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Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:20 am**

[pgn]1. g4 d5 2. g5 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. c3 dxc3 7. Nxc3 Nbc6 8. O-O d4 9. Ne4 Ng6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Bd2 Bd6 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 Qd7 15. Qb3 Rad8 16. Re1 Be6 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. e4 b6 19. Rcc1 Bg4 20. Rxc6 Qxc6[/pgn]
if 21. Nxd4 Qc5 22. Be3 Ne5

If you had played Kh1 i would have played Bh5 which is very good for black.

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:14 am**

Harvey Williamson wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:20 am If you had played Kh1 i would have played Bh5 which is very good for black.

Yeah, I only had Rxc6 and b4 as playable for white, with the rest of the moves losing.

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:23 am**

Harvey Williamson wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:20 amif 21. Nxd4 Qc5 22. Be3 Ne5

Accepted

1. g4 d5 2. g5 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. c3 dxc3 7. Nxc3 Nbc6 8. O-O d4 9. Ne4 Ng6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Bd2 Bd6 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 Qd7 15. Qb3 Rad8 16. Re1 Be6 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. e4 b6 19. Rcc1 Bg4 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 21. Nxd4 Qc5 22. Be3 Ne5 23. Qc3

[d]3rr1k1/p4ppp/1p6/2q1n1P1/3NP1b1/P1Q1B3/1P3PBP/4R1K1 b - -

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:00 am**

[pgn]1. g4 d5 2. g5 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. c3 dxc3 7. Nxc3 Nbc6 8. O-O d4 9. Ne4 Ng6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Bd2 Bd6 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 Qd7 15. Qb3 Rad8 16. Re1 Be6 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. e4 b6 19. Rcc1 Bg4 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 21. Nxd4 Qc5 22. Be3 Ne5 23. Qc3 Qxc3[/pgn]
if 24. bxc3 Rc8

Posted: **Tue Nov 26, 2019 7:14 am**

some may find this interesting 1m 1 s. 23 threads 12000M hash

[pgn][Event "Mac Pro x5690 3.46 Ghz "]
[Site "Mac-Pro.local"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Honey XR7"]
[Black "Komodo 13.2 64-bit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

