Endgame blunder for Thinker (also Fritz 11)

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Endgame blunder for Thinker (also Fritz 11)

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In a match Thinker 5.4C Inert 64-b against Naum 3.1 (final score 28.5 -31.5), the following game occurred:

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[Event "Thinker 5.4Ci 64-b - Naum 3.1 (Noomen08), Blitz"]
[Site "xxx"]
[Date "2009.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Thinker 5.4Ci 64-bit"]
[Black "Naum 3.1 64-bit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. g4 Be7 {Both last book move} 12. Bg2 {[%eval 1,
1] [%emt 0:00:09]} O-O {[%eval 37,14] [%emt 0:00:16]} 13. Bh4 {[%eval 1,1] 
[%emt 0:00:09]} h6 {[%eval 42,15] [%emt 0:00:46]} 14. Rhf1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt
0:00:09] (Rhg1)} Qc4 {[%eval 45,15] [%emt 0:00:22]} 15. Qxc4 {[%eval 1,1] 
[%emt 0:00:12] (Rfe1)} bxc4 {[%eval 39,4] [%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bf3 {[%eval 1,1]
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bd8 {[%eval 52,15] [%emt 0:00:06]} 17. e5 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:
00:08] (Nde2)} Bxf3 {[%eval 42,16] [%emt 0:00:03]} 18. Nxf3 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt
0:00:09]} Nxg4 {[%eval 59,17] [%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Rxd6 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:
09]} Ne3 {[%eval 58,17] [%emt 0:00:09]} 20. Re1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:07]}
Nf5 {[%eval 54,18] [%emt 0:00:07]} 21. Rxd7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:09]} Bxh4 {
[%eval 55,18] [%emt 0:00:13]} 22. Nxh4 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:06] (Re4)} Nxh4
{[%eval 55,17] [%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Red1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:08] (Re4)} f6 {
[%eval 57,16] [%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Rc7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:08] (Ne4)} fxe5 {
[%eval 33,17] [%emt 0:00:04]} 25. Rdd7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:09]} Rxf4 {
[%eval 39,17] [%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Rxg7+ {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} Kf8 {
[%eval 25,18] [%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Rh7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:14]} Kg8 {[%eval
32,18] [%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Rcg7+ {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:09]} Kf8 {[%eval 5,1]
[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. Rd7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:08]} Kg8 {[%eval 37,18] [%emt
0:00:20]} 30. Rhe7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:06]} Rf1+ {[%eval 40,18] [%emt 0:00:
08]} 31. Nd1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} Rf6 {[%eval 45,18] [%emt 0:00:06]}
32. Rg7+ {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:07] (Rd6)} Kf8 {[%eval 27,17] [%emt 0:00:03]}
33. Rh7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:07]} Kg8 {[%eval 48,16] [%emt 0:00:07]} 34.
Rdg7+ {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:06]} Kf8 {[%eval 46,1] [%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Rc7 {
[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:07]} Kg8 {[%eval 32,16] [%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Rhg7+ {
[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04]} Kf8 {[%eval 26,17] [%emt 0:00:07]} 37. Rgd7 {
[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} Rf1 {[%eval 22,17] [%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rxc4 {
[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} Ke8 {[%eval 32,18] [%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Rg7 {[%eval
1,1] [%emt 0:00:08]} Nf5 {[%eval 10,19] [%emt 0:00:04]} 40. Rg8+ {[%eval 1,1] 
[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd7 {[%eval 7,20] [%emt 0:00:03]} 41. Rxa8 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt
