another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shröder

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zullil
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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by zullil »

JuLieN wrote: Here's the diagram:

[d]1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

I let Prédateur pounder this for a pair of minutes and it sticks to h5. Just like Komodo, Fruit and Stockfish (didn't try other engines on my Mac).

What would your engine play?
Crafty-23.4 gets it:

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               25     9:32     +1   1. Qxg6+!                         
               25     9:50     +3   1. Qxg6+!                         
               25     9:55     +M   1. Qxg6+!                         
               25    10:05  Mat15   1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
                                    4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
                                    7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
                                    10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Rxa1 Qa7 12. Rb1 Qa1+
                                    13. Rxa1 Bg5 14. Bh3+ Bc1+ 15. Rxc1#
               25->  10:05  Mat15   1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
                                    4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
                                    7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
                                    10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Rxa1 Qa7 12. Rb1 Qa1+
                                    13. Rxa1 Bg5 14. Bh3+ Bc1+ 15. Rxc1#
                                    (s=10)
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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by javimm »

Robbolito_0085g3w32 (so it's single core), which is one of my favourite engines, takes 1 minute and 10 seconds to find the solution in a Core 2 Duo E6750 at 2.66 Ghz.

Nice find by Robbo in some "ancient" hardware and single core usage.

This is a Windows machine (I'm at job). I'll try this tonight on my iMac to see which engine solves it quicker. I bet Igorrit will do it :-)

