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Subject: Re: Nunn's K & P suite

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 21:47:58 02/03/00

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On February 04, 2000 at 00:11:29, Dann Corbit wrote:

>The object of this exercise (if I understand it correctly) is to prove the
>checkmate in each case.
>
>Actually, it looks to me like the 3rd position is a draw...  Here is the eval:
>22    47.54     ++   1. Kg5!!
>22->   1:05  -0.34   1. Kg5 d5 2. Kf5 Kd6 3. d3 d4 4. Kg6
>                     Kc5 5. Kf5 Kd5 6. Kg5 Ke6 7. Kg6 Kd6
>                     8. Kf5 Kd5 <HT>
>23     1:13   0.00   1. Kg5 d5 2. Kf5 Kd6 3. d3 d4 4. Kg6
>                     Kc5 5. Kf5 Kd5 6. Kg5 Ke6 7. Kg6 Kd6
>                     8. Kf5 Kd5
>23->   1:19   0.00   1. Kg5 d5 2. Kf5 Kd6 3. d3 d4 4. Kg6
>                     Kc5 5. Kf5 Kd5 6. Kg5 Ke6 7. Kg6 Kd6
>                     8. Kf5 Kd5
>
>{BIG SNIP}
>
>32    61:38   0.00   1. Kg5 d5 2. Kf5 Kd6 3. d3 d4 4. Kg6
>                     Kc5 5. Kf5 Kd5 6. Kg5 Ke6 7. Kg6 Kd6
>                     8. Kf5 Kd5
>32->  69:56   0.00   1. Kg5 d5 2. Kf5 Kd6 3. d3 d4 4. Kg6
>                     Kc5 5. Kf5 Kd5 6. Kg5 Ke6 7. Kg6 Kd6
>                     8. Kf5 Kd5
>
>
>Does Kg5 actually lead to mate, and if so, what is the pv?
Got one more ply, but crafty still sees only stalemate:

               33    95:03   0.00   1. Kg5 d5 2. Kf5 Kd6 3. d3 d4 4. Kg6
                                    Kc5 5. Kf5 Kd5 6. Kg5 Ke6 7. Kg6 Kd6
                                    8. Kf5 Kd5
               33-> 110:57   0.00   1. Kg5 d5 2. Kf5 Kd6 3. d3 d4 4. Kg6
                                    Kc5 5. Kf5 Kd5 6. Kg5 Ke6 7. Kg6 Kd6
                                    8. Kf5 Kd5
              time=116:40  cpu=99%  mat=-1  n=1806466809  fh=16%  nps=258064
              ext-> checks=238284442 recaps=3810995 pawns=3904530 1rep=2955627
thrt:361379
              predicted=0  nodes=1806466809  evals=320810659
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=4759746  successful=4759746



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