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Dann Corbit
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Houdini + Arena with this position goes blank

Post by Dann Corbit »

Having Houdini analyze this position under Arena:
[d]2rr2k1/1p3p2/p2n2p1/P2PnNq1/3QP1p1/1RN5/6PP/5RK1 b - - bm Nf3+; id "ECMX.560";

Makes Arena's output go blank from that point forward. The engine is still running, but we get no output under EPD analysis.

Other engines do not seem to have this problem in combination with Arena.
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Re: Houdini + Arena with this position goes blank

Post by Houdini »

Dann,

I don't encounter any problem with this position, neither in Arena 2.0 nor in Arena 2.5.

Arena 2.5, 2 core:

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FEN: 2rr2k1/1p3p2/p2n2p1/P2PnNq1/3QP1p1/1RN5/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1 

Houdini 1.03a w32 2CPU:
  4/17	00:00,575	       2.036	65.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7
  5/22	00:00,582	       3.659	110.000	+0,64	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7 f5
  6/23	00:00,587	       6.504	118.000	+0,62	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5
  7/23	00:00,594	       9.811	158.000	+0,48	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,604	      11.242	158.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,609	      12.990	170.000	+0,71	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23	00:00,619	      15.204	176.000	+0,47	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Re8 6.Qf6 Qd2
  9/30+	00:00,663	      71.391	553.000	+0,53	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rxb7 Re8 6.Qd2 Rc5 7.d6 Rxa5 8.d7 Ra1+ 9.Nd1 Qc5+ 10.Kh1 Rd8 11.Qe2 Qg5 12.Qe8+ Kg7
  9/30+	00:00,671	      75.484	550.000	+0,69	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rxb7 Re8 6.Qd2 Rc5 7.d6 Rxa5 8.d7 Ra1+ 9.Nd1 Qc5+ 10.Kh1 Rd8 11.Qe2 Qg5 12.Qe8+ Kg7
  9/35+	00:00,711	     132.030	741.000	+1,06	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rxb7 Re8 6.Qd2 Rc5 7.d6 Rxa5 8.d7 Ra1+ 9.Nd1 Qc5+ 10.Kh1 Rd8 11.Qe2 Qg5 12.Qe8+ Kg7
  9/39	00:00,840	     339.132	1.108.000	+1,14	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rb4 Qc2 6.Nd1 Re8 7.Qxg4+ Kf8 8.Rf4 Rc5 9.Rf1 Rxd5 10.Qf4
 10/43	00:00,961	     533.878	1.247.000	+0,93	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.h4 Rc7 6.Kh2 Rd6 7.Rb4 Rg6 8.Ne4 Rh6 9.g3 Rc2+ 10.Kg1
 11/43+	00:01,010	     598.015	1.256.000	+1,01	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.h4 Rc7 6.Kh2 Rd6 7.Rb4 Rg6 8.Kg1 g3 9.Ne2 Rd6 10.Nxg3 Qxd5