RobboLito_0085g3_w32:
1/8 00:00 59 0 -3,41 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Qd3xf3
1/8 00:00 74 0 -3,34 Qd3xf3
2/8 00:00 231 0 -3,55 Qd3xf3 Nf7d6
2/8 00:00 317 0 -3,41 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Qd3xf3
3/9 00:00 570 0 -3,64 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Qd3xf3 b5b4
3/9 00:00 819 0 -3,57 Qd3xf3 Nf7d6 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6
3/12 00:00 1.650 0 -1,75 h4h5 Kh7h8 h5xg6 Nf7g5 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Ra5xb5
4/12 00:00 1.886 0 -1,75 h4h5 Kh7h8 h5xg6 Nf7g5 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Ra5xb5
5/12 00:00 2.728 0 -1,75 h4h5 Kh7h8 h5xg6 Nf7g5 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Ra5xb5
6/19 00:00 7.496 0 -1,77 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Qd3e3 Qd7c7 Nb4xc6 Qc7xc6 Ra5a7 b5b4
7/19+ 00:00 11.027 0 -1,69 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Qd3e3 Qd7c7 Nb4xc6 Qc7xc6 Ra5a7 b5b4
7/20 00:00 14.645 0 -1,71 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Bf6d8 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Ra5xb5 Bd8e7 Be3f4
8/20 00:00 18.208 569.000 -1,71 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Bf6d8 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Ra5xb5 Bd8e7 Be3f4
9/20+ 00:00 23.924 646.000 -1,63 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Bf6d8 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Ra5xb5 Bd8e7 Be3f4
9/20+ 00:00 26.378 676.000 -1,55 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Bf6d8 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Ra5xb5 Bd8e7 Be3f4
9/21 00:00 35.319 767.000 -1,50 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Be3f4 Rb8b6 Kb2c2 Kh8g8 Nb4xc6 Rb6xc6 Ra5xb5
10/26 00:00 68.108 908.000 -1,51 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Be3f4 Rb8b6 Rh1h2 Bf6e7 Bf4e5 Kh8g8 Rh2f2 Rf8a8
11/27 00:00 126.053 1.000.000 -1,49 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Be3f4 Rb8a8 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Qd3xb5 Qc6xb5+ Ra5xb5 Ng5e4 Rb5b7 Rf8c8
12/33 00:00 295.003 1.049.000 -1,61 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Rh1h2 Bc6a8 Be3f4 Rb8c8 Ra5a3 Kh8g8 Rh2f2 Qd7e8
13/33+ 00:00 386.937 1.048.000 -1,53 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Rh1h2 Bc6a8 Be3f4 Rb8c8 Ra5a3 Kh8g8 Rh2f2 Qd7e8
13/33 00:00 488.932 1.067.000 -1,55 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Rh1h2 Bc6a8 Be3f4 Rb8c8 Ra5a3 Qd7e8 Bf4d6 Rf8g8
14/39+ 00:01 1.573.871 1.105.000 -1,47 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Be3f4 Rb8a8 Nb4xc6 Qd7xc6 Qd3xb5 Qc6xb5+ Ra5xb5 Ng5e4 Rb5b7 Rf8c8
14/39 00:01 1.724.416 1.107.000 -1,51 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Be3f4 Rb8c8 Rh1h2 Bc6a8 Ra5a3 Kh8g8 Rh2f2 Qd7e8 Kb2a1 Ba8b7 Bf4xg5 Bf6xg5 Rf2xf3 Rf8xf3 Qd3xf3 Qe8xg6 Bf1xb5
15/39 00:02 2.411.395 1.128.000 -1,51 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Be3f4 Rb8c8 Rh1h2 Bc6a8 Ra5a3 Kh8g8 Rh2f2 Qd7e8 Kb2a1 Ba8b7 Bf4xg5 Bf6xg5 Rf2xf3 Rf8xf3 Qd3xf3 Qe8xg6 Bf1xb5
16/49 00:12 14.511.390 1.170.000 -1,80 h4h5 Nf7g5 h5xg6+ Kh7h8 Bf2e3 Rg8f8 Be3f4 Rb8c8 Rh1h2 Bf6e7 Rh2c2 Be7xb4 c3xb4 Qd7e7 Rc2c5 f3f2 Bf4xg5 h6xg5 Qd3c3 Bc6d7 g3g4 Kh8g8 Qc3h3
17/49+ 00:28 33.292.576 1.165.000 -1,72 Qd3xg6+
17/49+ 00:29 33.717.562 1.167.000 -1,64 Qd3xg6+
17/66+ 01:01 77.497.820 1.252.000 +230,65 Qd3xg6+
17/66 01:02 79.220.004 1.261.000 +M16 Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 Bf1d3+ Kg6h5 g3g4+ Kh5xg4 Rh1g1+ Kg4h3 Bd3f1+ Kh3h2 Bf2g3+ Kh2xg1 Ra5a1 Rb8a8 Ra1c1 Ra8a1 Kb2xa1 Rg8a8+ Ka1b2 Bf6g5 h4xg5 Ra8a1 Rc1xa1 Qd7a7 Ra1c1 Qa7a3+ Kb2xa3 f3f2 Bf1h3+ f2f1Q Rc1xf1+
18/66 01:03 80.771.249 1.269.000 +M16 Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 Bf1d3+ Kg6h5 g3g4+ Kh5xg4 Rh1g1+ Kg4h3 Bd3f1+ Kh3h2 Bf2g3+ Kh2xg1 Ra5a1 Rb8a8 Ra1c1 Ra8a1 Kb2xa1 Rg8a8+ Ka1b2 Bf6g5 h4xg5 Ra8a1 Rc1xa1 Qd7a7 Ra1c1 Qa7a3+ Kb2xa3 f3f2 Bf1h3+ f2f1Q Rc1xf1+
19/66 01:04 82.483.584 1.279.000 +M16 Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 Bf1d3+ Kg6h5 g3g4+ Kh5xg4 Rh1g1+ Kg4h3 Bd3f1+ Kh3h2 Bf2g3+ Kh2xg1 Ra5a1 Rb8a8 Ra1c1 Ra8a1 Kb2xa1 Rg8a8+ Ka1b2 Bf6g5 h4xg5 Ra8a1 Rc1xa1 Qd7a7 Ra1c1 Qa7a3+ Kb2xa3 f3f2 Bf1h3+ f2f1Q Rc1xf1+
20/66 01:05 84.394.172 1.290.000 +M16 Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 Bf1d3+ Kg6h5 g3g4+ Kh5xg4 Rh1g1+ Kg4h3 Bd3f1+ Kh3h2 Bf2g3+ Kh2xg1 Ra5a1 Rb8a8 Ra1c1 Ra8a1 Kb2xa1 Rg8a8+ Ka1b2 Bf6g5 h4xg5 Ra8a1 Rc1xa1 Qd7a7 Ra1c1 Qa7a3+ Kb2xa3 f3f2 Bf1h3+ f2f1Q Rc1xf1+
21/66 01:07 87.773.901 1.311.000 +M16 Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 Bf1d3+ Kg6h5 g3g4+ Kh5xg4 Rh1g1+ Kg4h3 Bd3f1+ Kh3h2 Bf2g3+ Kh2xg1 Ra5a1 Rb8a8 Ra1c1 Ra8a1 Kb2xa1 Rg8a8+ Ka1b2 Bf6g5 h4xg5 Ra8a1 Rc1xa1 Qd7a7 Ra1c1 Qa7a3+ Kb2xa3 f3f2 Bf1h3+ f2f1Q Rc1xf1+
22/66 01:10 94.587.347 1.350.000 +M15 Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 Bf1d3+ Kg6h5 g3g4+ Kh5xg4 Rh1g1+ Kg4h3 Bd3f1+ Kh3h2 Bf2g3+ Kh2xg1 Ra5a1 Rb8a8 Ra1b1 Ra8a1 Kb2xa1 Rg8a8+ Ka1b2 Ra8a1 Kb2xa1 Qd7a7+ Ka1b2 Qa7a3+ Kb2xa3 f3f2 Bf1h3+ f2f1R Rb1xf1+
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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by mhalstern »

