I have an EPD file of 225 hard 5-men Wins. The ideal play exhibited by Texel 1.07 + Syzygy-5-men + Gaviota-5-men shows average length to Mate of 47.80 moves. I will now post a table of "efficiency" or "length to Mate" of top engines enabled with Syzygy-5-men. The time control is 1 second per move on these 225 hard 5-men Wins.
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Engine Moves to Mate
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Ideal play 47.80
Houdini 6.03 59.43
Stockfish 9 (Ronald patch) 63.71
Komodo 11.2.2 64.57
Stockfish 8 68.25
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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.03.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Komodo_Syzygy"]
[Black "Texel_Syzygy_Gaviota"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "1/move"]
[FEN "2q5/8/k7/4Q3/4K3/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
1. Qf6+ {+280.01/16 1.0s} 1. ... Ka7 {-293.00/13 1.0s} 2. Qe7+ {+280.01/15
1.0s} 2. ... Kb8 {-292.74/18 1.0s} 3. Qe5+ {+280.01/18 1.0s} 3. ... Kb7 {
-292.78/15 1.00s} 4. Kf3 {+280.01/18 1.0s} 4. ... Qf8+ {-292.74/19 1.00s}
5. Ke4 {+280.01/5 0s} 5. ... Qc8 {-292.78/14 1.0s} 6. Qb2+ {+280.01/5 0s}
6. ... Ka8 {-293.24/20 1.00s} 7. Qa3+ {+280.01/18 1.0s} 7. ... Kb7 {
-293.24/18 1.0s} 8. Qf3 {+280.01/18 1.0s} 8. ... Ka7 {-293.30/13 1.00s} 9.
Qf7+ {+280.01/17 1.0s} 9. ... Ka8 {-293.32/18 1.00s} 10. Qf3 {+280.01/18
1.0s} 10. ... Ka7 {-293.30/19 1.0s} 11. Qf7+ {+280.01/5 0.001s} 11. ...
Ka8 {-293.32/18 1.0s} 12. g3 {+280.01/5 0.001s} 12. ... Qc2+ {-293.34/18
1.00s} 13. Kf3 {+280.01/5 0s} 13. ... Qc6+ {-293.36/19 1.0s} 14. Kg4 {
+280.01/5 0s} 14. ... Qe4+ {-293.38/19 1.0s} 15. Qf4 {+280.01/18 1.0s}
15. ... Qg6+ {-293.40/18 1.00s} 16. Kf3 {+280.01/19 1.0s} 16. ... Qd3+ {
-293.42/15 1.0s} 17. Qe3 {+280.01/19 1.0s} 17. ... Qf5+ {-293.40/15 1.00s}
18. Kg2 {+280.01/19 1.0s} 18. ... Qg6 {-293.38/18 1.0s} 19. Kf3 {+280.01/5
0s} 19. ... Qf5+ {-293.40/18 1.0s} 20. Qf4 {+280.01/5 0.001s} 20. ... Qd3+
{-293.42/21 1.0s} 21. Kf2 {+280.01/5 0s} 21. ... Qc2+ {-293.44/20 1.00s}
22. Ke3 {+280.01/20 1.0s} 22. ... Qc5+ {-293.46/20 1.00s} 23. Kf3 {
+280.01/20 1.0s} 23. ... Qc3+ {-293.46/15 1.00s} 24. Kg2 {+280.01/19 1.0s}
24. ... Qc2+ {-293.40/14 1.0s} 25. Kh3 {+280.01/24 1.0s} 25. ... Qh7+ {
-293.38/28 1.00s} 26. Kg2 {+280.01/19 1.00s} 26. ... Qc2+ {-293.40/34
1.00s} 27. Kf3 {+280.01/5 0.001s} 27. ... Qd3+ {0.00/100 0.005s, Draw by
3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.03.14"]
[Round "67"]
[White "Komodo_Syzygy"]
[Black "Texel_Syzygy_Gaviota"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "1/move"]
[FEN "8/8/6Q1/4Kp2/8/5r2/5k2/8 w - - 0 1"]
1. Qh6 {+280.01/24 1.0s} 1. ... Kg2 {-M96/97 0.005s} 2. Qg5+ {+280.01/27
1.0s} 2. ... Kf2 {-M94/95 0.002s} 3. Qh5 {+280.01/26 1.00s} 3. ... Kg2 {
-M92/93 0.003s} 4. Kd4 {+280.01/26 1.00s} 4. ... Kg3 {-M90/91 0.005s} 5.
