 Kxh6 46.g4
hxg4 47.Qxg4 Qc1 48.Kh2 Rg8
00:00:03 10.00 -1.52 43.Nf5 Qxa3 44.Nh6 Kh7 45.Rxf7 Kxh6 46.g4
hxg4 47.Qxg4 Qc1 48.Kh2 Rg8
00:00:08 11.00 -1.94 43.Nf5 Qxa3 44.Nh6 Kg7 45.Rxf7 Kxh6 46.g4
hxg4 47.Qxg4 Qc1 48.Kh2 Rg8
00:00:19 12.00 -1.94 43.Nf5 Qxa3 44.Nh6 Kg7 45.Rxf7 Kxh6 46.g4
hxg4 47.Qxg4 Qc1 48.Kh2 Rg8
00:02:58 13.00 -1.32 43.Nf5 Qxa3 44.Nh6 Kg7 45.Rxf7
00:06:58 14.00 -1.32 43.Nf5 Qxa3 44.Nh6 Kg7 45.Rxf7 Kxh6 46.g4
hxg4 47.Qxg4 Qc1 48.Kh2 Rg8
Pro Deo 1.1 Vulcan Q1 about Hydra-Shredder, b4 in 13.8 seconds.
00:00:00.1 -0,47 1 319 Nxc6 Qxf2+ Rfxf2 Nxc6 Rxd6
00:00:00.2 0,30 1 1457 Qf4
00:00:00.2 1,02 1 2819 Be3
00:00:00.2 0,82 2 3252 Be3 Ng6 Bxg6 fxg6
00:00:00.2 1,07 3 5023 Be3 Ng6 Ne6
00:00:00.2 1,21 4 12517 Be3 Nd7 Ne6 Qh5
00:00:00.2 0,69 5 28068 Be3 Ng6 Bxg6 fxg6 Ne6 Qe5
00:00:00.2 0,83 6 105240 Be3 Ng6 Bxg6 fxg6 Re1 Qe5 Kf1
00:00:00.5 0,87 7 332023 Be3 Nd7 Nf5 Qe5 Bd4 Qe6 Bxf6 Qxf6
00:00:01.1 1,07 8 1129001 Be3 Ng6 Nf5 Qe5 Bd4 Qe6 Nh6+ Kh7 Bxf6 Qxf6
00:00:03.3 1,27 9 3700064 Be3 Ng6 Nf5 Rxe3 Nxe3 Re8 Bxg6 Qxe3 Qxe3 Rxe3 Rxf6
gxf6
00:00:09.8 1,02 10 11714496 Be3 Nd7 Rfd1 g6 Nf5 Rxe3 Nxe3 Re8 Re2 Qe5
00:00:13.8 1,02 10 16594428 b4
00:00:15.2 1,43 10 18236429 b4 Nf3+ gxf3 Qxc4 Be3 Qxb4 Rfd1 d5 Nxc6 bxc6 Bc5
00:00:24.1 1,67 11 30386189 b4 Nf3+ gxf3 Qxc4 Nxc6 bxc6 Rxd6 Re2 Bd3 Rxf2
00:00:43.0 1,52 12 56607797 b4 Nf3+ gxf3 Qxc4 Bf4 Bd7 Bxd6 Bxh3 Rfd1 g6 Ne2
00:02:18.9 1,61 13 187576817 b4 Qxc4 Qg3 Nf3+ Nxf3 Qxb4 Bf4 Qc3
00:10:00.1 1,67 14 792904565 b4 Nf3+ gxf3 Qxc4 Be3 Bd7 Rfd1 d5 Bf5 Ba4 Nc2 Bh4
Allright you say, enough already! I'll stop..
Regards, Eelco
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