Some more backward brings after 2.Be4 Bd7:Eelco de Groot wrote: I think i see what is wrong, I accidently was analyzing the position after 2. Be4
[d]2r1b1k1/5pPp/1R3P1P/8/4B3/1P6/1K6/8 b - -
and there indeed Bd7 seems to be best... Sorry for the confusion.
At 70 ply
2r1b1k1/5pPp/1R3P1P/8/4B3/1P6/1K6/8 b - -
Engine: Test Imbalance HT (512 MB)
by T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G.
70 273:59 +M29 2...Bd7 3.Bd5 Bc6 4.Bxc6 Ra8 5.Ba4 Re8
6.Ka3 Ra8 7.Re6 fxe6 8.b4 Kf7 9.Kb3 Rc8
10.Bb5 Rd8 11.Bc6 Rd3+ 12.Kc2 Rg3
13.Be4 Kxf6 14.Bxh7 Rg2+ 15.Kb3 Rg3+ (317.025.562.829) 19284
2r3k1/3b1pPp/1R3P1P/8/4B3/1P6/1K6/8 w - - 0 1
Analysis by Stockfish 060917 64 POPCNT:
3.Rb7 Be6 4.Bd3 Bd5 5.Rd7 Be6 6.Re7 Bd5 7.b4 Rb8 8.Kc3 Rc8+ 9.Kd4 Rd8 10.Kc5 Bf3 11.b5 Be2 12.Rxf7 Rc8+ 13.Kb4 Bxd3 14.Ra7 Bc4 15.b6 Bd5 16.Re7 Rc4+ 17.Kb5 Rc8 18.b7 Bc4+ 19.Kb4 Rd8 20.Rc7 Ba2 21.f7+ Bxf7 22.Rc8 Bg6 23.b8Q Kf7 24.Rxd8 Ke6 25.g8Q+ Kf5 26.Qg3 Bf7 27.Qxf7+ Ke4 28.Qxh7#
+- (#26) Depth: 58/52 00:01:16 2683MN
After 2...Bc6:
2r3k1/5pPp/1Rb2P1P/8/4B3/1P6/1K6/8 w - - 0 1
Analysis by Stockfish 060917 64 POPCNT:
3.Bxc6 Ra8 4.Ba4 Re8 5.Ka3 Ra8 6.Re6 fxe6 7.Kb2 Rd8 8.Kc3 Rc8+ 9.Kd4 Kf7 10.b4 Kxf6 11.Bc2 Rxc2 12.g8Q e5+ 13.Ke3 Rc3+ 14.Ke4 Rc2 15.Qxh7 Rc4+ 16.Kf3 Rc3+ 17.Kg4 Rc4+ 18.Kh5 Rf4 19.Qh8+ Kf7 20.Qc8 Rf2 21.Qc7+ Ke8 22.Qb8+ Kd7 23.Qa7+ Kd6 24.Qxf2 e4 25.Qd4+ Kc6 26.h7 Kb5 27.h8Q Ka4 28.Qc4 e3 29.Qa8#
+- (#27) Depth: 70/54 00:00:03 101MN
So I get the same 29 moves now after 2.Bd5 as well as after 2.Be4