Qh1 {+280.01/26 1.0s} 5. ... Kf2 {-M88/89 0.003s} 6. Qh2+ {+280.01/24
1.00s} 6. ... Kf1 {-M86/87 0.002s} 7. Kc4 {+280.01/24 1.00s} 7. ... Ke1 {
-M84/85 0.002s} 8. Qg2 {+280.01/23 1.00s} 8. ... Rf2 {-M82/83 0.002s} 9.
Qh3 {+280.01/21 1.00s} 9. ... Kd2 {-M80/81 0.002s} 10. Qd3+ {+280.01/25
1.0s} 10. ... Ke1 {-M78/79 0.002s} 11. Kc3 {+280.01/24 1.00s} 11. ... f4 {
-M78/79 0.003s} 12. Qb5 {+280.01/26 1.00s} 12. ... Re2 {-M78/79 0.002s}
13. Qg5 {+280.01/25 1.00s} 13. ... Rf2 {-M76/77 0.003s} 14. Qg4 {
+280.01/23 1.00s} 14. ... Rf1 {-M76/77 0.001s} 15. Qh4+ {+280.01/19 1.0s}
15. ... Ke2 {-M78/79 0.001s} 16. Qh5+ {+280.01/22 1.00s} 16. ... Kf2 {
-M76/77 0.002s} 17. Kd2 {+280.01/21 1.00s} 17. ... Kg3 {-M74/75 0.003s}
18. Qg6+ {+280.01/22 1.00s} 18. ... Kf3 {-M72/73 0.003s} 19. Qd3+ {
+280.01/21 1.0s} 19. ... Kg2 {-M70/71 0.001s} 20. Qc4 {+280.01/21 1.00s}
20. ... Rf2+ {-M68/69 0.003s} 21. Ke1 {+280.01/23 1.0s} 21. ... Kg3 {
-M66/67 0.003s} 22. Qg8+ {+280.01/24 1.00s} 22. ... Kf3 {-M64/65 0.001s}
23. Qd5+ {+280.01/23 1.0s} 23. ... Kg3 {-M66/67 0.002s} 24. Qg8+ {
+280.01/23 1.00s} 24. ... Kf3 {-M64/65 0.001s} 25. Qb3+ {+280.01/5 0.001s}
25. ... Kg2 {-M62/63 0.001s} 26. Qd5+ {+280.01/24 1.00s} 26. ... Kg3 {
-M66/67 0.001s} 27. Qg8+ {+280.01/5 0.001s, Draw by 3-fold repetition}
1/2-1/2
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.03.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Komodo_Syzygy"]
[Black "Texel_Syzygy_Gaviota"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "1/move"]
[FEN "2q5/8/k7/4Q3/4K3/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
1. Qf6+ {+280.01/16 1.0s} 1. ... Ka7 {-293.00/13 1.0s} 2. Qe7+ {+280.01/15
1.0s} 2. ... Kb8 {-292.74/18 1.0s} 3. Qe5+ {+280.01/18 1.0s} 3. ... Kb7 {
-292.78/15 1.00s} 4. Kf3 {+280.01/18 1.0s} 4. ... Qf8+ {-292.74/19 1.00s}
5. Ke4 {+280.01/5 0s} 5. ... Qc8 {-292.78/14 1.0s} 6. Qb2+ {+280.01/5 0s}
6. ... Ka8 {-293.24/20 1.00s} 7. Qa3+ {+280.01/18 1.0s} 7. ... Kb7 {
-293.24/18 1.0s} 8. Qf3 {+280.01/18 1.0s} 8. ... Ka7 {-293.30/13 1.00s} 9.
Qf7+ {+280.01/17 1.0s} 9. ... Ka8 {-293.32/18 1.00s} 10. Qf3 {+280.01/18
1.0s} 10. ... Ka7 {-293.30/19 1.0s} 11. Qf7+ {+280.01/5 0.001s} 11. ...
