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Eelco de Groot
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Re: Test Position

Post by Eelco de Groot »

I have a slightly different version now, that finds it a bit later (there is considerable noise involved in the finding times when comparing the different versions, maybe more because running on a single thread, even though that is deterministic. Less Monte Carlo in the side branches if just one thread searches them.) but completes 40 plies in two hours time :)

Eelco

2r2rk1/1p1b1ppp/1q2p3/pP1pPB2/Pb1P1n2/5N2/1B1N1PPP/R2QK2R b KQ -

Engine: Ferrarifish (Stockfish Kingdefender) (Athlon 2009 MHz, one thread, 256 MB) by Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba and Joona Kiiski

1/02 0:00 +2.10 1...exf5 (181) 0

2/02 0:00 +0.96 1...exf5 2.O-O (436) 1

3/03 0:00 +1.05 1...exf5 2.O-O Nd3 (645) 2

4/04 0:00 +0.96 1...exf5 2.O-O Nd3 3.Qb3 (2.098) 6

5/06 0:00 +0.88 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Nh4 Qg4 (4.029) 12

6/06 0:00 +1.01 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Nh4 Qg4 4.Ndf3 (4.913) 14

7/10 0:00 +0.96 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Nh4 Qg4 4.Ndf3 Rc4 (6.101) 18

8/11 0:00 +1.33 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 b6 4.Ra2 Nh3+
5.Kh1 Nf4 (12.529) 36

9/14 0:00 +0.92 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 b6 4.Qb3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Qd3 f4 (45.108) 106

10/15 0:00 +0.88 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 b6 4.Qb3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Kg2 Qg4 7.Rfc1 Rfe8
8.Rc6 Nf4+ 9.Kh1 (53.667) 118

11/17 0:00 +1.05 1...exf5 2.O-O Rfe8 3.Nb3 Qg6 4.g3 b6
5.Kh1 Ne6 6.Qd3 Qg4 7.Rad1 Qe4 8.Kg1 Qxd3
9.Rxd3 (79.113) 153

12/20 0:00 +1.05 1...exf5 2.O-O Rfe8 3.Qb3 Qg6 4.g3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Kg2 Qg4 7.Rac1 Nf4+
8.Kh1 Ne2 9.Rxc8 Rxc8 (150.076) 223

13/20 0:00 +0.96 1...exf5 2.O-O Rfe8 3.Qb3 Qg6 4.g3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Kg2 Qg4 7.Rac1 f4 8.Rxc8 Rxc8
9.Re1 fxg3 10.fxg3 Nf4+ 11.Kg1 (226.478) 273

14/21 0:01 +1.25 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Nh3+ 4.Kg2 f4
5.Ba3 fxg3 6.fxg3 Rc3 7.Bxb4 axb4
8.Kh1 Bf5 9.Nh4 Be4+ 10.Nxe4 Qxe4+
11.Rf3 (318.152) 308

15/28 0:01 +1.09 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Rfe8 4.Qb3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Kg2 f4 7.Rac1 Qg4 8.Rxc8 Rxc8
9.Rc1 Rxc1 10.Bxc1 fxg3 11.fxg3 Nf4+
12.Kf2 (720.544) 381

16/28 0:02 +0.96-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Rfe8 4.Qb3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Qd3 f4 7.Qxg6 hxg6 8.Ba3 Rc2
9.Bxb4 axb4 10.Kg2 (1.022.796) 399

16/28 0:02 +1.01 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Rfe8 4.Qb3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Qd3 f4 7.Qxg6 hxg6 8.Ba3 Rc2
9.Bxb4 axb4 10.Kg2 fxg3 11.hxg3 Bg4
12.Rac1 (1.049.248) 399

17/28 0:02 +1.13++ 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Rfe8 4.Qb3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Qd3 f4 7.Qxg6 hxg6 8.Ba3 Bxd2
9.Nxd2 Rc2 10.Rad1 fxg3 11.fxg3 Bg4 (1.113.867) 400