1. g4 d5 {+0.96/20 +58} 2. e3 {-0.76/21 +58} e5 {+1.21/21 +54} 3. d4
{-0.77/21 +58} Nc6 {+1.19/21 +52} 4. Nc3 {-0.69/21 +58} Be6 {+1.11/22 +48}
5. dxe5 {-0.68/22 +56} Nxe5 {+1.10/22 +47} 6. h3 {-0.73/22 +56} h5
{+1.09/22 +46} 7. Nf3 {-0.78/24 +55} Nxf3+ {+1.26/24 +43} 8. Qxf3
{-0.76/23 +55} hxg4 {+1.17/24 +41} 9. hxg4 {-0.67/24 +55} Bxg4
{+1.21/25 +40} 10. Qg2 {-0.71/24 +54} Rxh1 {+1.27/25 +39} 11. Qxh1
{-0.78/25 +52} Nf6 {+1.28/24 +38} 12. Bd2 {-0.82/23 +52} Qd6 {+1.16/24 +37}
13. Qg2 {-0.85/22 +51} c6 {+1.18/25 +31} 14. f3 {-0.67/20 +50} Be6
{+1.16/23 +30} 15. O-O-O {-0.66/23 +43} O-O-O {+1.18/23 +28} 16. Ne2
{-0.73/23 +43} g6 {+1.23/23 +27} 17. Bc3 {-0.81/25 +38} Nh5 {+1.32/21 +27}
18. a3 {-0.70/22 +38} Kb8 {+1.37/22 +24} 19. Kb1 {-0.77/25 +35} Qc7
{+1.28/22 +22} 20. Nd4 {-0.72/22 +36} Bc8 {+1.40/21 +22} 21. Bd3
{-0.84/23 +34} Re8 {+1.34/20 +22} 22. Qd2 {-0.83/23 +33} Bd6 {+1.37/21 +20}
23. b4 {-0.70/23 +32} Qe7 {+1.37/22 +19} 24. Re1 {-0.71/21 +32} Ka8
{+1.43/22 +16} 25. Ka2 {-0.75/23 +29} Bd7 {+1.37/22 +15} 26. Nb3
{-0.81/23 +25} Bg3 {+1.38/23 +13} 27. Re2 {-0.80/21 +25} Bh3 {+1.37/23 +11}
28. Qd1 {-0.83/25 +23} Bc7 {+1.35/23 +10} 29. Bb2 {-0.86/22 +22} Be6
{+1.41/22 +7} 30. Qd2 {-0.89/24 +16} Bc8 {+1.39/21 +6} 31. Nd4
{-0.83/23 +14} Kb8 {+1.35/21 +7} 32. Bc3 {-0.77/23 +13} Bh3 {+1.35/22 +6}
33. Re1 {-0.77/24 +12} Ka8 {+1.34/25 +5} 34. Nb3 {-0.76/25 +12} Bd7
{+1.35/21 +6} 35. Nd4 {-0.77/25 +9} Bb8 {+1.34/22 +5} 36. Re2 {-0.80/24 +8}
Bh3 {+1.35/23 +4} 37. Qc1 {-0.81/25 +6} Ng3 {+1.35/23 +4} 38. Re1
{-0.81/22 +7} Be5 {+1.34/22 +3} 39. Qd2 {-0.79/24 +6} Nh5 {+1.33/23 +2} 40.
Qd1 {-0.76/25 +4} Bc7 {+1.33/22 +2} 41. Kb1 {-0.77/24 +5} Kb8 {+1.34/21 +2}
42. Qd2 {-0.77/24 +4} Bg3 {+1.40/24 +1} 43. Rh1 {-0.75/21 +4} Bc8
{+1.37/24 +1} 44. Qg2 {-0.89/24 +1} Be5 {+1.40/21 +1} 45. Ka2 {-0.82/20 +2}
Bd7 {+1.47/21 +1} 46. Re1 {-0.77/25 +1} Bg3 {+1.33/20 +1} 47. Rh1
{-0.77/24 +2} Be5 {+1.37/22 +1} 48. Re1 {-0.84/23 +1} Bg3 {+1.34/21 +1} 49.
Rh1 {-0.77/25 +1} Bd6 {+1.30/21 +1} 50. Re1 {-0.77/24 +1} Ka8 {+1.32/22 +1}
51. Qd2 {-0.76/25 +2} Be5 {+1.28/21 +1} 52. Re2 {-0.77/25 +1} Bh3
{+1.36/22 +1} 53. Re1 {-0.77/27 +2} Bg3 {+1.46/22 +1} 54. Rh1 {-0.60/22 +2}
Bd7 {+1.40/22 +1} 55. f4 {-0.65/25 +1} Bg4 {+1.58/22 +1} 56. Kb2
{-0.75/25 +1} a6 {+1.10/20 +1} 57. f5 {-0.77/23 +1} g5 {+1.10/19 +1} 58.
Rg1 {-0.68/23 +1} Qd6 {+1.05/21 +1} 59. Ka2 {-0.45/19 +2} Bh3 {+1.11/19 +1}
60. Nb3 {-0.39/21 +2} Qe7 {+0.69/19 +1} 61. Bd4 {-0.22/19 +2} g4
