Which move is best ?

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Dicaste
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Which move is best ?

Post by Dicaste »

rnbqkbnr/1p2pppp/p7/2p5/2PpP3/1Q6/PP1P1PPP/RNB1KBNR b KQkq - 0 5

AT Multi-PV 6 too same evaluations. Looks like Nc6 is better in my hardware. i5-650 Houdini 2.0c x64
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Re: Which move is best ?

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[D]rnbqkbnr/1p2pppp/p7/2p5/2PpP3/1Q6/PP1P1PPP/RNB1KBNR b KQkq - 0 5
This is a fairly quiet position with a lot of transpositions, whence the identical evaluations.
Instead of looking at individual moves you should look at the plan.
My Houdini suggests the plan Qc7, h6, Nc6, Nf6, e6 in any order, followed by Be7, O-O, Nd7, Rb8, b5, and thinks Black is better (about +0.6).
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Re: Which move is best ?

Post by Dan Astrachan »

FEN: [D] rnbqkbnr/1p2pppp/p7/2p5/2PpP3/1Q6/PP1P1PPP/RNB1KBNR b KQkq - 0 5

IvanHoe999946h, 4-Gb hash:

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  27	12:39	6 871 448 680	9 043 000	+0,56	e7-e5 d2-d3 Nb8-c6 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 Bf1-e2 Bf8-e7 O-O O-O Qb3-d1 h7-h6 Nb1-d2 Bc8-e6 h2-h3 Qd8-d6 Ra1-b1 Ra8-d8 a2-a3 Qd6-c7 Nf3-h4 b7-b5 c4xb5 a6xb5 Nh4-f5 c5-c4 d3xc4 b5xc4 Be2xc4 Be6xc4
  27	12:39	6 871 448 680	9 043 000	+0,56	Ng8-f6 d2-d3 Nb8-c6 Ng1-f3 Qd8-c7 a2-a3 e7-e6 g2-g3 Bf8-d6 Bf1-g2 O-O O-O h7-h6 Nb1-d2 Bc8-d7 Qb3-c2 e6-e5 b2-b3 Bd7-e6 Bc1-b2 Ra8-e8
  27	12:39	6 871 448 680	9 043 000	+0,56	Qd8-c7 d2-d3 Nb8-c6 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 a2-a3 e7-e6 g2-g3 Bf8-d6 Bf1-g2 O-O O-O h7-h6 Nb1-d2 Bc8-d7 Qb3-c2 e6-e5 b2-b3 Bd7-e6 Bc1-b2 Ra8-e8
  27	12:39	6 871 448 680	9 043 000	+0,58	e7-e6 d2-d3 Nb8-c6 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 g2-g3 Bf8-d6 Bf1-g2 O-O O-O h7-h6 Qb3-c2 e6-e5 a2-a3 Bc8-e6 Nb1-d2 Qd8-d7 b2-b3 Qd7-c7 Bc1-b2 Ra8-e8
  27	12:39	6 871 448 680	9 043 000	+0,58	Nb8-c6 d2-d3 Ng8-f6 Ng1-f3 Qd8-c7 a2-a3 e7-e6 g2-g3 Bf8-d6 Bf1-g2 O-O O-O h7-h6 Nb1-d2 Bc8-d7 Qb3-c2 e6-e5 b2-b3 Bd7-e6 Bc1-b2 Ra8-e8
  27	12:39	6 871 448 680	9 043 000	+0,58	h7-h6 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 d2-d3 Ng8-f6 Nb1-d2 Qd8-c7 g2-g3 e7-e6 Bf1-g2 Bf8-d6 a2-a3 O-O Qb3-c2 e6-e5 O-O Bc8-e6 Nf3-h4 
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