17/28 0:03 +1.21 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Rfe8 4.Qb3 Be6
5.Kh1 Nh3 6.Qd3 f4 7.Qxg6 hxg6 8.Ba3 Bxd2
9.Nxd2 Rc2 10.Rad1 Ra2 11.Bc5 Rxa4
12.Kg2 Ng5 13.Ra1 Bh3+ 14.Kg1 (1.340.018) 410

18/32 0:06 +1.33++ 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Nh3+ 4.Kh1 f4
5.Ba3 Rc2 6.Bxb4 axb4 7.Qb1 Bg4
8.Kg2 fxg3 9.hxg3 Bxf3+ 10.Nxf3 Nf4+
11.Kh2 Ne2 12.Qxb4 Nxg3 (2.607.305) 430

18/32 0:06 +1.37 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Nh3+ 4.Kh1 f4
5.Qb3 Be6 6.Rad1 b6 7.Kg2 Qg4 8.Kh1 Rfe8
9.Kg2 Bf5 10.Rc1 fxg3 11.fxg3 Nf4+
12.Kh1 (2.771.375) 432

19/32 0:07 +1.25-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Nh3+ 4.Kg2 f4
5.Ba3 fxg3 6.fxg3 Rc3 7.Bxb4 axb4
8.Qb1 Nf4+ 9.Kg1 Nd3 10.Qa2 Bh3
11.Qxd5 Qh6 12.Qxb7 Bxf1 13.Nxf1 (3.406.986) 437

19/32 0:08 +1.49++ 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Nh3+ 4.Kg2 f4
5.Ba3 fxg3 6.fxg3 Rc3 7.Bxb4 axb4
8.Qb1 Nf4+ 9.Kg1 Nd3 10.Qa2 Bh3
11.Qxd5 Qh6 12.Qxb7 Qe3+ 13.Kh1 Nf2+ (3.579.175) 437

19/35 0:08 +1.53 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Nh3+ 4.Kg2 f4
5.Ba3 fxg3 6.fxg3 Rc3 7.Bxb4 axb4
8.a5 Ra8 9.Qa4 Nf4+ 10.Kh1 Nd3
11.Qa2 Bxb5 12.Qxd5 Qc6 13.Qxc6 Bxc6
14.Kg2 b3 (3.952.513) 440

20/35 0:10 +1.65++ 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.g3 Nh3+ 4.Kg2 f4
5.Ba3 fxg3 6.fxg3 Rc3 7.Bxb4 axb4
8.a5 Ra8 9.Qa4 Nf4+ 10.Kh1 Nd3
11.Qa2 Bxb5 12.Qxd5 Qc6 13.Qxc6 Bxc6
14.Kg2 b3 (4.762.773) 443

20/35 0:11 +1.41-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.f3 Qg5
5.Kh1 Nxg2 6.Nxg2 Bxd2 7.Rf2 Bb4
8.Qb3 f4 9.Qxd5 Rc7 10.Kg1 (5.110.716) 444

20/35 0:13 +1.23-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Nd3 3.Ba3 f4 4.Bxb4 axb4
5.Qb3 (5.894.626) 448

20/35 0:18 +1.25 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qe2
5.Qxe2 Nxe2 6.Nb3 b6 7.f4 Rc4 8.Rf2 Nc3
9.Nd3 Rfc8 10.Rf3 Ra8 11.Nxb4 axb4
12.a5 bxa5 13.Rxa5 Rxa5 14.Nxa5 Nxb5 (8.455.699) 454

21/35 0:19 +1.37++ 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qe2
5.Qxe2 Nxe2 6.Nb3 b6 7.f4 Rc4 8.Rf2 Nc3
9.Nd3 Rfc8 10.Rf3 Ne4 11.Nxb4 axb4
12.Kg1 f6 (8.886.364) 456

