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Subject: Re: Strange Fritz 9 ;) Crafty,Glaurung, Gothmog, Beowulf, Greko, Arasan

Author: Christopher Conkie

Date: 13:48:55 11/04/05

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On November 04, 2005 at 16:09:10, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 04, 2005 at 06:31:14, Christopher Conkie wrote:
>
>>On November 04, 2005 at 06:09:37, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>Why only Crafty
>>>
>>>Glaurung is also open source code
>>>
>>>New game, 120'/40+120'/40+120'/40
>>>8/1kb5/p2q4/P4Q2/1NP4p/1K1P2p1/1P6/8 b - - 0 1
>>>
>>>Analysis by Glaurung Mainz:
>>>
>>>1...Qd4 2.Qf3+ Kc8 3.Qa8+ Kd7 4.Qxa6
>>>  ±  (1.28)   Depth: 2/9   00:00:00
>>>1...Qf4 2.Qd5+ Ka7
>>>  =  (-0.25)   Depth: 2/9   00:00:00
>>>1...Qf4 2.Qd5+ Ka7 3.Qc5+ Kb7 4.Qc6+ Ka7 5.Qxa6+ Kb8
>>>  ±  (1.40)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00
>>>1...Qd4 2.Qf3+ Kc8 3.Qa8+ Kd7 4.Qxa6
>>>  ±  (1.28)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00
>>>1...Bd8 2.Qe4+ Kc8 3.Nd5
>>>  =  (-0.06)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00
>>>1...Kb8 2.d4 Qxd4 3.Nxa6+ Kb7 4.Nxc7 Kxc7
>>>  =  (-0.07)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00
>>>1...Ka7 2.Qh7 Qf4
>>>  =  (-0.25)   Depth: 3/11   00:00:00
>>>1...Ka7 2.Qh7 Qf4 3.d4
>>>  =  (0.21)   Depth: 4/11   00:00:00
>>>1...Bd8 2.c5 Qb8 3.c6+ Ka7 4.Qc5+ Ka8
>>>  =  (-0.09)   Depth: 4/13   00:00:00
>>>1...Bd8 2.c5 Qb8 3.c6+ Ka7 4.Kc4
>>>  =  (0.15)   Depth: 5/13   00:00:00
>>>1...Kb8 2.Qh5 Qf6 3.Nd5 Qd4
>>>  =  (-0.18)   Depth: 5/14   00:00:00
>>>1...Kb8 2.Qh5 Bd8 3.Qe8 Kc7 4.Kc3
>>>  =  (-0.15)   Depth: 6/15   00:00:00  25kN
>>>1...Kb8 2.Qe4 h3 3.Nc6+ Kc8 4.Na7+ Kb8 5.Nc6+
>>>  =  (0.00)   Depth: 7/17   00:00:00  67kN
>>>1...Kb8 2.c5 Qh6 3.c6 Qf4 4.Nxa6+ Ka7 5.Qc8 Qf7+ 6.Kb4
>>>  ±  (0.98)   Depth: 8/20   00:00:00  134kN
>>>1...Qh6 2.c5 Qc1 3.Qf3+ Ka7 4.Qc6 Qd1+ 5.Ka2 Bf4 6.Qxa6+ Kb8 7.Qb6+ Kc8
>>>  ±  (0.84)   Depth: 8/22   00:00:01  314kN
>>>1...Qh6 2.c5 Kb8 3.c6 Qf4 4.Nxa6+ Ka7 5.Qb5 Qf7+ 6.Kc3 Qf6+ 7.d4
>>>  ±  (1.06)   Depth: 9/33   00:00:01  675kN
>>>1...Qh6 2.c5 Kb8 3.c6 g2 4.Qg4 Bxa5 5.Qxg2 Bxb4 6.Kxb4 Kc7
>>>  ±  (1.07)   Depth: 10/33   00:00:02  996kN
>>>1...Bxa5 2.Qxa5 g2 3.Qg5 h3 4.Kc3 a5 5.Nd5 Kc6 6.d4 Qe6
>>>  ±  (0.93)   Depth: 10/33   00:00:03  1797kN
>>>1...Bxa5 2.Qxa5 g2 3.Qg5 h3 4.Kc3 a5 5.Nd5 Qf8 6.b3 Qh8+ 7.Nf6 Kc6
>>>  ±  (1.00)   Depth: 11/37   00:00:05  2984kN
>>>1...Bxa5 2.Qxa5 g2 3.Qg5 h3 4.Kc3 Qh2 5.Qe7+ Qc7 6.Qe4+ Ka7 7.Qg6 Qb6 8.Qf7+ Qb7
>>>9.Qg6
>>>  ±  (1.12)   Depth: 12/37   00:00:11  6049kN
>>>1...Bxa5 2.Qxa5 g2 3.Qg5 h3 4.Nd5 a5 5.Qg4 Qb8 6.d4 Kc6+ 7.Kc3 Qe8 8.Kd3 Qf7
>>>  ±  (1.00)   Depth: 13/41   00:00:31  16781kN
>>>1...Bxa5 2.Qxa5 g2 3.Qg5 h3 4.c5 Qc7 5.d4 a5 6.Nd3 Qh2 7.Qd5+ Kc7 8.Qf7+ Kb8
>>>9.Qe8+ Kb7 10.Qb5+ Kc8
>>>  ±  (1.17)   Depth: 14/45   00:01:01  33026kN
>>>
>>>(,  04.11.2005)
>>
>>Why indeed......
>>
>>[D]8/1kb5/p2q4/P4Q2/1NP4p/1K1P2p1/1P6/8 b - - 0 1
>>
>>Gothmog 1.0 beta 10:
>>  1/1	00:00	         123	123.000	-0.59	Bb8
