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Subject: Re: Trojan Horse Detection Code in Shredder 6

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 00:02:53 10/29/05

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On October 29, 2005 at 01:24:26, Oliver Roese wrote:

>Hello,
>
>this position down the page originates from a very famous game from Alekhine,
>which he won after (temporarily) sacrificing a queen and a rook.
>
>In this position black can simply win by capturing the knight. I was very
>surprised, that Shredder 6 refuses to do so.
>Apparently a "Trojan Horse"-trap is assumed...
>
>
>
>Bogoljubov,E - Alekhine,A
>[D] r4r1k/1ppbn1p1/3p1n1p/p2P1pNq/2P1pP1P/PPQ1P1P1/6B1/R2R1NK1 b - - 0 1
>
>Analysis by Shredder 6:
>[...]
>20...Kg8 21.Tac1 Tfc8 22.Sh2 b5 23.Kf2 a4 24.b4 bxc4 25.Dxc4 Tab8 26.Sxe4 fxe4
>27.Dxc7
>  =  (0.02)   Tiefe: 13/26   00:02:28  42633kN
>
>
      Hi Oliver
      Good observation ... but Shredder 7.04
      and Shredder 8 do not better. Only the
      latest Shredder 9 UCI considers ...hxg5
      for a short time but soon changes its
      mind :-)
      Regards
      Kurt



New game - Fritz 9, 180'/40
r4r1k/1ppbn1p1/3p1n1p/p2P1pNq/2P1pP1P/PPQ1P1P1/6B1/R2R1NK1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by Shredder 9 UCI:

1...hxg5 2.hxg5
  -+  (-1.76)   Depth: 1/1   00:00:00
  ³  (-0.26)   Depth: 2/3   00:00:00
1...Qe2 2.Rab1
  ³  (-0.39)   Depth: 2/5   00:00:00
  µ  (-0.74)   Depth: 2/5   00:00:00
1...a4 2.b4 Qe2 3.Re1 Qg4
  µ  (-0.77)   Depth: 2/6   00:00:00
  =  (0.06)   Depth: 5/9   00:00:00
1...hxg5 2.hxg5 Ng4 3.Rac1 Kg8 4.Qd4 Rac8
  =  (0.05)   Depth: 5/9   00:00:00
  =  (-0.25)   Depth: 5/11   00:00:00
1...Rfe8 2.Nh3 Qe2 3.Rd2 Qg4 4.Nf2 Qg6
  ³  (-0.26)   Depth: 5/11   00:00:00
  ³  (-0.44)   Depth: 7/15   00:00:00  56kN
1...Qg6 2.Nh3 Qg4 3.Ng5
  ³  (-0.45)   Depth: 7/17   00:00:00  76kN
  ³  (-0.30)   Depth: 8/20   00:00:01  177kN
1...Rfe8 2.Nh3 a4 3.b4 Qe2 4.Re1 Qd3 5.Qxd3
  ³  (-0.31)   Depth: 8/20   00:00:01  186kN
  ³  (-0.42)   Depth: 8/20   00:00:01  201kN
1...Kg8 2.Kf2 Rfc8 3.Nh3 b6 4.Rac1 Ng4+ 5.Kg1 Nf6 6.Kh2 Qg4
  ³  (-0.43)   Depth: 8/20   00:00:02  369kN
  ³  (-0.33)   Depth: 10/22   00:00:06  1074kN
1...Ng6 2.Nh3 Rfe8 3.Kf2 Kg8 4.Rac1
  ³  (-0.34)   Depth: 10/22   00:00:08  1478kN
  ³  (-0.34)   Depth: 10/22   00:00:08  1535kN
1...hxg5 2.hxg5 Ng4 3.Rac1 Kh7 4.b4
  ³  (-0.35)   Depth: 10/24   00:00:08  1584kN
  ³  (-0.65)   Depth: 15/32   00:00:53  10530kN
1...a4
  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 15/32   00:01:06  13041kN
  ³  (-0.66)   Depth: 15/32   00:01:06  13041kN

(Utzinger,  29.10.2005)



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