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Can it be Saved?

Post by kingliveson »

Is this position a lost?
[d]2k5/3b2R1/7R/P3r3/2r5/8/1K6/8 w - - 0 69
Togga

Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by Togga »

it is a draw?

rybka 2.3.2a with nalimov tablebases 3-4-5:


[-0.25] d=19 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Rc3+ 14.Ka2 Re3 15.Rh8+ Kc7 16.Rhh7 Rd3 17.Rh6 Rd4 18.Rg3 Bc6 (0:09.39)
[-0.24] d=18 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rh3 Rb1 16.Ka2 Rb6 17.a7 Ra6+ 18.Kb2 Rxa7 (0:04.32)
[-0.21] d=17 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rhh7 Kb6 16.Re7 Rxe7 17.Rxe7 Kc7 18.a7 Ra5+ (0:02.52)
[-0.24] d=17 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgf6 Bf5 17.Rbc6 Rb7+ 18.Kc3 Ra3+ (0:02.18)
[-0.23] d=16 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgf6 Bf5 17.Rbc6 Rb7+ 18.Kc3 Ra3+ (0:01.12)
[-0.22] d=15 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgd6 Rcc5 17.Rf6 Rg5 18.Kb2 Rg2+ (0:00.54)
[-0.22] d=14 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgd6 Bf5 17.Kb4 Ra1 18.Rb5 Be4 (0:00.36)
[-0.21] d=13 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rh6 Bf5 17.Kb4 Ra1 18.Rb5 (0:00.29)
[-0.23] d=13 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.a7 Ra5+ 16.Kb3 Rxa7 17.Rh6 Raa4 18.Rf7 Re3+ (0:00.26)
[-0.21] d=12 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.a7 Ra5+ 16.Kb3 Rxa7 17.Rh6 Raa4 18.Kb2 (0:00.13)
[-0.18] d=11 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.a7 Ra5+ 16.Kb3 Rxa7 17.Rh6 Raa4 (0:00.05)
[-0.13] d=10 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rg3 Ra5+ 15.Kb2 Re2+ 16.Kb3 Be6+ 17.Kb4 (0:00.02)
[-0.12] d=9 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rhh7 Rd4 (0:00.00)
[-0.07] d=8 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rhh7 (0:00.00)
Togga

Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by Togga »

who is W. ?
kingliveson

Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by kingliveson »

Togga wrote:it is a draw?

rybka 2.3.2a with nalimov tablebases 3-4-5:


[-0.25] d=19 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Rc3+ 14.Ka2 Re3 15.Rh8+ Kc7 16.Rhh7 Rd3 17.Rh6 Rd4 18.Rg3 Bc6 (0:09.39)
[-0.24] d=18 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rh3 Rb1 16.Ka2 Rb6 17.a7 Ra6+ 18.Kb2 Rxa7 (0:04.32)
[-0.21] d=17 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rhh7 Kb6 16.Re7 Rxe7 17.Rxe7 Kc7 18.a7 Ra5+ (0:02.52)
[-0.24] d=17 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgf6 Bf5 17.Rbc6 Rb7+ 18.Kc3 Ra3+ (0:02.18)
[-0.23] d=16 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgf6 Bf5 17.Rbc6 Rb7+ 18.Kc3 Ra3+ (0:01.12)
[-0.22] d=15 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgd6 Rcc5 17.Rf6 Rg5 18.Kb2 Rg2+ (0:00.54)
[-0.22] d=14 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rgd6 Bf5 17.Kb4 Ra1 18.Rb5 Be4 (0:00.36)
[-0.21] d=13 12.Kb3 Rc7 13.Rg8+ Kb7 14.Rb6+ Ka7 15.Rgg6 Rxa5 16.Rh6 Bf5 17.Kb4 Ra1 18.Rb5 (0:00.29)
[-0.23] d=13 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.a7 Ra5+ 16.Kb3 Rxa7 17.Rh6 Raa4 18.Rf7 Re3+ (0:00.26)
[-0.21] d=12 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.a7 Ra5+ 16.Kb3 Rxa7 17.Rh6 Raa4 18.Kb2 (0:00.13)
[-0.18] d=11 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.a7 Ra5+ 16.Kb3 Rxa7 17.Rh6 Raa4 (0:00.05)
[-0.13] d=10 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rg3 Ra5+ 15.Kb2 Re2+ 16.Kb3 Be6+ 17.Kb4 (0:00.02)
[-0.12] d=9 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rhh7 Rd4 (0:00.00)
[-0.07] d=8 12.a6 Rb5+ 13.Ka3 Re4 14.Rh8+ Kc7 15.Rhh7 (0:00.00)
Well, it looks likes it should be draw. But seems to get more complicated for White as the game progressed. Rybka actually lost this game with 3-4-5 Nalimov set at frequent access.
kingliveson

Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by kingliveson »

Togga wrote:who is W. ?
Sorry, I edited my comments, but W. is white.
Togga

Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by Togga »

usually i used only the analysis mode, not played it out.
kingliveson

Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by kingliveson »

It looks more and more to be a lost, not draw. It's really an interesting position.
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Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by Eelco de Groot »

It seemed fairly drawish to me, but the leafposition I checked at the end is won.

[d]2k5/3b2R1/7R/P3r3/2r5/8/1K6/8 w - -

Engine: Rainbow Serpent 1.6.3s(dc) Build 125 (Athlon 2009 MHz, 128 MB)
by Tord Romstad, Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski Modifications: Dann Corbit

1.00 0:00 -0.80 1.a6 (737) 6

2.00 0:00 -0.88 1.a6 Kc7 (825) 6

3.00 0:00 -0.92 1.a6 Kc7 2.a7 Rb5+ 3.Ka3 Ra5+ 4.Kb3 (1.588) 12

4.00 0:00 -0.92 1.a6 Kc7 2.a7 Rb5+ 3.Ka3 Ra5+ 4.Kb3 (3.229) 25

5.00 0:00 -0.92 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Rc3+ 3.Ka2 Kc7 4.a7 Ra5+
5.Kb2 (9.307) 74

6.00 0:00 -0.92 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Rc3+ 3.Ka2 Kc7 4.a7 Rc2+
5.Ka3 Ra5+ 6.Kb3 (12.424) 88

7.00 0:00 -0.96 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Rc3+ 3.Ka2 Kc7 4.Re6 Ra5+
5.Kb2 Rh3 6.Rge7 Rh2+ 7.Kb3 (32.574) 189

8.00 0:00 -1.01 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Rc3+ 3.Ka2 Re3
4.Rh8+ Kc7 5.Rhh7 Ra5+ 6.Kb2 Rd3
7.Rg6 Raa3 8.Re7 Rdb3+ 9.Kc2 (65.165) 297

9.00 0:00 -1.01 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Rc3+ 3.Ka2 Re3
4.Rh8+ Kc7 5.Rhh7 Ra5+ 6.Kb2 Rd3
7.Rg6 Raa3 8.Re7 Rdb3+ 9.Kc2 Rc3+
10.Kb2 (122.078) 411

10.00 0:00 -1.01 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Rc3+ 3.Ka2 Re3
4.Rgg6 Ra5+ 5.Kb2 Re2+ 6.Kb3 Re1
7.Rg7 Kc7 8.Kb2 Ra4 9.Kb3 Rb1+
10.Kc3 (394.631) 561

11.00 0:02 -1.21-- 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Re4 3.Rh8+ Kc7
4.Rhh7 Rd4 5.Rg6 Rb8 (1.603.749) 666

12.01 0:04 -1.41 1.a6 Rb5+ 2.Ka3 Re4 3.Rg3 Ra5+ 4.Kb2 Re2+
5.Kb3 Be6+ 6.Kb4 Rxa6 7.Rg7 Rb2+
8.Kc3 Rb3+ 9.Kd2 Ra2+ 10.Kc1 Ra1+
11.Kd2 Rb2+ 12.Ke3 Ra3+ 13.Kd4 Rd2+
14.Kc5 (3.193.804) 695