0:00:04]} Ne3 {[%eval 9,20] [%emt 0:00:06]} 42. Ra7+ {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:
04]} Kd8 {[%eval 11,21] [%emt 0:00:05]} 43. Kd2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04]}
Nxc4+ {[%eval 10,20] [%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Ke2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} Rh1 {
[%eval 10,20] [%emt 0:00:06]} 45. Rxa6 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} Kd7 {
[%eval 8,19] [%emt 0:00:10]} 46. Ra7+ {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05] (b3)} Kc6 {
[%eval 10,18] [%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Kd3 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05] (Nf2)} Rxd1+
{[%eval 2,18] [%emt 0:00:05]} 48. Kxc4 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04]} e4 {[%eval
9,20] [%emt 0:00:17]} 49. Rg7 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} e3 {[%eval 10,18] 
[%emt 0:00:03]} 50. Rg2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05]} Rd2 {[%eval 0,18] [%emt 0:
00:03]} 51. Rg6 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:03] (Rg3)} Kd6 {[%eval -7,17] [%emt 0:
00:02]} 52. Kc3 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05] (Rg3)} Rxh2 {[%eval 0,15] [%emt 0:
00:02]} 53. Rg1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:05] (Rg3)} e2 {[%eval -16,17] [%emt 0:
00:04]} 54. Kd3 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:03] (Kd2)} h5 {[%eval -38,18] [%emt 0:
00:06]} 55. Re1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%eval -43,18] [%emt 0:00:02]}
56. Rxe2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04] (a4)} Rxe2 {[%eval -825,20] [%emt 0:00:03]
} 57. Kxe2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04]} e4 {[%eval -1925,21] [%emt 0:00:12]}
58. a4 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04] (Ke3)} h4 {[%eval -32719,20] [%emt 0:00:04]}
59. a5 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04]} Kc6 {[%eval -32719,16] [%emt 0:00:00]} 60.
Ke1 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:04] (a6)} h3 {[%eval -32723,14] [%emt 0:00:01]} 61.
Kf2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:15] (b3)} h2 {[%eval -32733,11] [%emt 0:00:00]} 62.
Kg2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:03] (Kg3)} e3 {[%eval -32733,8] [%emt 0:00:00]} 63.
Kxh2 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:03] (a6)} e2 {[%eval -32739,7] [%emt 0:00:00]} 64.
a6 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:02] (c3)} e1=Q {[%eval -32741,5] [%emt 0:00:00]} 65.
Kh3 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:03] (c4)} Qf1+ {[%eval -32745,3] [%emt 0:00:00]}
66. Kg3 {[%eval 1,1] [%emt 0:00:03] (Kg4)} Qxa6 {[%eval -32747,1] [%emt 0:00:
00]} 67. b4 {[%eval -32749,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Kd5 {[%eval -32749,0] [%emt 0:00:
00]} 68. Kf4 {[%eval -32751,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc4+ {[%eval -32751,0] [%emt 0:
00:00]} 69. Ke3 {[%eval -32753,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qxc2 {[%eval -32753,0] [%emt
0:00:00]} 70. b5 {[%eval -32755,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%eval -32755,0] [%emt
0:00:00]} 71. b6 {[%eval -32757,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc3+ {[%eval -32757,0] 
[%emt 0:00:00]} 72. Ke2 {[%eval -32759,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Kf4 {[%eval -32759,0]
[%emt 0:00:00]} 73. b7 {[%eval -32761,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qc2+ {[%eval -32761,0]
[%emt 0:00:00]} 74. Kf1 {[%eval -32763,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Kf3 {[%eval -32763,0]
[%emt 0:00:00]} 75. b8=Q {[%eval -32765,0] [%emt 0:00:00]} Qd1# {[%eval -32765,
0] [%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1
with the following position: [D]8/8/3kp3/7p/8/P2K4/1PP1p2r/4R3 b - - 0 55
After 55 ... e5 Thinker 5.4C Inert plays 56. Rxe2?? which loses immediately (after exchange of rooks, the Black e or h pawns just promote to Queen)