21/35 0:20 +1.37 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qe2
5.Qxe2 Nxe2 6.Ndf3 Rc4 7.Nd3 Rfc8
8.g3 Rc2 9.Kg2 f4 10.Ba3 Bc3 11.Nxf4 Bxa1
12.Rxa1 Nxf4+ 13.gxf4 (9.192.641) 458

22/35 0:21 +1.25-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qe2
5.Qxe2 Nxe2 6.Ndf3 Rc4 7.Nd3 Rfc8
8.h3 f4 9.Kh2 Be7 10.Rfe1 Bf5 11.Nc5 (9.961.398) 460

22/35 0:21 +1.37 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qe2
5.Qxe2 Nxe2 6.Ndf3 Rc4 7.Nd3 Rfc8
8.h3 f4 9.Kh2 Bf5 10.Nxb4 Rxb4
11.Ba3 Rxa4 12.Bc5 Nc3 13.Rxa4 Nxa4
14.Rc1 Nxc5 (10.072.216) 460

23/35 0:24 +1.29-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qe2
5.Qxe2 Nxe2 6.Ndf3 Rc4 7.Nd3 Rfc8
8.Rfd1 Rc2 9.Ba3 Bc3 10.Nde1 (11.506.182) 462

23/35 0:26 +1.21-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qe2
5.Qxe2 Nxe2 6.Ndf3 Rc4 7.Nd3 Rfc8
8.Rfd1 Rc2 9.Ba3 Bc3 10.Nde1 (12.127.654) 463

23/37 0:30 +1.45++ 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 b6 6.g3 Ne2 7.Kg2 Nc3 8.Bxc3 Rxc3
9.Nef3 Rfc8 10.h3 Rc2 11.Nb3 Bc3 (14.197.811) 470

23/37 0:31 +1.29 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 b6 6.g3 Ne2 7.Kg2 Nc3 8.Bxc3 Rxc3
9.Nef3 Rfc8 10.h4 Be6 11.Rh1 Rc2
12.Nf1 Ra2 13.Ne3 Rxa4 14.Rc1 Rxc1 (14.702.956) 472

24/37 0:33 +1.29 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 b6 6.g3 Ne2 7.Kg2 Nc3 8.Bxc3 Rxc3
9.Nef3 Rfc8 10.h4 Be6 11.Rh1 Rc2
12.Nf1 Ra2 13.Ne3 Rxa4 14.Rc1 Rxc1 (15.726.534) 473

25/37 0:34 +1.29 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 b6 6.g3 Ne2 7.Kg2 Nc3 8.Bxc3 Rxc3
9.Nef3 Rfc8 10.h4 Be6 11.Rh1 Rc2
12.Nf1 Ra2 13.Ne3 Rxa4 14.Rc1 Rxc1 (16.383.947) 473

26/37 0:36 +1.29 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 b6 6.g3 Ne2 7.Kg2 Nc3 8.Bxc3 Rxc3
9.Nef3 Rfc8 10.h4 Be6 11.Rh1 Rc2
12.Nf1 Ra2 13.Ne3 Rxa4 14.Rc1 Rxc1 (17.550.027) 474

27/37 0:45 +1.21-- 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 b6 6.g3 Ne2 7.Kg2 Nc3 8.Bxc3 Rxc3
9.Nef3 Rfc8 10.h4 Be6 11.Rh1 Rc2
12.Nf1 Ra2 13.Ne3 Rxa4 14.Rc1 Rxc1 (21.567.104) 476

27/37 0:46 +1.37++ 1...exf5 2.O-O Qg6 3.Ne1 Qg4 4.Kh1 Qxd1
5.Rxd1 b6 6.g3 Ne2 7.Kg2 Nc3 8.Bxc3 Rxc3
9.Nef3 Rfc8 10.h4 Be6 11.Rh1 Rc2
12.Nf1 Ra2 13.Ne3 Rxa4 14.Rc1 Rc3 (21.978.885) 477


27/38 0:54 +1.49++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Bxb4 Rc1 (26.544.420) 483

27/38 0:56 +1.67++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Bxb4 Rc1 (27.118.265) 484

