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Subject: Re: Nunn's K & P suite

Author: blass uri

Date: 00:52:32 02/04/00

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On February 04, 2000 at 00:47:58, Dann Corbit wrote:

>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

Kg5 leads only to a draw.

The exercise was to find the right move with the right ideas and not to find
checkmate.

Uri



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