In replay, I found that Thinker plays that blunder until over 1 min. reflection.

Fritz 11 also hangs on to 56. Rxe2?? for an even longer time.

Rybka 3 finds the drawing move 56. a4! after 20 sec. (other moves, like b4! probably also draw...)
Spock

Re: Endgame blunder for Thinker (also Fritz 11)

Post by Spock »

ernest wrote: Fritz 11 also hangs on to 56. Rxe2?? for an even longer time.

Rybka 3 finds the drawing move 56. a4! after 20 sec. (other moves, like b4! probably also draw...)
Shredder 11 doesn't stay on Rxe2 for even one a second, switches imemdiately to b4


13/27 0:00 -0.17 1.Rxe2 Rxe2 2.Kxe2 e4 3.Ke3 Ke5 4.b4 h4 5.Kf2 Kd5 6.a4 h3 7.a5 e3+ 8.Kf3 e2 9.Kxe2 (733.361) 797 SB:5.523
13/30 0:02 +0.28 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Kd2 h4 4.Re4 h3 5.Rh4 Kc6 6.c4 Rb3 7.Rh6+ Kc7 8.c5 e4 9.Rh4 Rxb4 10.Rxh3 (2.298.192) 846 SB:28.726
14/27 0:04 +0.27 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Rh1 Rc3 4.Kd2 Rc4 5.c3 h4 6.b5 Kc5 7.Rb1 Kb6 8.Kd3 Rf4 9.c4 Rd4+ 10.Kc3 h3 (3.474.332) 863 SB:40.340
15/31 0:05 +0.34 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Rh1 Rc3 4.Kd2 Rc4 5.c3 h4 6.b5 Kc5 7.Rb1 Kb6 8.Kd3 Rf4 9.c4 h3 10.Re1 h2 (4.825.669) 871 SB:72.101
16/35 0:06 +0.15 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Rh1 Rc3 4.Kd2 Rc4 5.c3 h4 6.b5 Kc5 7.Rb1 Kb6 8.Kd3 Rf4 9.c4 h3 10.Rh1 Kc5 11.b6 Kxb6 12.Rxh3 (6.055.308) 882 SB:94.031
17/33 0:10 +0.15 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Rh1 Rc3 4.Kd2 Rc4 5.c3 h4 6.b5 Kc5 7.Rb1 Kb6 8.Kd3 Rf4 9.c4 h3 10.Rh1 Kc5 11.b6 Kxb6 12.Rxh3 (9.291.358) 898 SB:137.697
18/35 0:13 +0.15 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Rh1 Rc3 4.Kd2 Rc4 5.c3 h4 6.b5 Kc5 7.Rb1 Kb6 8.Kd3 Rf4 9.c4 h3 10.Rh1 Rd4+ 11.Kc3 Kc5 12.b6 Kxb6 13.Rxh3 (12.005.235) 906 SB:196.091
19/36 0:19 +0.12 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Rh1 Rc3 4.Kd2 Rc4 5.c3 h4 6.Kd3 Kd5 7.Kc2 Re4 8.Kb3 Kc6 (17.972.012) 907 SB:323.651
20/38 0:41 +0.19 1.b4 Rh3+ 2.Kxe2 Rxa3 3.Rh1 Rc3 4.Kd2 Rc4 5.c3 h4 6.Kd3 Kd5 7.Kc2 Re4 8.Kb3 Kc6 9.c4 Re3+ 10.Kc2 h3 11.Rh2 e4 (37.022.564) 895 SB:810.063
21/48 2:39 -0.29 1.b4 h4 2.a4 Rg2 3.a5 Kc6 4.a6 Kb6 5.Ra1 Ka7 6.b5 h3 7.b6+ Kxb6 8.a7 e1Q 9.Rxe1 Kxa7 10.Rxe5 Rg3+ 11.Kd2 h2 12.Rh5 (148.073.524) 927 SB:3.883.846
22/43 4:18 -0.16 1.b4 h4 2.a4 Rg2 3.a5 Kc6 4.a6 Kb6 5.Ra1 Ka7 6.b5 h3 7.b6+ Kxb6 8.a7 e1Q 9.Rxe1 Kxa7 10.Rxe5 Kb6 11.Rh5 h2 (242.158.070) 935 SB:5.553.894
23/45 4:58 -0.13 1.b4 h4 2.a4 Rg2 3.a5 Kc6 4.a6 Kb6 5.Ra1 Ka7 6.b5 h3 7.b6+ Kxb6 8.a7 e1Q 9.Rxe1 Kxa7 10.Rxe5 Kb6 11.Rh5 h2 (280.890.390) 942 SB:6.057.341
best move: b2-b4 time: 5:03.172 min n/s: 943.580 CPU 98.9% n/s(1CPU): 954.074 nodes: 286.052.069 SB: 6.107.169
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Re: Endgame blunder for Thinker (also Fritz 11)

