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Subject: Re: u2600 Position of the Week

Author: Dan Homan

Date: 05:36:37 03/01/99

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On March 01, 1999 at 04:48:28, Will Singleton wrote:

>u2600 Position of the Week
>--------------------------
>
>5R2/8/8/4rp2/3r4/5k2/2B1p2P/2K1R3 w - -
>ArasanX Amateur, 0-1, 1999.02.27, fics
>
>In this position, White played 78. Rg8 and lost.  Could your
>program avoid that move within 10 seconds or so?  The game might be
>lost in any event (not sure); there is still some play left.
>

On a 400 MHz Celeron,  EXchess likes Rg8 with a score of -1.14 through
depth 7.  At depth 8 EXchess fails low and switches to Rxf5+ with a
score of -1.33.  The time to fail low and choose Rxf4+ is 4 seconds.

  5.  -0.70     1    43628   1. Rg8 Ra5 2. Kb2 f4 3. h4
  6.   --
  6.  -1.14     1    93726   1. Rg8 Kf2 2. Rgg1 Rh4 3. Kd2 Rxh2
  6.  -1.14     1   125004   1. Rg8 Kf2 2. Rgg1 Rh4 3. Kd2 Rxh2
  7.  -1.14     2   185789   1. Rg8 Rh4 2. Rg5 Kf2 3. Rgg1 Rxh2 4. Kd2
  7.  -1.14     3   244658   1. Rg8 Rh4 2. Rg5 Kf2 3. Rgg1 Rxh2 4. Kd2
  8.  -1.33     4   447298   1. Rxf5+ Rxf5 2. Bxf5 Kf2 3. Rxe2+ Kxe2 4. h3 Rf4
5. Bg4+ Kd3 6. Kb2 Ke3
  8.  -1.33     5   552640   1. Rxf5+ Rxf5 2. Bxf5 Kf2 3. Rxe2+ Kxe2 4. h3 Rf4
5. Bg4+ Kd3 6. Kb2 Ke3
  9.  -1.34     6   611555   1. Rxf5+ Rxf5 2. Bxf5 Kf2 3. Rxe2+ Kxe2 4. h3 Rf4
5. Bg4+ Kd3 6. Be6 Rf1+ 7. Kb2 Rf2+ 8. Kb3 Ke3
  9.  -1.34     9  1038704   1. Rxf5+ Rxf5 2. Bxf5 Kf2 3. Rxe2+ Kxe2 4. h3 Rf4
5. Bg4+ Kd3 6. Be6 Rf1+ 7. Kb2 Rf2+ 8. Kb3 Ke3
 10.  -1.33    10  1167550   1. Rxf5+ Rxf5 2. Bxf5 Kf2 3. Rxe2+ Kxe2 4. h3 Rf4
5. Be6 Ke3 6. Kc2 Rf2+ 7. Kc3 Rd2
 10.  -1.33    18  2168714   1. Rxf5+ Rxf5 2. Bxf5 Kf2 3. Rxe2+ Kxe2 4. h3 Rf4
5. Be6 Ke3 6. Kc2 Rf2+ 7. Kc3 Rd2
 11.  -1.32    20  2428594   1. Rxf5+ Rxf5 2. Bxf5 Kf2 3. Rxe2+ Kxe2 4. h3 Rf4
5. Be6 Rf6 6. Bg4+ Ke3 7. Kc2 Rf2+ 8. Kc3 Rd2

node_count = 3000340 quiescent nodes = 512548 eval_count = 1305326
hash hits = 358146 hash moves = 57361 pawn hash hits = 1286137
node_rate = 117752 null cuts = 438652 exten = 150604 int_iter = 7