27/44 0:58 +1.94++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Bxb4 Rc1 (28.459.377) 484

27/44 1:01 +2.35++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Bxb4 Rc1 (29.642.948) 485

27/46 1:03 +2.34 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 Qe4 (30.825.961) 487

28/47 1:06 +2.46++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 Qc2 (32.576.394) 487

28/47 1:08 +2.58++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 Qc2 (33.219.092) 487

28/47 1:09 +2.76++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Rb1 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Nc1+ 7.Ke1 Rxd2
8.Nxd2 Bxd2+ 9.Kxd2 Qd3+ 10.Ke1 Qxb1
11.Bc5 b6 12.Ba3 Rc3 13.Be7 Rd3 (33.980.537) 488

28/47 1:14 +2.22-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Bc5 b5
14.Ra1 a4 (36.664.329) 489

28/55 1:16 +2.70 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Bc5 b5
14.Ra1 a4 (37.381.049) 490

29/55 1:20 +2.82++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Bc5 b5
14.Ra1 a4 (39.632.669) 491

29/55 1:22 +2.94++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Rg1 Bxa3 6.Rxa3 Nd3+ 7.Kf1 Rc1 (40.509.358) 491

29/55 1:27 +3.13++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Rg1 Bxa3 6.Bg4 Nd3+ 7.Kf1 Bb4 (43.016.896) 492

29/55 1:32 +2.58-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (45.698.718) 493

29/55 1:36 +2.34 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 Qc2 (47.786.522) 494

30/55 1:40 +2.46++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 Qc2 (49.528.520) 494

30/55 1:40 +2.58++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Bd6 b5
14.Ra1 a4 (49.933.190) 495

30/60 1:43 +2.76++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Bd6 b5
14.Ra1 a4 (51.156.158) 495

30/60 1:50 +2.86 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (54.924.313) 495

31/61 1:58 +2.98++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (58.767.224) 495

31/61 2:06 +2.74-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (62.532.605) 495

31/61 2:09 +2.98 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (64.257.658) 495

32/61 2:14 +2.98 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (66.414.542) 494

33/61 2:25 +3.07++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (72.169.968) 494

33/61 2:41 +2.90-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (79.728.371) 494

33/61 2:45 +2.78-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (82.044.564) 495

33/61 2:51 +2.60-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (85.198.038) 495

33/61 2:58 +2.74 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (88.643.431) 495

34/61 3:09 +2.86++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (93.926.884) 494

34/61 3:24 +2.98++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (100.927.053) 494

34/64 3:37 +3.17++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Kg1 Nxf2
8.Kxf2 Bc1+ 9.Ke1 Bxa3 10.Nd2 Bb4 (107.437.246) 494

34/64 3:53 +3.44++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.Rg1 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxa3 7.Rb1 Bb4 (115.116.768) 493

34/64 4:28 +3.19 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 Nc4 12.Nxc4 dxc4 13.Kg1 b5
14.Ra1 g5 (133.386.091) 496

35/64 5:57 +3.23 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (178.458.946) 498

36/64 7:04 +3.23 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (212.722.157) 500

37/64 8:23 +3.15-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (253.061.941) 502

37/64 8:42 +3.07-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxd2 7.Nxd2 Nb2+
8.Qe2 Rc1+ 9.Kg2 Qxe2 10.Rhxc1 Rxc1
11.Rxc1 (262.752.989) 502

37/64 16:16 +2.94-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 (500.094.541) 511

37/64 18:23 +2.76-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 (563.682.396) 510

37/75 24:48 +3.31++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2 4.Ba3 Rfc8
5.g3 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Bxa3 7.Kg2 Bb4 8.Nf1 Nxf2
9.Qb1 Nxh3+ 10.Kxh3 Qe2 11.Nh4 g5 (763.581.584) 512

37/75 34:03 +3.72++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bh3 Rc2
4.Rxa5 (1.044.337.363) 511