 11/43+	00:01,079	     710.913	1.304.000	+1,17	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.h4 Rc7 6.Kh2 Rd6 7.Rb4 Rg6 8.Kg1 g3 9.Ne2 Rd6 10.Nxg3 Qxd5
 11/43	00:01,246	     978.091	1.371.000	+1,17	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rb4 Rd7 6.Qxg4+ Qxg4 7.Rxg4+ Kf8 8.Rg3 Rc5 9.Kf2 Rxa5 10.Re3 b5
 12/43	00:01,341	   1.131.905	1.400.000	+1,17	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rb4 Rd7 6.Ra4 Qg5 7.Qxg4 Qxg4 8.Rxg4+ Kf8 9.Rg3 Rc5 10.Kf2 Rxa5 11.Re3 b5
 13/43+	00:01,678	   1.796.937	1.568.000	+1,26	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4
 13/43+	00:01,776	   1.964.744	1.581.000	+1,45	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4
 13/43	00:02,469	   3.274.985	1.691.000	+1,80	1. ... Ndc4 2.Rbb1 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qh6 4.Ne2 Re8 5.Ng3 Nd6 6.Rxe5 Rxe5 7.Qxe5 Qe3+ 8.Kf1 Qd3+ 9.Kf2 Qc2+ 10.Ne2 Qxb1 11.Qxd6 Qxe4
 14/43	00:03,032	   4.364.885	1.747.000	+1,69	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rff1 Nxa5 6.Ng3 Nac4 7.Qf2 Rf8 8.Nh5 f5 9.exf5 Nd3 10.f6 Qe3
 15/43	00:03,703	   5.713.749	1.803.000	+1,69	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 Nb5 8.Qe3 Qc5 9.Qxc5 Rxc5 10.Rg5+ Kf8
 16/43+	00:05,052	   8.477.584	1.876.000	+1,79	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 Nb5 8.Qe3 Qc5 9.Qxc5 Rxc5 10.Rg5+ Kf8 11.Nh5 Rc2 12.Nf6
 16/43	00:05,263	   8.876.929	1.876.000	+1,73	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Ng6 7.Rf1 Rc2 8.Kh1 Rc4 9.Qb2 Ne5 10.Qe2 f6 11.Rh6
 17/43	00:06,626	  11.669.018	1.915.000	+1,73	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Ng6 7.Rf1 Rc2 8.Kh1 Rc4 9.Qb2 Ne5 10.Qe2 f6 11.Rh6
 18/44	00:10,878	  20.547.422	1.986.000	+1,77	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 Nb5 8.Qe3 Qc5 9.Qxc5 Rxc5 10.Nf5 Rc2 11.d6 Re6 12.Ne3 Rd2 13.Rg5+ Kf8
 19/59+	00:33,698	  67.768.824	2.043.000	+1,87	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 f6 8.Nf5 Nxf5 9.Rhxf5
 19/59	00:35,442	  71.254.392	2.041.000	+1,80	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qg7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rc1 Qh6 6.Rc3 f6 7.Qf2 Nd7 8.Rf4 Nce5 9.Qg3 Rc5 10.Rxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Ncd3 12.Rxf6 Qd2 13.Qf1 Qe3+ 14.Kh1 Qxe4 15.Re6
 19/59	00:40,239	  81.362.518	2.049.000	+1,80	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qg7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rc1 Qh6 6.Rc3 f6 7.Qf2 Nd7 8.Rf4 Nce5 9.Qg3 Rc5 10.Rxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Ncd3 12.Rxf6 Qd2 13.Qf1 Qe3+ 14.Kh1 Qxe4 15.Re6
Arena 2.0, 1 core:

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FEN: 2rr2k1/1p3p2/p2n2p1/P2PnNq1/3QP1p1/1RN5/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1 

Houdini_103a_1CPU:
  4/17	00:00,380	       2.036	27.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7
  5/22	00:00,394	       3.659	47.000	+0,64	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7 f5
  6/23	00:00,398	       6.599	82.000	+0,62	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5
  7/23	00:00,401	       9.827	118.000	+0,48	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,407	      11.437	132.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,410	      13.393	152.000	+0,71	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23	00:00,414	      16.128	177.000	+0,47	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Re8 6.Qf6 Qd2
  8/23	00:00,428	      20.758	216.000	+0,66	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Re8 5.Rb1 Qe3+ 6.Qxe3 Rxe3 7.Nd1
  9/31+	00:00,435	      49.262	378.000	+0,74	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Re8 5.Rb1 Qe3+ 6.Qxe3 Rxe3 7.Na4 Re2 8.d6 Rcc2
  9/31+	00:00,450	      64.551	442.000	+0,91	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Re8 5.Rb1 Qe3+ 6.Qxe3 Rxe3 7.Na4 Re2 8.Nb6 Rcc2
  9/31	00:00,491	     105.282	563.000	+1,21	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 f5 8.Nf6+ Kf7 9.Qe5 Kg6
 10/32	00:00,541	     153.810	662.000	+1,15	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Rd6 9.g3 Qc1+ 10.Kg2 Qc2+ 11.Nd2 f5
 11/45	00:00,788	     437.288	907.000	+1,02	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Kf8 9.Qh8+ Ke7 10.d6+ Kd7 11.Nc5+ Kc8 12.Qc3 Qxd6 13.Ne6+ Qc6 14.Qxc6+ bxc6 15.Nxd8 Kxd8 16.Kf2
 12/54+	00:01,588	   1.395.048	1.088.000	+1,10	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Kf8 9.Qh8+ Ke7 10.d6+ Kd7 11.Nc5+ Kc8 12.d7+ Kc7 13.Qc3 Kb8 14.g3 Qg5 15.Qb4 Qe3+ 16.Kf1 Qf3+ 17.Kg1 Qc6 18.Qf4+ Ka8 19.Qb4 Qb5 20.Qc3 Qb1+ 21.Kg2 Qa2+ 22.Kg1 Qd5 23.Qb4 f5
 12/54+	00:01,927	   1.813.309	1.118.000	+1,27	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Kf8 9.Qh8+ Ke7 10.d6+ Kd7 11.Nc5+ Kc8 12.d7+ Kc7 13.Qc3 Kb8 14.g3 Qg5 15.Qb4 Qe3+ 16.Kf1 Qf3+ 17.Kg1 Qc6 18.Qf4+ Ka8 19.Qb4 Qb5 20.Qc3 Qb1+ 21.Kg2 Qa2+ 22.Kg1 Qd5 23.Qb4 f5
 12/54	00:02,340	   2.296.794	1.128.000	+1,40	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 Qf4 5.Rf1 Qc7 6.Ne2 Qc4 7.Rxf5 Qxd4+ 8.Nxd4 Rc4 9.Rg5+ Kf8 10.Nf5 Rxe4 11.Rh5 Ke8 12.Rh6 Re2 13.Nd6+ Kf8 14.Nf5 Kg8 15.d6 Rd2
 13/54	00:02,489	   2.465.088	1.128.000	+1,32	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 Qf4 5.Rf1 Qc7 6.Ne2 Qc4 7.Qf6 Qxe2 8.Qxf5 Qe3+ 9.Kh1 Rc7 10.Qxg4+ Kf8 11.Qh4 Ke8 12.Qh8+ Kd7 13.Rxf7+ Kc8 14.Rxc7+ Kxc7 15.Qe5+ Kc8
 14/54+	00:03,346	   3.485.380	1.145.000	+1,43	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4
 14/54+	00:04,545	   4.776.800	1.126.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4 5.h4 gxh3
 14/54	00:06,213	   6.664.634	1.127.000	+1,89	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc2 8.Nf5 Nxf5 9.Rxf5 Qd6 10.Rb1
 15/54	00:07,853	   8.657.929	1.146.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
 16/54	00:08,781	   9.788.055	1.154.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
 17/54	00:11,703	  13.437.630	1.178.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
 17/54	00:15,876	  18.692.091	1.201.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
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Re: Houdini + Arena with this position goes blank

Post by De Vos W »

Dann Corbit wrote:Having Houdini analyze this position under Arena:
[d]2rr2k1/1p3p2/p2n2p1/P2PnNq1/3QP1p1/1RN5/6PP/5RK1 b - - bm Nf3+; id "ECMX.560";

Makes Arena's output go blank from that point forward. The engine is still running, but we get no output under EPD analysis.

Other engines do not seem to have this problem in combination with Arena.
No problem with this position in all my Arena's
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Re: Houdini + Arena with this position goes blank

Post by Dann Corbit »

Houdini wrote:Dann,

I don't encounter any problem with this position, neither in Arena 2.0 nor in Arena 2.5.