{+0.83/19 +1} 62. Qc3 {+0.00/24 +2} Qc7 {+0.94/20 +1} 63. Qc5 {+0.00/24 +3}
b6 {+0.60/19 +1} 64. Qc3 {+0.00/22 +3} Bh2 {+0.73/21 +1} 65. Re1
{+0.00/26 +2} Bd6 {+0.67/20 +1} 66. Nc5 {+0.52/19 +3} Bxc5 {+0.00/21 +1}
67. bxc5 {+0.52/23 +3} b5 {-0.48/21 +1} 68. a4 {+0.73/23 +3} Kb7
{-0.34/21 +1} 69. Ra1 {+0.74/23 +3} Bg2 {-0.49/22 +1} 70. axb5
{+0.94/26 +3} cxb5 {-0.63/24 +1} 71. Bxb5 {+0.86/28 +3} axb5 {-0.21/22 +1}
72. Kb2 {+0.84/29 +2} Qc6 {-0.66/22 +1} 73. Qa5 {+1.05/30 +1} Kc8
{-1.37/22 +1} 74. Qd2 {+1.14/19 +1} Bf1 {-1.42/20 +1} 75. Qe1 {+1.59/20 +2}
g3 {-1.45/22 +1} 76. Ra5 {+2.36/24 +1} Nf6 {-2.50/21 +1} 77. Qa1
{+2.47/22 +1} Nd7 {-2.36/22 +1} 78. Ra6 {+2.66/24 +1} Qc7 {-2.10/24 +1} 79.
Qxf1 {+2.79/27 +1} Nb8 {-3.16/22 +1} 80. Qxb5 {+2.90/23 +1} Rd8
{-3.11/23 +1} 81. c6 {+2.93/24 +2} Rd6 {-3.10/23 +1} 82. Bc5 {+3.03/24 +2}
Rxc6 {-3.31/26 +1} 83. Ra7 {+3.12/26 +3} Rxc5 {-3.47/26 +1} 84. Rxc7+
{+3.15/26 +2} Rxc7 {-3.48/27 +1} 85. Qxd5 {+3.17/30 +3} Rb7+ {-3.53/26 +1}
86. Kc1 {+3.39/34 +1} Re7 {-3.64/28 +1} 87. Qd6 {+3.54/29 +1} g2
{-3.72/26 +1} 88. Qg3 {+3.66/30 +2} Re5 {-3.75/27 +1} 89. Qxg2
{+3.78/28 +2} f6 {-3.90/29 +1} 90. Kd2 {+3.78/32 +3} Nd7 {-4.11/25 +1} 91.
Qa8+ {+4.02/29 +3} Kc7 {-4.34/26 +1} 92. e4 {+4.14/33 +3} Rb5 {-4.64/25 +1}
93. c4 {+4.41/31 +3} Rc5 {-4.76/30 +1} 94. Qa7+ {+5.14/28 +3} Kc8
{-4.89/28 +1} 95. Kc3 {+5.77/25 +2} Rc6 {-4.95/30 +1} 96. Qa8+
{+5.97/21 +2} Kc7 {-5.25/28 +1} 97. Qa3 {+6.37/22 +2} Kb8 {-5.84/25 +1} 98.
Kd4 {+6.47/21 +1} Kb7 {-6.72/25 +1} 99. Qb4+ {+7.13/21 +2} Kc8
{-7.09/20 +1} 100. Kd5 {+8.45/21 +2} Kc7 {-7.95/24 +1} 101. c5
{+9.41/24 +3} Ra6 {-10.62/23 +1} 102. Qb5 {+13.15/23 +3} Ra2
{-250.00/21 +1} 103. Qc6+ {+41.91/22 +3} Kd8 {-8.66/19 +1} 104. Kd6
{+49.20/24 +3} Rd2+ {-250.00/16 +2} 105. Ke6 {+48.62/24 +2} Rd4
{-250.00/25 +3} 106. e5 {+49.20/21 +3} Nf8+ {-250.00/23 +4} 107. Kf7
{+99.94/24 +1} Nd7 {-250.00/28 +5} 108. Qa8+ {+99.95/21 +1} Kc7
{-250.00/31 +6} 109. e6 {+99.96/20 +1} Ne5+ {-250.00/31 +6} 110. Kxf6
{+99.97/19 +1} Ng4+ {-250.00/22 +7} 111. Kg5 {+99.97/27 +2} Ne5
{-250.00/31 +8} 112. e7 {+1000.10/29 +2} Rg4+ {-250.00/29 +9} 113. Kh5
{+1000.07/57 +3} Rg5+ {-250.00/31 +10} 114. Kxg5 {+1000.06/118 +3} Nf7+
{-250.00/42 +11} 115. Kf6 {+1000.05/117 +3} Nd6 {-250.00/42 +12} 116. cxd6+
{+1000.04/11 +4} Kxd6 {-1000.03/99 +13} 117. Qa5 {+1000.03/245 +5} Kd7
{-1000.02/99 +13} 118. Qb6 {+1000.02/245 +6} Kc8 {-1000.01/99 +14} 119.
e8=Q# {+1000.01/245 +7}
{White mates} 1-0[/pgn]

