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Borderline test positions

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Nice test positions for top engines. Borderline threshold is between 0.8-1.3 pawn per Komodo 11.2.2

[d]r2r1n1k/1b3pbp/p3p1pQ/1p6/8/1N5R/PPP3PP/5R1K w - - 0 26

[d]1r1qkb1r/pP3ppp/5n2/2p1p3/8/3P2PN/PPPN1PBP/R1BK3R b k - 0 10

[d]r2r2k1/1ppb1pb1/3p2pp/p2Pp3/2P1Q3/1P6/P4PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 17

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2b3k1/p1p2ppp/1p1b1n2/3p4/3P4/P4NP1/1P1N1P1P/R5K1 b - - 0 19 | RN vs BBP

3r1rk1/1p3pbp/p3pnp1/3b4/P7/2N5/1P2QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 22  | Q VS BBP

r2rb1k1/pp2bpp1/4p3/P2n2p1/3pn1P1/3N3P/1P1BPP2/R1RQ2K1 w - - 0 24  | Q vs NBP

r2r1n1k/1b3pbp/p3p1pQ/1p6/8/1N5R/PPP3PP/5R1K w - - 0 26 | Q vs BBP

r1b1k2r/1p3p2/pq2p2P/8/4PB2/1NN5/PPP3PP/2KR3R b kq - 0 20 | NNPPP vs Q | 1r1q2rk/p4p1p/3b4/8/8/1N3BN1/PPP2PPP/4RRK1 b - - 0 24

6k1/p2q1n1p/1pn1pPpP/3p1p2/1BrP4/P2Q2R1/2P2PP1/R3K3 w Q - 0 24 | RB vs NN

1r1qkb1r/pP3ppp/5n2/2p1p3/8/3P2PN/PPPN1PBP/R1BK3R b k - 0 10 | BNPP vs Q

r2r2k1/1ppb1pb1/3p2pp/p2Pp3/2P1Q3/1P6/P4PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 17 | Q vs BBP

r1b2rk1/pp1nppbp/2np2p1/8/2Pp4/Q5P1/P2NPPBP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 15 | Q vs BNPP

rnb2rk1/ppp2pbp/3p2p1/3Pp3/2P1P2Q/2N1nP2/PP5P/R3K1NR w KQ - 0 12 | Q vs BBP

r2qn3/pb4k1/1pn5/2p4Q/2P2p2/P1P5/5PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 19 | RPP sv BNN

r4rk1/pp3p1p/4b3/q2p4/3P2p1/PQN3B1/1P3PPP/2R3K1 w - - 0 20 | QRNB vs QRRB

r2q1k1r/pb3ppp/4p3/1BnnP3/1p6/5N2/PP3PPP/R1BQK2R w KQ - 0 15

r5k1/4qppp/p2pp3/1p6/3N1P2/2N5/PPP3PP/2KR3R w - - 0 17

2kr4/5ppp/p2pp3/1p6/5q2/2N2B2/PPP3PP/1K1R3R w - - 0 19

4q1k1/p5p1/4p2p/2p2p2/2n2B2/2P5/P3RPPP/R5K1 b - - 0 0 | RRB vs QNP | 4q1k1/p1p3pp/bpn1p3/5p2/2PP4/B1PB4/P4PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 0 16
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Re: Borderline test positions

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Update

[d]r5k1/pp3pbp/1n4p1/3p4/2Pr4/1PN2QPb/P4P2/R4RK1 w - - 0 20

[d]6k1/pp4p1/8/1N6/1P6/P2p1rP1/1B5P/6K1 w - - 0 42

[d]r4rk1/1p4bp/1B4p1/1B2n3/3pPp2/1P3P2/P5PP/1K3N1R b - - 0 24

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rnbq1r1k/pp4bB/3pP3/2pP3n/2P5/2N1p3/PPQ1N1PP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 15 pp vs b | rnb2r2/pp4bk/3pP3/2pP4/2P1N3/2N1p3/PP5P/R3K2R b KQ - 0 19

4k2r/5ppp/p2p4/3BpP2/1P5b/1N6/PPK1N3/8 b - - 0 3

r1bb1k2/5p2/p1qpp1p1/1p2n3/4P3/2N5/PPPQB2P/R4RK1 w - - 0 20

r4rk1/4bppp/p2pp3/6PQ/4b3/1P6/1BP2P1P/2KR4 w - - 0 13R4/ppp2ppk/6qp/8/8/7P/PPP2PP1/5RK1 w - - 0 3

2b2bk1/r7/p2p2p1/4p1P1/4P1p1/P1pP4/4KPP1/1R5R w - - 0 0

r1bqr1k1/p1pp1ppp/2nb1n2/1p1N4/2P1p3/P3P3/1PQPNPPP/R1B1KB1R w KQ - 0 10

4r3/pp3ppk/5n1p/2p2P2/8/P6P/1PP2PP1/2B2BK1 w - - 0 26

r4rk1/1p4bp/1B4p1/1B2n3/3pPp2/1P3P2/P5PP/1K3N1R b - - 0 24

6k1/pp4p1/8/8/1P1p4/P1N2rP1/1B5P/6K1 w - - 0 41 | BN vs R | 6k1/pp4p1/8/1N6/1P6/P2p1rP1/1B5P/6K1 w - - 0 42

6k1/1p6/2b5/3p4/4pnp1/1R6/6P1/2K2NB1 b - - 0 1 

r5k1/pp3pbp/1n4p1/3p4/2Pr4/1PN2QPb/P4P2/R4RK1 w - - 0 20 | Q vs BBP

3k1b1r/2ppqppp/bnp5/r3P3/p1P2P1P/6P1/PP1NQ2R/R1B1KB2 w Q - 0 14