>>  2/4	00:00	         408	136.000	-0.59	Kb8
>>  3/5	00:00	       1.310	119.090	-0.56	Kb8 Qh5 Qf6
>>  4/7	00:00	       7.116	192.324	-0.37	Bd8 Qf3+ Kc8 Qa8+ Kd7 Nxa6 Bxa5
>>  5/12	00:00	      24.971	233.373	-0.37	Ka7 Nd5
>>  6/13-	00:00	      47.840	244.081	-0.37	Kb8 Qh5 Bd8 Qf3 h3 Nc6+ Kc7
>>  6/13	00:00	      56.943	244.390	-0.40	Kb8 Qh5 Bd8 d4 Kc7 Kc3
>>  7/20+	00:01	     134.085	251.566	-0.37	Kb8 c5 Qh6 c6 g2 Qg4 h3 Nxa6+
>>  7/20	00:01	     160.025	248.486	-0.31	Kb8 c5 Qh6 c6 g2 Qg4 h3 Nxa6+ Ka7 Nxc7
>>Qxc6
>>  8/24+	00:01	     316.114	245.239	-0.28	Kb8 c5 Qh6 c6 g2 Qg4 h3 Nxa6+ Ka7 Nxc7
>>Qxc6 Qd4+
>>  8/26	00:03	     727.909	244.019	+0.25	Kb8 c5 Qh6 c6 Qd6 Nxa6+ Ka7 Qb5 Qe6+ Kc3
>>  9/31-	00:05	   1.175.291	244.648	+0.25	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qa1 Qg6 Qg1 h3
>>  9/32	00:06	   1.476.694	245.747	+0.22	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Qg7+ Qc7 Qg4 Qb6
>>Qf3+ Kc7 Qf4+ Kd7
>> 10/45+	00:10	   2.539.350	248.638	+0.25	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Nd5 Kc6 Kc3
>> 10/45	00:12	   3.103.619	252.717	+0.29	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Nd5 a5 d4
>> 11/45+	00:19	   4.875.964	256.454	+0.32	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Nd5 a5 Kc3
>> 11/45	00:28	   7.260.478	260.708	+0.38	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Nd5 a5 Qg7+ Kc6 Kc3
>> 12/50+	00:44	  11.462.167	258.168	+0.41	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Nd5 a5 Qg7+ Kc6 Kc3
>>
>>Beowulf 2.2:
>>   2	00:00	          51	51	+3.89	Bxa5 Qxa5
>>   2	00:00	          88	88	+3.50	Qxb4+ Kxb4 g2
>>   2	00:00	         149	149	+0.01	Kb8 Ka4
>>   2	00:00	         445	445	-0.17	Qd4 Qg6
>>   3	00:00	         812	81.200	 0.00	Qd4 Qf3+ Kc8 Qa8+ Kd7
>>   3	00:00	       1.257	62.850	-0.44	Kb8 c5 Qh6
>>   3	00:00	       1.600	80.000	 0.00	Ka7 Qg5 h3
>>   3	00:00	       1.631	81.550	-0.51	Ka7 Qg5 h3
>>   4	00:00	       3.007	75.175	 0.00	Ka7 Qh7 Qd4
>>   4	00:00	       5.597	79.957	+0.11	Ka7 Qh7 Qf4 d4
>>   4	00:00	       9.231	92.310	 0.00	Qh6 Qe4+ Kb8 Nc6+ Kb7 Nb4+
>>   5	00:00	      14.473	90.456	 0.00	Qh6 Qe4+ Kb8 Nc6+ Kc8 Ne7+ Kb8 Nc6+
>>   5	00:00	      26.343	97.566	 0.00	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qa3
>>   5	00:00	      32.463	101.446	-0.57	Bxa5 Qe4+ Ka7 Nc6+ Kb6 Nxa5 Kxa5
>>   6	00:00	      45.988	106.948	 0.00	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 Qh2 Qe7+ Kb8
>>   6	00:00	      67.651	114.662	+0.12	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 Qh2 Qe7+ Ka8
>>   7	00:01	     123.121	125.633	+0.01	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 Qg3 Qd5+ Ka7 Nc6+ Kb7
>>   7	00:01	     173.375	133.365	 0.00	Kb8 Qe4 Kc8 Qa8+ Kd7 Qe4 Qh6 Ka4
>>   8	00:02	     311.241	139.569	 0.00	Kb8 c5 Qh6 c6 g2 Qg4 Qh7
>>   8	00:03	     451.244	144.167	+0.03	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 Qg3 Qe7+ Ka8 Qe4+ Ka7
>>Nc6+
>>   9	00:08	   1.233.320	140.789	 0.00	Bxa5 Qe4+ Ka7 Nc6+ Kb6 Ne7 Qb4+ Ka2 Qa4+
>>Kb1 Kc7 Nf5 Qd1+ Ka2 Qa4+ Kb1
>>  10	00:13	   1.917.573	147.166	 0.00	Bxa5 Qxa5 h3 c5 Qe6+ Ka4 Kb8 Nxa6+ Ka8 Qb6