Posted: **Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:40 am**

MikeB wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 7:14 am some may find this interesting 1m 1 s. 23 threads 12000M hash

[pgn][Event "Mac Pro x5690 3.46 Ghz "]
[Site "Mac-Pro.local"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Honey XR7"]
[Black "Komodo 13.2 64-bit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

1. g4 d5 {+0.96/20 +58} 2. e3 {-0.76/21 +58} e5 {+1.21/21 +54} 3. d4
{-0.77/21 +58} Nc6 {+1.19/21 +52} 4. Nc3 {-0.69/21 +58} Be6 {+1.11/22 +48}
5. dxe5 {-0.68/22 +56} Nxe5 {+1.10/22 +47} 6. h3 {-0.73/22 +56} h5
{+1.09/22 +46} 7. Nf3 {-0.78/24 +55} Nxf3+ {+1.26/24 +43} 8. Qxf3
{-0.76/23 +55} hxg4 {+1.17/24 +41} 9. hxg4 {-0.67/24 +55} Bxg4
{+1.21/25 +40} 10. Qg2 {-0.71/24 +54} Rxh1 {+1.27/25 +39} 11. Qxh1
{-0.78/25 +52} Nf6 {+1.28/24 +38} 12. Bd2 {-0.82/23 +52} Qd6 {+1.16/24 +37}
13. Qg2 {-0.85/22 +51} c6 {+1.18/25 +31} 14. f3 {-0.67/20 +50} Be6
{+1.16/23 +30} 15. O-O-O {-0.66/23 +43} O-O-O {+1.18/23 +28} 16. Ne2
{-0.73/23 +43} g6 {+1.23/23 +27} 17. Bc3 {-0.81/25 +38} Nh5 {+1.32/21 +27}
18. a3 {-0.70/22 +38} Kb8 {+1.37/22 +24} 19. Kb1 {-0.77/25 +35} Qc7
{+1.28/22 +22} 20. Nd4 {-0.72/22 +36} Bc8 {+1.40/21 +22} 21. Bd3
{-0.84/23 +34} Re8 {+1.34/20 +22} 22. Qd2 {-0.83/23 +33} Bd6 {+1.37/21 +20}
23. b4 {-0.70/23 +32} Qe7 {+1.37/22 +19} 24. Re1 {-0.71/21 +32} Ka8
{+1.43/22 +16} 25. Ka2 {-0.75/23 +29} Bd7 {+1.37/22 +15} 26. Nb3
{-0.81/23 +25} Bg3 {+1.38/23 +13} 27. Re2 {-0.80/21 +25} Bh3 {+1.37/23 +11}
28. Qd1 {-0.83/25 +23} Bc7 {+1.35/23 +10} 29. Bb2 {-0.86/22 +22} Be6
{+1.41/22 +7} 30. Qd2 {-0.89/24 +16} Bc8 {+1.39/21 +6} 31. Nd4
{-0.83/23 +14} Kb8 {+1.35/21 +7} 32. Bc3 {-0.77/23 +13} Bh3 {+1.35/22 +6}
33. Re1 {-0.77/24 +12} Ka8 {+1.34/25 +5} 34. Nb3 {-0.76/25 +12} Bd7
{+1.35/21 +6} 35. Nd4 {-0.77/25 +9} Bb8 {+1.34/22 +5} 36. Re2 {-0.80/24 +8}
Bh3 {+1.35/23 +4} 37. Qc1 {-0.81/25 +6} Ng3 {+1.35/23 +4} 38. Re1
{-0.81/22 +7} Be5 {+1.34/22 +3} 39. Qd2 {-0.79/24 +6} Nh5 {+1.33/23 +2} 40.
Qd1 {-0.76/25 +4} Bc7 {+1.33/22 +2} 41. Kb1 {-0.77/24 +5} Kb8 {+1.34/21 +2}
42. Qd2 {-0.77/24 +4} Bg3 {+1.40/24 +1} 43. Rh1 {-0.75/21 +4} Bc8
{+1.37/24 +1} 44. Qg2 {-0.89/24 +1} Be5 {+1.40/21 +1} 45. Ka2 {-0.82/20 +2}
Bd7 {+1.47/21 +1} 46. Re1 {-0.77/25 +1} Bg3 {+1.33/20 +1} 47. Rh1
{-0.77/24 +2} Be5 {+1.37/22 +1} 48. Re1 {-0.84/23 +1} Bg3 {+1.34/21 +1} 49.
Rh1 {-0.77/25 +1} Bd6 {+1.30/21 +1} 50. Re1 {-0.77/24 +1} Ka8 {+1.32/22 +1}
51. Qd2 {-0.76/25 +2} Be5 {+1.28/21 +1} 52. Re2 {-0.77/25 +1} Bh3
{+1.36/22 +1} 53. Re1 {-0.77/27 +2} Bg3 {+1.46/22 +1} 54. Rh1 {-0.60/22 +2}
Bd7 {+1.40/22 +1} 55. f4 {-0.65/25 +1} Bg4 {+1.58/22 +1} 56. Kb2