12.02 0:08 -1.17 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rcc5 3.Ra8 Kb7
4.Rd8 Rb5+ 5.Kc3 Rec5+ 6.Kd3 Rd5+
7.Kc4 Rbc5+ 8.Kb3 Rd3+ 9.Kb4 Rcd5
10.Rgxd7+ Rxd7 11.Rxd7+ Rxd7 12.Kc4 (6.160.944) 713

13.01 0:15 -1.25 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rc1 3.Kb2 Rc6 4.Ra8 Rb5+
5.Ka3 Rc3+ 6.Ka2 Kd6 7.Ra6+ Bc6
8.Rg6+ Kc7 9.Rg7+ Kd8 10.Rg8+ Ke7
11.Ra7+ Ke6 12.Rg6+ Kf5 13.Rd6 Bd5+
14.Ka1 (11.369.527) 735

14.01 0:20 -1.29 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rc1 3.Kb2 Rc6 4.Rh3 Rd6
5.Rc3+ Kb7 6.Rb3+ Ka7 7.Ra3 Rb5+
8.Kc2 Ka6 9.Ra1 Bf5+ 10.Kc3 Be4 (14.895.221) 743

14.04 0:32 -1.17 1.Rg8+ Kc7 2.Ra6 Rb5+ 3.Ka3 Rc3+
4.Ka2 Rd3 5.Rg7 Rh5 6.Ra7+ Kc6 7.Rg2 Be6+
8.Kb2 Rb5+ 9.Kc1 Ra3 10.Rc2+ Bc4
11.Ra6+ Kc5 12.Ra7 Ra1+ 13.Kd2 Kb4 (24.052.338) 736

15.01 0:41 -1.17 1.Rg8+ Kc7 2.Ra6 Rb5+ 3.Ka3 Rc3+
4.Ka2 Rd3 5.Rg2 Re5 6.Rb2 Be6+ 7.Kb1 Re1+
8.Kc2 Rde3 9.Ra7+ Kd6 10.Rb6+ Kd5
11.Rc7 Bf5+ 12.Kb2 R1e2+ 13.Kc1 Ra2
14.Rb5+ (30.430.266) 735

16.01 1:36 -1.21 1.Rg8+ Kc7 2.Ra6 Rb5+ 3.Ka3 Rc3+
4.Ka2 Re5 5.Kb2 Rd3 6.Kc2 Rh3 7.Ra7+ Kc6
8.Rg6+ Be6 9.Kd2 Kb5 10.a6 Rh2+
11.Kc3 Rhe2 12.Rh6 Rc5+ 13.Kd3 Bc4+
14.Kc3 (69.956.780) 725

17.01 2:02 -1.29 1.Rg8+ Kc7 2.Ra6 Rb5+ 3.Ka3 Rc3+
4.Ka2 Re5 5.Kb2 Rd3 6.Kc2 Rh3 7.Ra7+ Kc6
8.Rg6+ Be6 9.Ra6+ Kd5 10.Rg2 Kc4
11.Kc1 Rh1+ 12.Kc2 Bd5 13.Rd2 Bb7
14.Ra7 (89.067.945) 727

17.02 2:22 -1.17 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rc1 3.Kb2 Rc6 4.Rh3 Rd6
5.Rc3+ Kb7 6.Rb3+ Ka7 7.Kc2 Rc5+
8.Rc3 Rcd5 9.Rb3 Rd2+ 10.Kc3 R6d3+
11.Kc4 Rd5 12.Rb2 Rd1 13.Rb1 (104.330.398) 731

18.01 3:36 -1.21 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rc1 3.Kb2 Rc6 4.Rh3 Rd6
5.Rc3+ Kb7 6.Rb3+ Ka7 7.Kc2 Rc5+
8.Rc3 Rcd5 9.Rb3 Rd2+ 10.Kc3 R6d3+
11.Kc4 Rd5 12.Ra3 Rd1 13.Kb4 Ka6
14.Ra2 (159.644.391) 737