Arena 2.5, 2 core:

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FEN: 2rr2k1/1p3p2/p2n2p1/P2PnNq1/3QP1p1/1RN5/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1 

Houdini 1.03a w32 2CPU:
  4/17	00:00,575	       2.036	65.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7
  5/22	00:00,582	       3.659	110.000	+0,64	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7 f5
  6/23	00:00,587	       6.504	118.000	+0,62	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5
  7/23	00:00,594	       9.811	158.000	+0,48	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,604	      11.242	158.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,609	      12.990	170.000	+0,71	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23	00:00,619	      15.204	176.000	+0,47	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Re8 6.Qf6 Qd2
  9/30+	00:00,663	      71.391	553.000	+0,53	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rxb7 Re8 6.Qd2 Rc5 7.d6 Rxa5 8.d7 Ra1+ 9.Nd1 Qc5+ 10.Kh1 Rd8 11.Qe2 Qg5 12.Qe8+ Kg7
  9/30+	00:00,671	      75.484	550.000	+0,69	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rxb7 Re8 6.Qd2 Rc5 7.d6 Rxa5 8.d7 Ra1+ 9.Nd1 Qc5+ 10.Kh1 Rd8 11.Qe2 Qg5 12.Qe8+ Kg7
  9/35+	00:00,711	     132.030	741.000	+1,06	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rxb7 Re8 6.Qd2 Rc5 7.d6 Rxa5 8.d7 Ra1+ 9.Nd1 Qc5+ 10.Kh1 Rd8 11.Qe2 Qg5 12.Qe8+ Kg7
  9/39	00:00,840	     339.132	1.108.000	+1,14	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rb4 Qc2 6.Nd1 Re8 7.Qxg4+ Kf8 8.Rf4 Rc5 9.Rf1 Rxd5 10.Qf4
 10/43	00:00,961	     533.878	1.247.000	+0,93	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.h4 Rc7 6.Kh2 Rd6 7.Rb4 Rg6 8.Ne4 Rh6 9.g3 Rc2+ 10.Kg1
 11/43+	00:01,010	     598.015	1.256.000	+1,01	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.h4 Rc7 6.Kh2 Rd6 7.Rb4 Rg6 8.Kg1 g3 9.Ne2 Rd6 10.Nxg3 Qxd5
 11/43+	00:01,079	     710.913	1.304.000	+1,17	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.h4 Rc7 6.Kh2 Rd6 7.Rb4 Rg6 8.Kg1 g3 9.Ne2 Rd6 10.Nxg3 Qxd5
 11/43	00:01,246	     978.091	1.371.000	+1,17	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rb4 Rd7 6.Qxg4+ Qxg4 7.Rxg4+ Kf8 8.Rg3 Rc5 9.Kf2 Rxa5 10.Re3 b5
