Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 10:05:36 08/28/05
CCC arhives indicated no pc program was able to solve this in the late 90's. In
2002, Ruffian was reported to solve fairly quickly.
Crafty Classic 2005
Black(1): [d]1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1
White(1): st 60000
search time set to 60000.00.
White(1): g
time surplus 28.68 time limit 1000:00 (1000:00)
depth time score variation (1)
1 0.00 -5.47 1. Nxc6 Qxc6 2. Qxf3
1-> 0.00 -5.47 1. Nxc6 Qxc6 2. Qxf3
2 0.00 -5.47 1. Nxc6 Qxc6 2. Qxf3
2 0.00 +1 1. h5!!
2 0.00 -4.91 1. h5 Bxd4 2. Qxd4
2-> 0.02 -4.91 1. h5 Bxd4 2. Qxd4
3 0.02 +1 1. h5!!
3 0.02 +3 1. h5!!
3 0.02 -3.38 1. h5 Kh8 2. Nxc6
3-> 0.02 -3.38 1. h5 Kh8 2. Nxc6
4 0.02 -3.35 1. h5 Kh8 2. hxg6 Ng5 3. Nxc6 Qxc6
4-> 0.02 -3.35 1. h5 Kh8 2. hxg6 Ng5 3. Nxc6 Qxc6
5 0.03 -3.26 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgf8
4. Qf4
5-> 0.03 -3.26 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgf8
4. Qf4
6 0.05 -3.30 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgc8
4. Nxc6 Qxc6 5. Ra7
6-> 0.07 -3.30 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgc8
4. Nxc6 Qxc6 5. Ra7 (s=2)
7 0.11 -3.35 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgc8
4. Kb1 Qc7 5. Nxc6 Qxc6
7-> 0.14 -3.35 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgc8
4. Kb1 Qc7 5. Nxc6 Qxc6
8 0.25 -3.35 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgc8
4. Kb1 Qc7 5. Nxc6 Qxc6 6. Ra3
8-> 0.43 -3.35 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Qe3 Rgc8
4. Kb1 Qc7 5. Nxc6 Qxc6 6. Ra3 (s=2)
9 0.96 -3.55 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Ra7 Qxa7
4. Nxc6 Qc7 5. Nxb8 Rxb8 6. Kb1
9-> 2.24 -3.55 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Ra7 Qxa7
4. Nxc6 Qc7 5. Nxb8 Rxb8 6. Kb1 (s=4)
10 4.21 -3.54 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Ra6 Bb7 4.
Ra7 Qc7 5. Qe3 Rgc8 6. Bxb5 Ne4 7.
Qxf3 Nxc3 (s=3)
10-> 7.91 -3.54 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Ra6 Bb7 4.
Ra7 Qc7 5. Qe3 Rgc8 6. Bxb5 Ne4 7.
Qxf3 Nxc3
11 13.83 -3.40 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Be3 Rgf8
4. Bf4 Rbc8 5. Qe3 Kg8 6. g4 Qb7 7.
Nxc6 Rxc6 8. Bxb5
11-> 23.41 -3.40 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Be3 Rgf8
4. Bf4 Rbc8 5. Qe3 Kg8 6. g4 Qb7 7.
Nxc6 Rxc6 8. Bxb5 (s=2)
12 37.93 -3.28 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Be3 Rgf8
4. Bf4 Rbc8 5. Qe3 Kg8 6. Ra6 Bb7 7.
Bxg5 Bxg5 8. Qxe6+ Qxe6 9. Rxe6
12-> 52.88 -3.28 1. h5 Ng5 2. hxg6+ Kh8 3. Be3 Rgf8
4. Bf4 Rbc8 5. Qe3 Kg8 6. Ra6 Bb7 7.
Bxg5 Bxg5 8. Qxe6+ Qxe6 9. Rxe6
13 1:58 -3.24 1. h5 Kh8 2. hxg6 Ng5 3. Be3 Rgf8 4.
Bf4 <HT>
13 3:40 +1 1. Qxg6+!!
13 4:04 +3 1. Qxg6+!!
13 4:23 +M 1. Qxg6+!!
13 4:40 0.14 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Na2 Rxa2+ 11. Kxa2 Qa7+ 12. Kb2
Qa3+ 13. Kxa3 Be7+ 14. Kb3 f2 15. Bh3+
f1=Q 16. Rxf1#
13-> 4:40 0.14 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Na2 Rxa2+ 11. Kxa2 Qa7+ 12. Kb2
Qa3+ 13. Kxa3 Be7+ 14. Kb3 f2 15. Bh3+
f1=Q 16. Rxf1# (s=3)
14 5:54 +1 1. Qxg6+!!
14 7:19 +3 1. Qxg6+!!
14 9:42 +M 1. Qxg6+!!
14 26:48 Mat15 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Kxa1 Qa7+ 12. Kb2 Qa1+
13. Kxa1 f2 14. Bh3+ f1=Q 15. Rxf1#
(s=2)
14-> 26:51 Mat15 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Kxa1 Qa7+ 12. Kb2 Qa1+
13. Kxa1 f2 14. Bh3+ f1=Q 15. Rxf1#
15 83:34 Mat15 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Kxa1 Qa7+ 12. Kb2 Qa1+
13. Kxa1 f2 14. Bh3+ f1=Q 15. Rxf1#
15-> 84:01 Mat15 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Kxa1 Qa7+ 12. Kb2 Qa1+
13. Kxa1 f2 14. Bh3+ f1=Q 15. Rxf1#
16 155:57 Mat15 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Kxa1 Qa7+ 12. Kb2 Qa1+
13. Kxa1 f2 14. Bh3+ f1=Q 15. Rxf1#
16-> 157:54 Mat15 1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Kxa1 Qa7+ 12. Kb2 Qa1+
13. Kxa1 f2 14. Bh3+ f1=Q 15. Rxf1#
? 17 710:30 1/44* 1. Qxg6+
White(1): ?
time=710:35 mat=-5 n=195820743468 fh=93% nps=4.59M
ext-> chk=-97390014 cap=129451010 1rep=1883001635 mate=80428317
predicted=0 nodes=195820743468 evals=1321303848 50move=0
endgame tablebase-> probes=0 hits=0
SMP-> split=6122 stop=1571 data=11/64 elap=710:35
mate in 15 moves.
White(1): Qxg6+
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