 - Dan

>Note the wide difference between Amateur and MacChess in their analyses.
>MacChess takes only 3 seconds to discard Rg8, running at over 300k nps.
>Amateur, otoh, takes 43 seconds to realize what's happening (both at ply 9).
>(The follow-on position is also worth a look.  Does your prog play 78... Kf2
>quickly?)
>
>Amateur 0.92, Macintosh g3/300 --
>ply   score     time     nodes      n/s    pv
>
>  2     320     0.01       898    53880
>  3     -64     0.04      1253    18780  Bxf5 Kf2 Rh1 Qe1 Rxe1 Kxe1
>  3      98     0.05      2138    25620  Kb2 Rb4 Bb3 Kf2
>  3      99     0.05      2402    28800  Kb1 Kf2 Rf1
>  3     100     0.05      2561    30720  h3 Kf2 Rf1
>  3     101     0.06      3072    30720  Rxf5 Rxf5
>  4     -88     0.08      4479    33540  Rxf5 Rxf5 Bxf5 Kf2 Rh1 Qe1 Rxe1 Kxe1
>  4     -85     0.10      7788    46680  Bxf5 Rf4 Rxe2 Rxe2
>  4      99     0.18     16876    56220  Kb2 Kf2 Kc3 Rh4
>  5      94     0.25     26428    63420  Kb2 Kf2 Kc3 Rh4 Kd2
>  5     100     0.30     35312    70620  Rg8 Ra5 Rg7 Ra1 Bb1 Rxb1
>  6      93     1.00     82818    82800  Rg8 Kf2 Rg1 Rh4 Rh1 Rxh2
>  7      84     2.46    254747    92040  Rg8 Rh4 Rg1 Rc5
>  8       3     9.42    934686    96300  Rg8 Rh4 Rg1 Rxh2 Rg5
>  9    -210    43.51   4119536    93900  Rg8 Kf2 Rg1 Rc5 h4 Rc4 Rxe2 Kxg1 h5 f4
>  9     -90   173.30  15411507    88800  Kb2 Kf2 Rxf5 Rxf5 Rxe2 Kxe2 Bxf5 Ke3
>Kc3 Rh4 h3 Rh6
>  9     -88   193.53  17222900    88800  Rxf5 Rxf5 Bxf5 Kf2 Rh1 Kg2 Re1 Kf2 Rh1
>Qe1 Rxe1 Kxe1
>
>MacChess 4.0, Macintosh g3/300 --
>02/01|00:00:00|       192| +269| Bxf5 Kf4
>03/01|00:00:00|      3294|  -79| Bxf5 Kf2 Rxe2+ Rxe2
>03/04|00:00:00|      4693|  -73| h3 Kf2 Rxe2+ Rxe2 Bxf5
>03/11|00:00:00|      6764|  +95| Kb2 Rb4+ Kc3 Rbb5
>04/01|00:00:00|     10761|  +96| Kb2 Kf2 Kc3 Rdd5
>05/01|00:00:00|     19781|  -80| Kb2 Kf2 Rxf5+ Rxf5 Rxe2+ Kxe2 Bxf5
>05/02|00:00:00|     21758|  -76| Rxf5+ Rxf5 Bxf5 Kf2 Rxe2+ Kxe2 h3 Kf3
>05/04|00:00:00|     25407|  -74| h3 Kf2 Rxe2+ Rxe2 Bxf5 Kg3
>05/11|00:00:00|     32001|  -72| Bxf5 Kf2 Rxe2+ Kxe2 h3 Kf3
>05/20|00:00:00|     66502|  +87| Rg8 Rc4 Kd2 Rd4+ Kc3 Rdd5
>06/01|00:00:00|     86325|  -66| Rg8 Kf2 Rgg1 f4 h3 f3 Rh1
>07/01|00:00:00|    239157|  -32| Rg8 Rh4 h3 Kf2 Rgg1 Rxh3 Bb1
>08/01|00:00:02|    667258|  -66| Rg8 Kf2 Rgg1 f4 h3 f3 Rh1 Rc4 Kd2
>09/01|00:00:03|   1073439| -188| Rg8 Kf2 Rgg1 Rc5 h4 Rdc4 Kb1 Rxc2 h5
>09/02|00:00:03|   1329074|  -84| Rxf5+ Rxf5 Bxf5 Kf2 Rxe2+ Kxe2 h3 Rd1+ Kc2 Rd2+
>Kc1 Ke3 Be4 Rh2
>10/01|00:00:08|   2854279|  -85| Rxf5+ Rxf5 Bxf5 Kf2 Rxe2+ Kxe2 h3 Rd1+ Kc2 Rd2+
>Kc1 Ke3 Be4 Rh2 Bf5
>
>
>[Event "fics rated blitz game"]
>[Site "fics, Oklahoma City, OK USA"]
>[Date "1999.02.27"]
>[Time "16:26:32"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "ArasanX"]
>[Black "Amateur"]
>[WhiteElo "2196"]
>[BlackElo "2127"]
>[TimeControl "300+4"]
>[Mode "ICS"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>
>1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2
>a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f3 b5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qf2 Qc7 13. Bd3
>Be7 14. Qg3 g6 15. Qh3 b4 16. Ne2 b3 17. axb3 Qa5 18. Kb1 h5 19. Bd2 Qc5
>20. b4 Qb6 21. g4 Rf8 22. gxh5 Nxh5 23. c4 Ba4 24. Rdg1 Bf6 25. f4 Qb7
>26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Nf6 28. Qe3 Bc6 29. Ng3 Nd7 30. Qd4 Ke7 31. Be2 Qb6
>32. Rd1 Qxd4 33. Rxd4 Rfb8 34. Rhd1 Ba4 35. R1d2 Rb6 36. Ra2 Bc6 37. Kc1
>Rh8 38. Rad2 Ba4 39. Bd1 e5 40. fxe5 dxe5 41. Rd5 Bc6 42. Ra5 Rh4 43. c5
>Rb7 44. Rxa6 Nb8 45. Ra5 Bxe4 46. b5 f5 47. Nxe4 Rxe4 48. c6 Rc7 49. Ra8
>Nxc6 50. Rg8 Nd8 51. Rgxd8 Rxc3+ 52. Bc2 Rb4 53. R2d7+ Kf6 54. Rd6+ Kg5
>55. Rg8 Rxb5 56. Rdxg6+ Kf4 57. Rg3 Rbc5 58. Rg2 e4 59. Rf2+ Rf3 60. Rfg2
>Rfc3 61. Kb2 Rh3 62. Rf2+ Rf3 63. Rfg2 Rh3 64. R8g5 Rb5+ 65. Kc1 Re5 66.
>Rg7 e3 67. Bd1 Rh6 68. Rc7 Re4 69. Be2 Ree6 70. Rc4+ Re4 71. Rc3 Rh4 72.
>Rc8 Rh6 73. Bd3 Rd4 74. Bc2 Re6 75. Rf8 Re5 76. Rg1 e2 77. Re1 Kf3 78.
>Rg8 Kf2 79. Rxe2+ Kxe2 80. Rg5 Rc4 81. Rg2+ Kf1 82. Rd2 Rh4 83. Rd1+ Kg2
>84. Rd2+ Kg1 85. Rd1+ Kxh2 86. Rd2+ Kg3 87. Rd3+ Kf4 88. Rd4+ Kg5 89. Rd2
>f4 90. Rg2+ Rg4 91. Rf2 Rg3 92. Kd2 f3 93. Kd3 Kf4 94. Rf1 f2+ 95. Kc4
>{White resigned} 0-1



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