 12/43	00:01,341	   1.131.905	1.400.000	+1,17	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Qxf5 5.Rb4 Rd7 6.Ra4 Qg5 7.Qxg4 Qxg4 8.Rxg4+ Kf8 9.Rg3 Rc5 10.Kf2 Rxa5 11.Re3 b5
 13/43+	00:01,678	   1.796.937	1.568.000	+1,26	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4
 13/43+	00:01,776	   1.964.744	1.581.000	+1,45	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4
 13/43	00:02,469	   3.274.985	1.691.000	+1,80	1. ... Ndc4 2.Rbb1 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qh6 4.Ne2 Re8 5.Ng3 Nd6 6.Rxe5 Rxe5 7.Qxe5 Qe3+ 8.Kf1 Qd3+ 9.Kf2 Qc2+ 10.Ne2 Qxb1 11.Qxd6 Qxe4
 14/43	00:03,032	   4.364.885	1.747.000	+1,69	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rff1 Nxa5 6.Ng3 Nac4 7.Qf2 Rf8 8.Nh5 f5 9.exf5 Nd3 10.f6 Qe3
 15/43	00:03,703	   5.713.749	1.803.000	+1,69	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 Nb5 8.Qe3 Qc5 9.Qxc5 Rxc5 10.Rg5+ Kf8
 16/43+	00:05,052	   8.477.584	1.876.000	+1,79	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 Nb5 8.Qe3 Qc5 9.Qxc5 Rxc5 10.Rg5+ Kf8 11.Nh5 Rc2 12.Nf6
 16/43	00:05,263	   8.876.929	1.876.000	+1,73	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Ng6 7.Rf1 Rc2 8.Kh1 Rc4 9.Qb2 Ne5 10.Qe2 f6 11.Rh6
 17/43	00:06,626	  11.669.018	1.915.000	+1,73	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Ng6 7.Rf1 Rc2 8.Kh1 Rc4 9.Qb2 Ne5 10.Qe2 f6 11.Rh6
 18/44	00:10,878	  20.547.422	1.986.000	+1,77	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 Nb5 8.Qe3 Qc5 9.Qxc5 Rxc5 10.Nf5 Rc2 11.d6 Re6 12.Ne3 Rd2 13.Rg5+ Kf8
 19/59+	00:33,698	  67.768.824	2.043.000	+1,87	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rh5 Nd6 6.Ng3 Rc2 7.Rf1 f6 8.Nf5 Nxf5 9.Rhxf5
 19/59	00:35,442	  71.254.392	2.041.000	+1,80	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qg7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rc1 Qh6 6.Rc3 f6 7.Qf2 Nd7 8.Rf4 Nce5 9.Qg3 Rc5 10.Rxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Ncd3 12.Rxf6 Qd2 13.Qf1 Qe3+ 14.Kh1 Qxe4 15.Re6
 19/59	00:40,239	  81.362.518	2.049.000	+1,80	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qg7 4.Rb1 Re8 5.Rc1 Qh6 6.Rc3 f6 7.Qf2 Nd7 8.Rf4 Nce5 9.Qg3 Rc5 10.Rxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Ncd3 12.Rxf6 Qd2 13.Qf1 Qe3+ 14.Kh1 Qxe4 15.Re6
Arena 2.0, 1 core:

Code: Select all

FEN: 2rr2k1/1p3p2/p2n2p1/P2PnNq1/3QP1p1/1RN5/6PP/5RK1 b - - 0 1 

Houdini_103a_1CPU:
  4/17	00:00,380	       2.036	27.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7
  5/22	00:00,394	       3.659	47.000	+0,64	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qe7 f5
  6/23	00:00,398	       6.599	82.000	+0,62	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5
  7/23	00:00,401	       9.827	118.000	+0,48	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,407	      11.437	132.000	+0,54	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23+	00:00,410	      13.393	152.000	+0,71	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Nb5
  8/23	00:00,414	      16.128	177.000	+0,47	1. ... gxf5 2.Qxe5 Qe3+ 3.Kh1 fxe4 4.Qf6 Rd7 5.Qe5 Re8 6.Qf6 Qd2
  8/23	00:00,428	      20.758	216.000	+0,66	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Re8 5.Rb1 Qe3+ 6.Qxe3 Rxe3 7.Nd1
  9/31+	00:00,435	      49.262	378.000	+0,74	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Re8 5.Rb1 Qe3+ 6.Qxe3 Rxe3 7.Na4 Re2 8.d6 Rcc2
  9/31+	00:00,450	      64.551	442.000	+0,91	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.exf5 Re8 5.Rb1 Qe3+ 6.Qxe3 Rxe3 7.Na4 Re2 8.Nb6 Rcc2
  9/31	00:00,491	     105.282	563.000	+1,21	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 f5 8.Nf6+ Kf7 9.Qe5 Kg6
 10/32	00:00,541	     153.810	662.000	+1,15	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Rd6 9.g3 Qc1+ 10.Kg2 Qc2+ 11.Nd2 f5
 11/45	00:00,788	     437.288	907.000	+1,02	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Kf8 9.Qh8+ Ke7 10.d6+ Kd7 11.Nc5+ Kc8 12.Qc3 Qxd6 13.Ne6+ Qc6 14.Qxc6+ bxc6 15.Nxd8 Kxd8 16.Kf2
 12/54+	00:01,588	   1.395.048	1.088.000	+1,10	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Kf8 9.Qh8+ Ke7 10.d6+ Kd7 11.Nc5+ Kc8 12.d7+ Kc7 13.Qc3 Kb8 14.g3 Qg5 15.Qb4 Qe3+ 16.Kf1 Qf3+ 17.Kg1 Qc6 18.Qf4+ Ka8 19.Qb4 Qb5 20.Qc3 Qb1+ 21.Kg2 Qa2+ 22.Kg1 Qd5 23.Qb4 f5
 12/54+	00:01,927	   1.813.309	1.118.000	+1,27	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Rc1+ 6.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 7.Kf2 Qf4+ 8.Kg1 Kf8 9.Qh8+ Ke7 10.d6+ Kd7 11.Nc5+ Kc8 12.d7+ Kc7 13.Qc3 Kb8 14.g3 Qg5 15.Qb4 Qe3+ 16.Kf1 Qf3+ 17.Kg1 Qc6 18.Qf4+ Ka8 19.Qb4 Qb5 20.Qc3 Qb1+ 21.Kg2 Qa2+ 22.Kg1 Qd5 23.Qb4 f5
 12/54	00:02,340	   2.296.794	1.128.000	+1,40	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 Qf4 5.Rf1 Qc7 6.Ne2 Qc4 7.Rxf5 Qxd4+ 8.Nxd4 Rc4 9.Rg5+ Kf8 10.Nf5 Rxe4 11.Rh5 Ke8 12.Rh6 Re2 13.Nd6+ Kf8 14.Nf5 Kg8 15.d6 Rd2
 13/54	00:02,489	   2.465.088	1.128.000	+1,32	1. ... Nf3+ 2.Rxf3 Nxf5 3.Rxf5 gxf5 4.Rb1 Qf4 5.Rf1 Qc7 6.Ne2 Qc4 7.Qf6 Qxe2 8.Qxf5 Qe3+ 9.Kh1 Rc7 10.Qxg4+ Kf8 11.Qh4 Ke8 12.Qh8+ Kd7 13.Rxf7+ Kc8 14.Rxc7+ Kxc7 15.Qe5+ Kc8
 14/54+	00:03,346	   3.485.380	1.145.000	+1,43	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4
 14/54+	00:04,545	   4.776.800	1.126.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ng3 Nd2 3.Rxb7 Nxf1 4.Nxf1 Rc4 5.h4 gxh3
 14/54	00:06,213	   6.664.634	1.127.000	+1,89	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc2 8.Nf5 Nxf5 9.Rxf5 Qd6 10.Rb1
 15/54	00:07,853	   8.657.929	1.146.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
 16/54	00:08,781	   9.788.055	1.154.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
 17/54	00:11,703	  13.437.630	1.178.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
 17/54	00:15,876	  18.692.091	1.201.000	+1,64	1. ... Ndc4 2.Ne2 gxf5 3.Rxf5 Qe7 4.Rb1 f6 5.Rbf1 Rf8 6.Ng3 Nd6 7.R5f4 Rc4 8.Qf2 Rf7 9.Qe3 Rb4 10.Nf5 Nxf5 11.Rxf5 Nc4 12.Qc3 Qc5+ 13.R5f2
Maybe because I had multi-pv set to 4.

I will try to reproduce it with a log.
Dann Corbit
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Re: Houdini + Arena with this position goes blank

Post by Dann Corbit »

I can't reproduce it now either.
I reproduced it 4 times in a row last night in different combinations (with other Epd records, by itself each two times).

Sorry for the false alarm, but I just don't know what happened.