>>Qa2+ Kb4 h2
>>  10	00:27	   4.180.558	151.744	+0.84	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 c5 Qe6+ Ka4 g1Q c6+ Qxc6+
>>Nxc6 Kxc6 Qxa6+ Kd5
>>
>>GreKo 2.68:
>>   1	00:00	         699	699	-0.32	Qd4
>>   2	00:00	       1.697	1.697	-0.55	Qe5 Qxe5 Bxe5
>>   3	00:00	      12.018	300.450	-0.41	Ka7 Kc3 Kb8
>>   4	00:00	      34.728	289.400	-0.66	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Nd5
>>   5	00:00	     127.671	311.392	-1.02	Qh6 Qe4+ Kc8 Qg4+ Kb8 Qg8+ Kb7 Qd5+ Kb8
>>   6	00:01	     403.044	319.876	-0.72	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Kc3 Kc8 Qf5+ Kb8
>>   7	00:02	     800.920	314.086	-0.92	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Kc3 a5 Nd5
>>   8	00:05	   1.661.099	302.018	-0.90	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Qg7+ Kc8 d4 a5 c5
>>   9	00:20	   6.175.420	297.037	-1.05	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Nd5 Qh2 Qe7+ Ka8 Nc7+
>>Kb7 Nb5+ Kc8
>>
>>Arasan 8.4:
>>   1	00:00	           9	300	-1.00	Qd4
>>   1	00:00	          32	1.066	-1.00	Qd4
>>   2	00:00	         217	4.340	-0.85	Qd4 Qe6
>>   3	00:00	       1.100	15.714	-0.56	Qh6 Qd5+ Kb8 d4
>>   3	00:00	       2.215	31.642	-0.60	Kb8 d4 Qh6
>>   3	00:00	       2.515	35.928	-0.60	Kb8 d4 Qh6
>>   4	00:00	       5.520	61.333	-0.64	Qh6 Qd5+ Kb8 Nc6+ Kb7 Ne5+
>>   4	00:00	       6.553	72.811	-0.64	Qh6 Qd5+ Kb8 Nc6+ Kb7 Ne5+
>>   5	00:00	      17.101	142.508	-0.46	Qh6 Qd5+ Kb8 Nc6+ Kb7 Ne7+ Ka7 d4
>>   6	00:00	      42.838	237.988	-0.46	Qh6 Qd5+ Kb8 Nc6+ Kb7 Ne7+ Ka7 d4
>>   6	00:00	      52.239	261.195	+0.12	Qh6 Qe4+ Kb8 Nc6+ Kb7 Ne7+ Kb8 Nf5 Qh7
>>   7	00:00	      97.528	314.606	+0.23	Qh6 c5 Kb8 c6 g2 Qg4 h3
>>   8	00:00	     165.310	359.369	+0.23	Qh6 c5 Kb8 c6 g2 Qg4 h3
>>   8	00:01	     298.215	402.993	+1.31	Qh6 c5 Kb8 c6 g2 Qg4 Bxa5 Qxg2
>>   9	00:02	     706.105	444.091	+0.81	Kb8 c5
>>   9	00:02	     811.610	438.708	+0.81	Kb8 c5
>>   9	00:02	     816.522	438.990	+1.00	Qh6 Qd5+
>>   9	00:02	     891.551	434.902	+1.00	Qh6 Qd5+
>>  10	00:06	   2.750.634	422.524	+1.35	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Qg7+ Qc7 Qh6 a5 Qa6+
>>Kb8 Qb5+ Kc8 Nd5
>>  10	00:06	   2.780.115	427.052	+1.35	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Qg7+ Qc7 Qh6 a5 Qa6+
>>Kb8 Qb5+ Kc8 Nd5
>>  11	00:11	   4.887.032	433.631	+1.43	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 Qg7+ Qc7 Qh6 Qb6 Qg7+
>>Kc8 d4 a5
>>  12	00:24	  10.946.843	441.583	+1.50	Bxa5 Qxa5 g2 Qg5 h3 c5 Qe6+ Ka4 Kc8 c6 Qe2
>>Qg8+ Kc7 Qg3+
>>
>>It's open source (season)........
>>
>>Good to see that original ideas are not dead.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Christopher
>
>
>maybe I'm as dense as a group of neutrons, but what does "open-source" have to
>do with anything here?  Commercial programs play Bxa5 (the position may well
>already be lost, who knows...)  open source programs play Bxa5.  Are you
>suggesting everyone is using the "same open-source evaluation"???  Doesn't look
>that way to me, just looks like a position that is lost where they all grab a
>pawn...