Post by pedrox »

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FEN: 8/8/3k4/4p2p/8/P2K4/1PP1p2r/4R3 w - - 0 55 

Danasah397d:
   4	00:00	         489	489	+1,22	55.Rxe2 Rxe2 56.Kxe2 h4 57.a4
   5	00:00	       1.230	1.230	+1,00	55.Rxe2 Rxe2 56.Kxe2 h4 57.a4 h3 58.a5
   6	00:00	       3.252	3.252	+0,54	55.Rxe2 Rxe2 56.Kxe2 h4 57.Kf2 h3 58.Kg3 e4
   6	00:00	       8.765	8.765	+1,11	55.a4 e4+ 56.Kxe4 Rh4+ 57.Kd3 Rxa4 58.b3 Ra2 59.Rxe2
   7	00:00	      24.064	802.133	+0,80	55.a4 h4 56.a5 e4+ 57.Kxe4 Rg2 58.Ke3 Rg5 59.Rxe2 Rxa5
   8	00:00	      38.564	642.733	+0,98	55.a4 h4 56.a5 e4+ 57.Kxe4 Rg2 58.Kd3 Rg5 59.Rxe2 Rxa5
   9	00:00	      79.477	662.308	+1,18	55.a4 h4 56.a5 e4+ 57.Kxe4 Rg2 58.Kd3 Rg5 59.a6 Ra5 60.Rxe2 Rxa6
  10	00:00	     120.488	602.440	+1,30	55.a4 h4 56.a5 e4+ 57.Kxe4 Rg2 58.Kd3 Rg5 59.a6 Ra5 60.Rc1 Rxa6
  11	00:00	     258.670	601.558	+1,26	55.a4 e4+ 56.Kd2 Ke5 57.a5 Rg2 58.Rxe2 Rg6 59.Re3 h4 60.Ra3 Rg2+ 61.Kd1
  12	00:00	     440.585	603.541	+1,26	55.a4 e4+ 56.Ke3 Ke5 57.a5 Rg2 58.Rxe2 Rg3+ 59.Kd2 Rg6 60.Re3 h4 61.Ra3 Rg2+ 62.Kd1
  13	00:01	     766.538	594.215	+1,36	55.a4 e4+ 56.Ke3 Ke5 57.a5 Rg2 58.Rxe2 Rg3+ 59.Kd2 h4 60.a6 Rg7 61.Re3 Rd7+ 62.Ke2 Rh7
  14	00:02	   1.176.357	585.252	+1,26	55.a4 e4+ 56.Ke3 Ke5 57.a5 Rg2 58.Rxe2 Rg3+ 59.Kd2 Rg6 60.Re3 h4 61.Ra3 Rg2+ 62.Kd1 Rg1+ 63.Ke2 Rg2+ 64.Kd1
  15	00:05	   2.953.570	562.584	+1,38	55.a4 e4+ 56.Ke3 Kc5 57.Kxe4 Rh4+ 58.Kf3 Rxa4 59.Rxe2 h4 60.c3 Kd5 61.Rd2+ Ke5 62.b4 Ra7 63.Re2+ Kd5 64.Rb2
  16	00:15	   8.974.975	588.909	+1,42	55.a4 e4+ 56.Kxe4 Rh4+ 57.Kf5 Rxa4 58.Rxe2 Ra8 59.Rd2+ Kc6 60.c4 Kc5 61.b3 Kb4 62.Rb2 Ra3 63.Ke5 h4 64.Rh2 Rxb3 65.Rxh4
  17	00:36	  21.149.020	583.582	+0,25	55.a4 h4 56.a5 Kc5 57.Ke4 Kb5 58.Kxe5 Kxa5 59.Ke4 Rg2 60.Kf3 h3 61.c3 Kb5 62.b3 Kc5 63.Rxe2 Rxe2 64.Kxe2
  18	00:58	  33.531.141	568.324	 0,00	55.a4 h4 56.a5 Kc5 57.Ke4 Kb5 58.Kxe5 Kxa5 59.Ke4 Rg2 60.Kf3 h3 61.Ra1+ Kb4 62.Re1 Ka5
  19	01:15	  43.111.671	574.822	 0,00	55.a4 h4 56.a5 Kc5 57.Ke4 h3 58.b4+ Kxb4 59.a6 Rg2 60.a7 Rg8 61.Rxe2 Ra8 62.c3+ Kxc3 63.Kxe5 Rxa7 64.Re3+ Kb4 65.Rxh3