Ka8 {-293.32/18 1.0s} 12. g3 {+280.01/5 0.001s} 12. ... Qc2+ {-293.34/18
1.00s} 13. Kf3 {+280.01/5 0s} 13. ... Qc6+ {-293.36/19 1.0s} 14. Kg4 {
+280.01/5 0s} 14. ... Qe4+ {-293.38/19 1.0s} 15. Qf4 {+280.01/18 1.0s}
15. ... Qg6+ {-293.40/18 1.00s} 16. Kf3 {+280.01/19 1.0s} 16. ... Qd3+ {
-293.42/15 1.0s} 17. Qe3 {+280.01/19 1.0s} 17. ... Qf5+ {-293.40/15 1.00s}
18. Kg2 {+280.01/19 1.0s} 18. ... Qg6 {-293.38/18 1.0s} 19. Kf3 {+280.01/5
0s} 19. ... Qf5+ {-293.40/18 1.0s} 20. Qf4 {+280.01/5 0.001s} 20. ... Qd3+
{-293.42/21 1.0s} 21. Kf2 {+280.01/5 0s} 21. ... Qc2+ {-293.44/20 1.00s}
22. Ke3 {+280.01/20 1.0s} 22. ... Qc5+ {-293.46/20 1.00s} 23. Kf3 {
+280.01/20 1.0s} 23. ... Qc3+ {-293.46/15 1.00s} 24. Kg2 {+280.01/19 1.0s}
24. ... Qc2+ {-293.40/14 1.0s} 25. Kh3 {+280.01/24 1.0s} 25. ... Qh7+ {
-293.38/28 1.00s} 26. Kg2 {+280.01/19 1.00s} 26. ... Qc2+ {-293.40/34
1.00s} 27. Kf3 {+280.01/5 0.001s} 27. ... Qd3+ {0.00/100 0.005s, Draw by
3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
[pgn][Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018.03.14"]
[Round "67"]
[White "Komodo_Syzygy"]
[Black "Texel_Syzygy_Gaviota"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "1/move"]
[FEN "8/8/6Q1/4Kp2/8/5r2/5k2/8 w - - 0 1"]
1. Qh6 {+280.01/24 1.0s} 1. ... Kg2 {-M96/97 0.005s} 2. Qg5+ {+280.01/27
1.0s} 2. ... Kf2 {-M94/95 0.002s} 3. Qh5 {+280.01/26 1.00s} 3. ... Kg2 {
-M92/93 0.003s} 4. Kd4 {+280.01/26 1.00s} 4. ... Kg3 {-M90/91 0.005s} 5.
Qh1 {+280.01/26 1.0s} 5. ... Kf2 {-M88/89 0.003s} 6. Qh2+ {+280.01/24
1.00s} 6. ... Kf1 {-M86/87 0.002s} 7. Kc4 {+280.01/24 1.00s} 7. ... Ke1 {
-M84/85 0.002s} 8. Qg2 {+280.01/23 1.00s} 8. ... Rf2 {-M82/83 0.002s} 9.
Qh3 {+280.01/21 1.00s} 9. ... Kd2 {-M80/81 0.002s} 10. Qd3+ {+280.01/25
1.0s} 10. ... Ke1 {-M78/79 0.002s} 11. Kc3 {+280.01/24 1.00s} 11. ... f4 {
-M78/79 0.003s} 12. Qb5 {+280.01/26 1.00s} 12. ... Re2 {-M78/79 0.002s}
13. Qg5 {+280.01/25 1.00s} 13. ... Rf2 {-M76/77 0.003s} 14. Qg4 {
+280.01/23 1.00s} 14. ... Rf1 {-M76/77 0.001s} 15. Qh4+ {+280.01/19 1.0s}
15. ... Ke2 {-M78/79 0.001s} 16. Qh5+ {+280.01/22 1.00s} 16. ... Kf2 {
-M76/77 0.002s} 17. Kd2 {+280.01/21 1.00s} 17. ... Kg3 {-M74/75 0.003s}
18. Qg6+ {+280.01/22 1.00s} 18. ... Kf3 {-M72/73 0.003s} 19. Qd3+ {
+280.01/21 1.0s} 19. ... Kg2 {-M70/71 0.001s} 20. Qc4 {+280.01/21 1.00s}
20. ... Rf2+ {-M68/69 0.003s} 21. Ke1 {+280.01/23 1.0s} 21. ... Kg3 {
-M66/67 0.003s} 22. Qg8+ {+280.01/24 1.00s} 22. ... Kf3 {-M64/65 0.001s}
23. Qd5+ {+280.01/23 1.0s} 23. ... Kg3 {-M66/67 0.002s} 24. Qg8+ {
+280.01/23 1.00s} 24. ... Kf3 {-M64/65 0.001s} 25. Qb3+ {+280.01/5 0.001s}
25. ... Kg2 {-M62/63 0.001s} 26. Qd5+ {+280.01/24 1.00s} 26. ... Kg3 {
-M66/67 0.001s} 27. Qg8+ {+280.01/5 0.001s, Draw by 3-fold repetition}
1/2-1/2[/pgn]