19.01 4:18 -1.21 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rc1 3.Kb2 Rc6 4.Rh3 Rd6
5.Rc3+ Kb7 6.Rb3+ Ka7 7.Kc2 Rc5+
8.Rc3 Rcd5 9.Rb3 Rd2+ 10.Kc3 R6d3+
11.Kc4 Rd5 12.Ra3 Kb7 13.Kb4 Ka6
14.Rg6+ (192.169.763) 742

20.01 7:27 -1.29 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rc1 3.Kb2 Rcc5
4.Ra8 Kc6 5.Ra7 Re2+ 6.Ka3 Re3+
7.Kb2 Rb5+ 8.Kc1 Bf5 9.Kd2 Rd3+
10.Kc1 Rh3 11.Rgc7+ Kd5 12.Rcb7 Rc5+
13.Kd1 Rd3+ 14.Ke1 (331.744.675) 741

21.01 12:51 -1.29 1.Rh8+ Kc7 2.Kb3 Rc1 3.Kb2 Rcc5
4.Ra8 Kc6 5.Ra7 Re2+ 6.Ka3 Re3+
7.Kb2 Rb5+ 8.Kc1 Bf5 9.Rgc7+ Kd6
10.Rcb7 Rc5+ 11.Kd1 Rh3 12.Rb6+ Kd5
13.Rbb7 Rd3+ 14.Ke1
{[d]8/RR6/8/P1rk1b2/8/3r4/8/4K3 b - - 0 1
This is a clear win for Black:
+83.15 1...Rc1+ 2.Ke2 Rc2+ 3.Ke1 Rh3 4.Rb5+ Ke4
5.Re7+ Kf4 6.Rb4+ Kg5 7.Rg7+ Bg6
8.Rb5+ Kf6 9.Rxg6+ Kxg6 10.Rb6+ Kg5
11.Rb5+ Kf6 12.Rb6+ Ke5 13.Rb5+ Ke6
14.Rb6+ Kd5}
(571.251.174) 740

best move: Rh6-h8 time: 18:42.766 min n/s: 709.970 nodes: 797.130.162
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Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by LaurenceChen »

It is a draw if White plays the correct strategy to exchange one of the rooks. This will get into an ending of R vs RB, which is a draw regardless of the extra pawn.
kingliveson

Re: Can it be Saved?

Post by kingliveson »

Upon further analysis, it looks like sure draw. Here is one route with time control extended to 30 mins 2 secs inc. 7-men (women included) EGTB soon will put some of these to rest.


69. Kb3 Rc7 70. Rg8+ Kb7 71. Rb6+ Ka7 72. Rgg6 Rxa5 73. Kb2 Rc4 74. Rb3
Rac5 75. Ra3+ Ba4 76. Re3 Rc2+ 77. Ka3 Bc6 78. Rh3 Ka6 79. Rg4 Re2 80. Kb4
Rb5+ 81. Kc3 Be4 82. Rhh4 Rc2+ 83. Kd4 Bf5 84. Rh6+ Ka5 85. Rg8 Re2 86.
Ra8+ Kb4 87. Rh4 Kb3 88. Rah8 Re1 89. R8h6 Ree5 90. Rd6 Re7 91. Rdh6 Re8
92. Rh8 Re2 93. R8h6 Re1 94. Rh8 Rb7 95. Kc5 Re5+ 96. Kd6 Re6+ 97. Kc5 Ra6
98. R8h6 Ra5+ 99. Kd4 Ra4+ 100. Kc5 Rc7+ 101. Kd6 Raa7 102. Rf4 Rc3 103.
Rhh4 Ra6+ 104. Ke5 Ra5+ 105. Kd6 Rb5 106. Rd4 Re3 107. Kc6 Rb8 108. Rhf4
Rc3+ 109. Kd6 Bg6 110. Ke7 Bh5 111. Rfe4 Re8+ 112. Kd7 Ra8 113. Rb4+ Ka3
114. Rb1 Rg8 115. Re5 Be8+ 116. Ke6 Ba4 117. Ra5 Rg4 118. Ra7 Ka2 119. Rb8
Rf3 120. Ke5 Ka3 121. Rb1 Re3+ 122. Kd5 Ree4 {50 moves rule} 1/2-1/2