{-0.75/25 +1} a6 {+1.10/20 +1} 57. f5 {-0.77/23 +1} g5 {+1.10/19 +1} 58.
Rg1 {-0.68/23 +1} Qd6 {+1.05/21 +1} 59. Ka2 {-0.45/19 +2} Bh3 {+1.11/19 +1}
60. Nb3 {-0.39/21 +2} Qe7 {+0.69/19 +1} 61. Bd4 {-0.22/19 +2} g4
{+0.83/19 +1} 62. Qc3 {+0.00/24 +2} Qc7 {+0.94/20 +1} 63. Qc5 {+0.00/24 +3}
b6 {+0.60/19 +1} 64. Qc3 {+0.00/22 +3} Bh2 {+0.73/21 +1} 65. Re1
{+0.00/26 +2} Bd6 {+0.67/20 +1} 66. Nc5 {+0.52/19 +3} Bxc5 {+0.00/21 +1}
67. bxc5 {+0.52/23 +3} b5 {-0.48/21 +1} 68. a4 {+0.73/23 +3} Kb7
{-0.34/21 +1} 69. Ra1 {+0.74/23 +3} Bg2 {-0.49/22 +1} 70. axb5
{+0.94/26 +3} cxb5 {-0.63/24 +1} 71. Bxb5 {+0.86/28 +3} axb5 {-0.21/22 +1}
72. Kb2 {+0.84/29 +2} Qc6 {-0.66/22 +1} 73. Qa5 {+1.05/30 +1} Kc8
{-1.37/22 +1} 74. Qd2 {+1.14/19 +1} Bf1 {-1.42/20 +1} 75. Qe1 {+1.59/20 +2}
g3 {-1.45/22 +1} 76. Ra5 {+2.36/24 +1} Nf6 {-2.50/21 +1} 77. Qa1
{+2.47/22 +1} Nd7 {-2.36/22 +1} 78. Ra6 {+2.66/24 +1} Qc7 {-2.10/24 +1} 79.
Qxf1 {+2.79/27 +1} Nb8 {-3.16/22 +1} 80. Qxb5 {+2.90/23 +1} Rd8
{-3.11/23 +1} 81. c6 {+2.93/24 +2} Rd6 {-3.10/23 +1} 82. Bc5 {+3.03/24 +2}
Rxc6 {-3.31/26 +1} 83. Ra7 {+3.12/26 +3} Rxc5 {-3.47/26 +1} 84. Rxc7+
{+3.15/26 +2} Rxc7 {-3.48/27 +1} 85. Qxd5 {+3.17/30 +3} Rb7+ {-3.53/26 +1}
86. Kc1 {+3.39/34 +1} Re7 {-3.64/28 +1} 87. Qd6 {+3.54/29 +1} g2
{-3.72/26 +1} 88. Qg3 {+3.66/30 +2} Re5 {-3.75/27 +1} 89. Qxg2
{+3.78/28 +2} f6 {-3.90/29 +1} 90. Kd2 {+3.78/32 +3} Nd7 {-4.11/25 +1} 91.
Qa8+ {+4.02/29 +3} Kc7 {-4.34/26 +1} 92. e4 {+4.14/33 +3} Rb5 {-4.64/25 +1}
93. c4 {+4.41/31 +3} Rc5 {-4.76/30 +1} 94. Qa7+ {+5.14/28 +3} Kc8
{-4.89/28 +1} 95. Kc3 {+5.77/25 +2} Rc6 {-4.95/30 +1} 96. Qa8+
{+5.97/21 +2} Kc7 {-5.25/28 +1} 97. Qa3 {+6.37/22 +2} Kb8 {-5.84/25 +1} 98.
Kd4 {+6.47/21 +1} Kb7 {-6.72/25 +1} 99. Qb4+ {+7.13/21 +2} Kc8
{-7.09/20 +1} 100. Kd5 {+8.45/21 +2} Kc7 {-7.95/24 +1} 101. c5
{+9.41/24 +3} Ra6 {-10.62/23 +1} 102. Qb5 {+13.15/23 +3} Ra2
{-250.00/21 +1} 103. Qc6+ {+41.91/22 +3} Kd8 {-8.66/19 +1} 104. Kd6
{+49.20/24 +3} Rd2+ {-250.00/16 +2} 105. Ke6 {+48.62/24 +2} Rd4
{-250.00/25 +3} 106. e5 {+49.20/21 +3} Nf8+ {-250.00/23 +4} 107. Kf7
{+99.94/24 +1} Nd7 {-250.00/28 +5} 108. Qa8+ {+99.95/21 +1} Kc7
{-250.00/31 +6} 109. e6 {+99.96/20 +1} Ne5+ {-250.00/31 +6} 110. Kxf6
{+99.97/19 +1} Ng4+ {-250.00/22 +7} 111. Kg5 {+99.97/27 +2} Ne5
{-250.00/31 +8} 112. e7 {+1000.10/29 +2} Rg4+ {-250.00/29 +9} 113. Kh5
{+1000.07/57 +3} Rg5+ {-250.00/31 +10} 114. Kxg5 {+1000.06/118 +3} Nf7+
{-250.00/42 +11} 115. Kf6 {+1000.05/117 +3} Nd6 {-250.00/42 +12} 116. cxd6+
{+1000.04/11 +4} Kxd6 {-1000.03/99 +13} 117. Qa5 {+1000.03/245 +5} Kd7
{-1000.02/99 +13} 118. Qb6 {+1000.02/245 +6} Kc8 {-1000.01/99 +14} 119.
e8=Q# {+1000.01/245 +7}
{White mates} 1-0[/pgn]