What is strange is that the engines that like to play this move are mostly open
source (not commercial).

You are right however, there are some commecial programs that like this move as
well as Fritz 9.

Analysis by Chess Tiger 15.0:

1. = (-0.13): 1...Bxa5 2.c5 Qd4 3.Qf7+ Bc7 4.Qf3+ Kc8 5.Qa8+ Kd7 6.Qc6+ Kd8
7.Qa8+ Kd7 8.Qc6+ Kd8 9.Qa8+ Kd7 10.Qc6+
2. = (0.00): 1...Bd8 2.c5 Qc7 3.Qe4+ Kc8 4.Qe6+ Qd7 5.Qxa6+ Qb7 6.Qe6+ Qd7
7.Qa6+ Qb7 8.Qe6+ Qd7 9.Qa6+ Qb7 10.Qe6+
3. = (0.00): 1...Kb8 2.c5 Qh6 3.Qd7 g2 4.Nd5 Bxa5 5.c6 Qxc6 6.Qxc6 g1Q 7.Qe8+
Kb7 8.Qf7+ Ka8
4. = (0.00): 1...Qh6 2.c5 Kb8 3.Qd7 g2 4.Nd5 Bxa5 5.c6 Qxc6 6.Qxc6 g1Q 7.Qe8+
Kb7 8.Qf7+ Ka8
5. = (0.02): 1...Qe5 2.Qf3+ Kc8 3.Qa8+ Kd7 4.Qc6+ Kd8 5.Qh6 Ke8 6.Qxh4 g2 7.Qg4
Qh2 8.Qg8+ Kd7 9.Qf7+ Kc8
6. = (0.15): 1...Qf4 2.Qe6 Qd6 3.Qe4+ Kb8 4.Nc6+ Kc8 5.Ne7+ Kd7 6.Nf5 Qc5 7.Nxh4
Bxa5 8.Ng2

Analysis by Gambit Tiger 2.0:

1. = (-0.13): 1...Bxa5 2.c5 Qd4 3.Qf7+ Bc7 4.Qf3+ Kc8 5.Qa8+ Kd7 6.Qc6+ Kd8
7.Qa8+ Kd7
2. = (-0.10): 1...Qh6 2.c5 Kb8 3.Qd7 Qg6 4.Nc6+ Kb7 5.Nd8+ Kb8 6.Nc6+
3. = (-0.10): 1...Kb8 2.c5 Qh6 3.Qd7
4. = (-0.04): 1...Qe7 2.Qg6 Qd6 3.Qf5
5. = (-0.02): 1...Qf4 2.Qd5+
6. = (0.00): 1...Bd8 2.c5






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