Spock

Re: Endgame blunder for Thinker (also Fritz 11)

Post by Spock »

My favourite Zappa is on a4 immediately

12/28 0:01 -0.57 1.a4 h4 2.a5 Kc5 3.b4+ Kb5 4.c4+ Kxb4 5.a6 Kc5 6.a7 Rh3+ (893.228) 493 TB:2
12/28 0:02 -0.57 1.a4 h4 2.a5 Kc5 3.b4+ Kb5 4.c4+ Kxb4 5.a6 Kc5 6.a7 Rh3+ (1.506.845) 511 TB:4
13/42 0:04 -0.33 1.a4 h4 2.a5 Kc5 3.b4+ Kb5 4.c4+ Kxb4 5.a6 Rh3+ 6.Ke4 Ra3 7.Rxe2 Kc5 8.Rh2 (2.221.120) 529 TB:6
13/42 0:04 -0.33 1.a4 h4 2.a5 Kc5 3.b4+ Kb5 4.c4+ Kxb4 5.a6 Rh3+ 6.Ke4 Ra3 7.Rxe2 Kc5 8.Rh2 (2.596.849) 538 TB:9
14/42 0:06 -0.68 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rf2 4.Ke3 Rg2 5.a6 Kc6 6.c4 Kb6 (3.703.469) 550 TB:11
14/42 0:10 -0.68 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rf2 4.Ke3 Rg2 5.a6 Kc6 6.c4 Kb6 (5.949.851) 566 TB:16
15/49 0:23 -1.17 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.Ra1 e4+ 6.Kc3 Kb8 7.a7+ Ka8 8.b5 Rg3+ 9.Kd2 e1Q+ 10.Rxe1 Kxa7 11.Rxe4 (13.366.921) 569 TB:54
15/49 0:32 -1.17 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.Ra1 e4+ 6.Kc3 Kb8 7.a7+ Ka8 8.b5 Rg3+ 9.Kd2 e1Q+ 10.Rxe1 Kxa7 11.Rxe4 (19.117.431) 583 TB:136
16/49 0:35 -1.17 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.Ra1 e4+ 6.Kc3 Kb8 7.a7+ Ka8 8.b5 Rg3+ 9.Kd2 e1Q+ 10.Rxe1 Kxa7 11.Rxe4 (21.106.308) 591 TB:216
16/49 0:44 -1.17 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.Ra1 e4+ 6.Kc3 Kb8 7.a7+ Ka8 8.b5 Rg3+ 9.Kd2 e1Q+ 10.Rxe1 Kxa7 11.Rxe4 (26.955.373) 599 TB:397
17/53 1:12 -1.66 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.a7 Kb7 6.Ra1 Ka8 7.b5 e4+ 8.Kd4 Rg6 9.Kc5 Rg8 10.b6 Kb7 11.c4 (43.583.931) 604 TB:586
17/53 2:01 -1.66 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.a7 Kb7 6.Ra1 Ka8 7.b5 e4+ 8.Kd4 Rg6 9.Kc5 Rg8 10.b6 Kb7 11.c4 (73.682.055) 606 TB:1.536
18/55 2:35 -1.66 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.a7 Kb7 6.Ra1 Ka8 7.b5 e4+ 8.Kd4 Rg6 9.Kc5 Rg8 10.b6 Kb7 11.c4 (94.736.046) 607 TB:1.794
18/55 3:19 -1.66 1.a4 h4 2.a5 h3 3.b4 Rg2 4.a6 Kc7 5.a7 Kb7 6.Ra1 Ka8 7.b5 e4+ 8.Kd4 Rg6 9.Kc5 Rg8 10.b6 Kb7 11.c4 (122.800.845) 614 TB:2.425
best move: a3-a4 time: 5:01.504 min n/s: 657.539 nodes: 185.219.167 TB: 3.320