37/75 77:15 +3.51 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 a4 5.h4 Kg8 6.g3 Nd3+ 7.Kf1 Nxb2+
8.Qe2 Qc6 9.Kg2 a3 10.Ra2 Qc2 11.Rb1 Rc7
12.Rba1 b5 13.Qxb5 Bxd2 14.Rxa3 Nc4 (2.353.320.363) 507

38/75 82:23 +3.63++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 a4 5.h4 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Nc1+ 7.Ke1 Bxd2+
8.Qxd2 Nd3+ 9.Kf1 Nxb2+ 10.Qe2 Qxe2+
11.Kxe2 (2.508.774.092) 507

38/75 83:29 +3.75++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 a4 5.h4 Nd3+ 6.Kf1 Nc1+ 7.Ke1 Bxd2+
8.Qxd2 Nd3+ 9.Kf1 Nxb2+ 10.Qe2 Qxe2+
11.Kxe2 (2.540.770.955) 507

38/75 84:21 +3.93++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 a4 (2.565.488.646) 506

38/75 87:22 +3.39-- 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 (2.657.086.171) 506

38/77 96:50 +3.71 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 Nd3+ 5.Kf1 Nxb2+ 6.Qe2 Qd3
7.Rb1 Qxb1+ 8.Nxb1 Rc1+ 9.Ne1 Rxe1+
10.Qxe1 Bxe1 11.Kxe1 Rc8 12.Kd2 Nc4+
13.Ke2 b5 14.Nd2 a4 (2.963.371.143) 510

39/77 97:39 +3.71 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 Nd3+ 5.Kf1 Nxb2+ 6.Qe2 Qd3
7.Rb1 Qxb1+ 8.Nxb1 Rc1+ 9.Ne1 Rxe1+
10.Qxe1 Bxe1 11.Kxe1 Rc8 12.Kd2 Nc4+
13.Ke2 b5 14.Nd2 a4 (2.986.672.644) 509

40/78 100:22 +3.83++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 Nd3+ 5.Kf1 Nxb2+ 6.Qe2 Qd3
7.Rb1 Qxb1+ 8.Nxb1 Rc1+ 9.Ne1 Rxe1+
10.Qxe1 (3.064.697.298) 508

40/78 105:41 +3.95++ 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 Nd3+ 5.Kf1 Nxb2+ 6.Qe2 Qd3
7.Rb1 Qxb1+ 8.Nxb1 (3.231.577.276) 509

40/78 125:33 +4.04 1...Bxb5 2.axb5 Qxb5 3.Bxh7+ Kxh7
4.Rg1 Nd3+ 5.Kf1 Nxb2+ 6.Qe2 Qd3
7.Qxd3+ Nxd3 8.Ke2 Rc3 9.Rgb1 Rfc8
10.g3 Kg8 11.h3 b6 12.Rd1 b5 13.Rdb1 R8c7
14.Ng5 Nc1+ (3.843.082.572) 510


best move: Bd7xb5 time: 157:34.734 min n/s: 510.136 nodes: 3.843.082.572

Just a small progress report:

The only minor change added here is in the code for material imbalances, which I posted a while back. I think it works at least it is not very harmful as far as I can see. The branching factor is good :) That is about all I can go on for now.

Next planned, and maybe the last for a while, subproject is the passed pawn code, Rainbow Serpent 2.0 had the same code as Stockfish 2 for that, but past versions were different. But the code got a little out of hand :( It has not been touched since, but maybe it can be revived slightly. I see that Houdini evaluates protected passed pawns differently for instance, and there was code for that too that is not in Stockfish, maybe it was tried by the Stockfish team also but I have not checked any of the changes in that direction on Github. So many versions to check there and then there are hundreds of RS versions too, which were practically untested... :? The singular extensions from Rainbow Serpent will most likely not be revived in Ferrarifish though. They don't fit in this design and I don't really think they are working very well in this Stockfish version. All experiments in that direction are suspended, at least for FF.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first
place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you
are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.
-- Brian W. Kernighan