Nice game!

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:33 am**

[redacted]

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:36 am**

Whoops, that post contained info about a future position I thought already was on the board, but we aren't there yet.

Posted: **Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:20 am**

I'll bet the house, based on my zero-node analysis, that 24. bxc3 Rc8 have been or will be played.

But what comes next?

Posted: **Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:19 am**

jp wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:20 am I'll bet the house, based on my zero-node analysis, that 24. bxc3 Rc8 have been or will be played.

But what comes next?

Well, duh! The only reason I haven't played it yet is because I have missed Harvey's conditional

I, huh, I'm too lazy to copy paste stuff, but I accept Harvey's conditional, so Harvey is now waiting for my move 25. At least this didn't have consequences (100% of my analysis has been for 24...Rc8.)

And so, now that we're on the relevant position, here's the contents of my redacted message above:

Wow, the only two non-losing moves around here, 25.f3 and 25.Bd2 are completely tied, in score, branches, depth, and positions analyzed, even though they lead to completely different endgames

This is unprecedented for me. I really hope that both of them draw with best play, but if not, I might have a 50% chance of losing the game this move.

Hmm, that sounds a lot more pessimistic than I intended.

So my most promising endgame currently is one where I have 3 pawns for a piece (and I claim I can force it), and I still don't understand what's the deal with it, why is it so hard to draw it. I like that its eval flattens with more depth. Will I go for it or is there something better?

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