Komodo 14 released.

[Nordlandia]

Minor piece duo RN vs BN - the weaker side usually require a pawn to meet the requirement as compensation. I can't think of any possible scenarios were this particular duo excels at, maybe there is positions but hard to imagine.

Btw Chessmaster render of the phoenix knights.

https://pasteboard.co/Jg8yaA3.png

[Nordlandia]

Some games to highlight my observation.

[d]1r6/2p1pk1p/p2p1p2/2nPnPpP/P1P5/6R1/2B3P1/5R1K w - - 0 28

[pgn][Event "Golden Sands Europe op 2nd"]
[Site "Golden Sands"]
[Date "2013.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bonafede, Alessandro"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1q1rk1/2p1pp1p/p2p1np1/2nP4/P1PQ1P2/8/1BB3PP/R4R1K b - - 0 18"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.06.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[#]} 18... Rxb2 19. Qxb2 Ng4 20. f5 Ne5 21. Qc1 Kg7 22. Ra3 f6 23. h4 Rh8 24.
Rg3 Qb8 25. h5 Kf7 26. Qb1 g5 27. Qxb8 Rxb8 28. Rb1 Rxb1+ 29. Bxb1 Kg7 30. Bc2
Kh6 31. Bd1 Ne4 32. Rb3 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 Nxd1 34. Rb7 Nxc4 35. Rxc7 Ndb2 36. g4 a5
37. Kh2 Ne3 38. Rxe7 Nbc4 39. Re4 Nd2 40. Re6 Nxg4+ 41. Kh3 Nf2+ 42. Kg3 Nde4+
43. Kg2 Kxh5 44. Re7 Kg4 45. Rxh7 Nd1 46. Ra7 Ne3+ 47. Kg1 Nc4 48. Rc7 Nc5 0-1
[/pgn]

[pgn][Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Guliev, Logman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2q4k/2pb2rp/1r1p4/p1pPp3/P1P1PpPb/KRN4P/1P1N1P2/4Q2R w - - 0 45"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[#]} 45. Rb5 Bxb5 46. cxb5 Rb8 47. Nc4 Ra8 48. Nb1 Kg8 49. Nbd2 Qe8 50. Qe2 h5
51. f3 hxg4 52. hxg4 Rh7 53. Nb3 Qg6 54. Nbxa5 Bg3 55. Rxh7 Qxh7 56. Nc6 Qh1
57. a5 Qa1+ 58. Kb3 Kg7 59. a6 Rh8 60. a7 Ra8 61. b6 Qa6 62. bxc7 Qb7+ 63. Kc2
Qxc7 64. Qd2 Bh4 65. Qa5 Qxa5 66. N4xa5 Bd8 67. Nc4 Bc7 68. Kb3 Kf7 69. Ka4 1-0

[/pgn]

[pgn][Event "Mancha Real"]
[Site "Mancha Real"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ferrer Sanchez, Pedro Jesus"]
[Black "Fernandez Barrera, Francisco J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/p3pn1p/1p1p1p2/3P1Pp1/2n3P1/1RQ4P/P1P3BK/2q5 b - - 0 40"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[#]} 40... Nfe5 41. Rb4 Qf4+ 42. Qg3 Qd2 43. Ra4 Ne3 44. Kh1 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qxc2
0-1[/pgn]

[Nordlandia]

This is a dream position for black. All pieces on white squares, rendering the white bishop with no targets. Position is equal.

Considering the circumstances. This should well qualify for material compensation. I.e. material bonus/malus in the material table etc.

[d]6k1/1p6/p1p3p1/3n1pB1/3Pn1pP/1P4P1/P5K1/3R4 w - - 0 45

[pgn][Event "Tula-ch Region"]
[Site "Tula"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ruchkin, Yuri"]
[Black "Popov, Vjacheslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1p2n3/p1p3p1/5pB1/3Pn1pP/1P4P1/P5K1/3R4 b - - 0 44"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[#]} 44... Nd5 45. Bd2 Kf7 46. a3 Ke6 47. Bf4 Ndc3 48. Rd3 Kd5 49. Bb8 Nb5 50.
Be5 Nxa3 51. Kf1 Nb5 52. Bg7 Nbc3 53. Kg2 Ne2 54. Be5 Nc1 55. Re3 Na2 56. Rd3
Nac3 57. Bc7 b5 58. Be5 a5 59. Kf1 a4 60. bxa4 bxa4 61. Re3 a3 62. Kg2 a2 63.
Re1 Nb1 0-1
[/pgn]

[lkaufman]

This is a dream position for black. All pieces on white squares, rendering the white bishop with no targets. Position is equal.

Considering the circumstances. This should well qualify for material compensation. I.e. material bonus/malus in the material table etc.

[d]6k1/1p6/p1p3p1/3n1pB1/3Pn1pP/1P4P1/P5K1/3R4 w - - 0 45

[pgn][Event "Tula-ch Region"]
[Site "Tula"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ruchkin, Yuri"]
[Black "Popov, Vjacheslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/1p2n3/p1p3p1/5pB1/3Pn1pP/1P4P1/P5K1/3R4 b - - 0 44"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[#]} 44... Nd5 45. Bd2 Kf7 46. a3 Ke6 47. Bf4 Ndc3 48. Rd3 Kd5 49. Bb8 Nb5 50.
Be5 Nxa3 51. Kf1 Nb5 52. Bg7 Nbc3 53. Kg2 Ne2 54. Be5 Nc1 55. Re3 Na2 56. Rd3
Nac3 57. Bc7 b5 58. Be5 a5 59. Kf1 a4 60. bxa4 bxa4 61. Re3 a3 62. Kg2 a2 63.
Re1 Nb1 0-1
[/pgn]

I don't see this as a material issue. Black has two everlasting central knight outposts and more space, White has an isolated pawn and a bad bishop and no threats on any weakness, surely more than enough compensation for the exchange for pawn deficit.

[Nordlandia]

Do armageddon mode affect analysis if enabled ?

[lkaufman]

Do armageddon mode affect analysis if enabled ?

Yes, Armageddon mode affects infinite analysis, but the change to Contempt we use for Armageddon won't apply since Contempt is off by default in infinite analysis. It should still score draws as winnning for the appropriate side.

[Omegazero]

Is Komodo 14.1 close to being released? Or is it proving difficult to improve Komodo at this point?

[Stonker]

I emailed them a little while ago asking for update info, but didn't get a reply. It would be nice to share at least some morsels of news with long-term subscribers. Living in hope...

[Jouni]

My quesses: either NN or resign!

[Paloma]

It's suspiciously quiet around Komodo, neither Mark nor Larry talk about Komodo lately.
Last posting by Larry was on September 10th.