Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: What is White's Best Move?

Author: John Merlino

Date: 13:05:02 12/21/05

Go up one level in this thread


On December 21, 2005 at 03:14:41, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>[D]2kr3r/1ppqnb2/p1pb1p2/4p2p/4PP1N/2NP3P/PPP4K/R1BQ1R2 w - - 0 15

CM9_R1 waffles between Qe2 and Be3, and then eventually switches to Qe1, but
isn't very happy with any of those moves (this is on a P4-2.4):

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:01	1/7	-0.31	159298		15.fxe5 Bxe5+ 16.Bf4 Bd4 17.Nf3
					Bxc3 18.bxc3 Be6 19.Rg1 Bxh3
0:01	1/8	-0.40	254582		15.fxe5 Bxe5+ 16.Bf4 Bd4 17.Nf3
					Bb6 18.Qd2 Rhg8 19.Na4 Ba7
0:02	1/8	-0.37	383005		15.Qe2 Kb8 16.Qf2 Rhg8 17.f5 Nc8
					18.Be3 Bb4
0:03	1/8	-0.25	494383		15.Be3 exf4 16.Bxf4 Ng6 17.Nxg6
					Bxg6 18.Qd2 Bc5 19.Bg3
0:07	1/9	-0.32	1138131		15.Be3 Rhg8 16.f5 c5 17.Qd2 Nc6
					18.Rg1 Kb8 19.Qf2 Nd4
0:14	1/10	-0.56	2255662		15.Be3 exf4 16.Bxf4 Be6 17.Qf3
					Bxf4+ 18.Qxf4 Bxh3 19.Rg1 Ng8 20.e5
0:22	1/10	-0.31	3508738		15.Qe2 Kb8 16.Be3 exf4 17.Bxf4
					Rhg8 18.Qe3 c5 19.Bxd6 Qxd6+ 20.e5
1:07	1/11	-0.42	11102974	15.Qe2 Rhg8 16.fxe5 Bxe5+ 17.Bf4
					Bd4 18.Nf3 Bb6 19.Na4 Ba7 20.b4
					Kb8 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.bxc5
1:31	1/11	-0.37	15232170	15.Be3 exf4 16.Bxf4 Be6 17.Qf3
					Bxf4+ 18.Qxf4 Bxh3 19.Rg1 Ng8 20.Qg3
					Bg4 21.Raf1
2:36	1/12	-0.49	26531919	15.Be3 exf4 16.Bxf4 Be6 17.Qf3
					Bxf4+ 18.Qxf4 Bxh3 19.Rf2 Rhf8
					20.e5 Bg4 21.exf6 Kb8
3:19	1/12	-0.43	34156907	15.Qe2 Rhg8 16.f5 c5 17.Bh6 Nc6
					18.Rg1 c4 19.Rxg8 Bxg8 20.dxc4
					Bc5 21.Nd5
4:34	1/12	-0.34	47805932	15.Qe1 c5 16.Nf3 Nc6 17.Qh4 Be6
					18.fxe5 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5+ 20.Bf4
					Bd4 21.Qg3 Kb8 22.Rae1

If I force f5 (as suggested by others) here is what it says:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
----	----	----	----		----
0:00	1/3	-1.06	1017		15...Bc5 16.Ng6 Nxg6 17.fxg6 Bxg6
					18.Rxf6
0:00	1/4	-0.99	3119		15...Bc5 16.Qe2 Qd4 17.Bd2 Kb8
0:00	1/5	-0.86	10690		15...Bc5 16.Qe2 Qd4 17.Bd2 Kb8
					18.Nf3
0:00	1/6	-0.84	29278		15...Bc5 16.Qf3 Kb8 17.Be3 Bd4
					18.Bxd4 Qxd4
0:00	1/7	-0.72	120796		15...Bc5 16.Qe1 Qd4 17.Nf3 Qb4
					18.Qh4 Ng8 19.Qe1
0:01	1/8	-0.76	236838		15...Bc5 16.Qe2 Qd4 17.Nf3 Qb4
					18.a3 Qb6 19.b4
0:03	1/9	-0.44	588954		15...Bc5 16.Qe1 Kb8 17.Be3 Bd4
					18.Bxd4 Qxd4 19.Ng6 Rhe8 20.Qd2
0:06	1/10	-0.40	1087898		15...Bc5 16.Qe1 Kb8 17.Be3 Bd4
					18.Bxd4 Qxd4 19.Qf2 Qb4 20.Rab1
0:15	1/10	-0.63	2433095		15...c5 16.Be3 Kb8 17.Qd2 Nc6 18.Rg1
					Rhg8 19.Raf1 Nd4 20.Bh6 Be7
0:49	1/11	-0.51	7808821		15...c5 16.Be3 c4 17.Ng6 Rh7 18.Qe2
					cxd3 19.Qxd3 Kb8 20.Nxe7 Bxe7 21.Qxd7
					Rxd7
1:48	1/12	-0.54	17706885	15...c5 16.Ng6 Bxg6 17.fxg6 Nxg6
					18.Nd5 Nf4 19.Nxf4 exf4 20.Bxf4
					c4 21.Qf3 Bxf4+ 22.Qxf4 cxd3 23.Rad1
					d2 24.Qxf6

jm



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.