Zappa with Mate extensions enabled gets it quickly. If I have the patience, I'll let Zapal look at this with default settings:

New game
1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Zappa Mexico II 64:

1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Be7
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 10/38 00:00:00 1345kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Be7
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 10/38 00:00:00 1581kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Be7
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 11/38 00:00:00 1855kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Be7
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 11/38 00:00:01 3020kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Bd8 5.Ra1
-/+ (-1.40) Depth: 12/38 00:00:01 4708kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Bd8 5.Ra1
-/+ (-1.40) Depth: 12/38 00:00:02 7743kN
1.h5 Nd6 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Bd3 Ne4 4.Be3 Be7 5.Rha1 Bxb4 6.cxb4 Qe7
-+ (-1.45) Depth: 13/45 00:00:04 18067kN
1.h5 Nd6 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Bd3 Ne4 4.Be3 Be7 5.Rha1 Bxb4 6.cxb4 Qe7
-+ (-1.45) Depth: 13/45 00:00:05 24705kN
1.h5 Nd6 2.hxg6+ Kh8 3.Qe3 Rgc8 4.g4 Ne4 5.Qxf3 Rf8 6.Be3 Bg5
-+ (-1.42) Depth: 14/47 00:00:09 40579kN
1.h5 Nd6 2.hxg6+ Kh8 3.Qe3 Rgc8 4.g4 Ne4 5.Qxf3 Rf8 6.Be3 Bg5
-+ (-1.42) Depth: 14/47 00:00:11 48612kN
1.h5 Nd6 2.hxg6+ Kh8 3.Qe3 Rgc8 4.g4 Ne4 5.Qxf3 Rf8 6.Be3 Nxc3 7.Qh3
-+ (-1.53) Depth: 15/49 00:00:15 71253kN
1.h5 Nd6 2.hxg6+ Kh8 3.Qe3 Rgc8 4.g4 Ne4 5.Qxf3 Rf8 6.Be3 Nxc3 7.Qh3
-+ (-1.53) Depth: 15/49 00:00:26 121mN
1.h5 Nd6 2.hxg6+ Kh8 3.Qe3 Rgc8 4.Qxf3 Rf8 5.Ra2 Bg5 6.Qe2 Ne4 7.Be1 Ra8 8.Na6
-+ (-1.58) Depth: 16/51 00:00:42 193mN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 16/51 00:01:21 378mN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 16/51 00:01:21 378mN

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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by mhalstern »

Go Naum:

New game
1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Naum 4.2:

1.Nxc6 Qxc6 2.h5 Ng5 3.hxg6+ Kh8
-/+ (-1.18) Depth: 6/15 00:00:00 4kN
1.h5 Ng5 2.hxg6+ Kh8 3.Qe3 Bb7 4.Bd3
-/+ (-1.21) Depth: 7/18 00:00:00 12kN
1.h5 Ng5 2.hxg6+ Kh8 3.Bh3 Bb7 4.Bg4 Qc7
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 8/17 00:00:00 24kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Bh3 Bb7 4.Bg4 Qc7 5.Rxb5
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 9/21 00:00:00 38kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 e5 4.Qf5 Qxf5 5.gxf5 Ne4
-/+ (-1.35) Depth: 10/24 00:00:00 78kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Ra8 4.Rxa8 Rxa8 5.Bxg5 Bxg5 6.Qxf3
-/+ (-1.09) Depth: 11/29 00:00:00 175kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Ra8 4.Rxa8 Rxa8 5.Bxg5 Bxg5 6.Qxf3 Qa7
-/+ (-1.09) Depth: 12/27 00:00:00 338kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Ra8 4.Rxa8 Rxa8 5.Bxg5 Bxg5 6.Qxf3 Qa7 7.Bd3
-/+ (-1.33) Depth: 13/35 00:00:00 1234kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Ra8 4.Rxa8 Rxa8 5.Bxg5 Bxg5 6.Rh5 Rf8 7.Rh2 Be7
-+ (-1.76) Depth: 14/39 00:00:00 6937kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Bh3 Bb7 4.Bg4 Ne4 5.Rh2 Rgc8 6.Be1 f2 7.Rxf2 Nxf2 8.Bxf2
-+ (-1.75) Depth: 15/38 00:00:01 13308kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Bh3 Bb7 4.Bg4 Ne4 5.Rh2 Rgc8 6.Be1 f2 7.Rxf2 Nxf2 8.Bxf2 Ra8
-+ (-1.75) Depth: 16/30 00:00:01 16113kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Bh3 Bb7 4.Ra7 Ra8 5.Rxa8 Rxa8 6.Bg4 Ne4 7.Qxf3 Qd6 8.Ra1 Rxa1 9.Kxa1
-+ (-1.85) Depth: 17/46 00:00:06 70242kN
1.Qxg6+
-+ (-1.84) Depth: 18/51 00:00:10 110mN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Qa7
+- (#15) Depth: 18/54 00:00:37 447mN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Qa7 10.Rb1
+- (#15) Depth: 19/46 00:00:38 457mN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Qa7 10.Rb1 Qa3+
+- (#15) Depth: 20/46 00:00:39 475mN

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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by mhalstern »

New game
1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Ivanhoe 52fUS-x64:

1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Qxb5
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 6 00:00:09 6kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Qxb5
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 6 00:00:09 7kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 7 00:00:09 8kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 7 00:00:09 8kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 8 00:00:09 10kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 8 00:00:09 11kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 9 00:00:09 18kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 9 00:00:09 21kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.63 ++) Depth: 10 00:00:09 46kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.55 ++) Depth: 10 00:00:09 51kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.43 ++) Depth: 10 00:00:09 59kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rbc8 5.Qe3 Qe7 6.Nxc6 Rxc6 7.Bxb5
-/+ (-1.31) Depth: 10 00:00:09 69kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rbc8 5.Qe3 Qe7 6.Nxc6 Rxc6 7.Bxb5
-/+ (-1.31) Depth: 10 00:00:09 73kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rbc8 5.Qe3 Qe7 6.Nxc6 Rxc6 7.Bxb5
-/+ (-1.39 --) Depth: 11 00:00:09 94kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rbc8 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Nxc6 Qxc6 7.Bxb5 Qb6 8.Rha1 Ne4 9.Qxf3 Rxc3
-+ (-1.47 --) Depth: 11 00:00:09 102kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rbc8 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Nxc6 Qxc6 7.Bxb5 Qb6 8.Rha1 Ne4 9.Qxf3 Rxc3
-+ (-1.59 --) Depth: 11 00:00:09 123kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Bb7 7.Ra7
-+ (-1.59) Depth: 11 00:00:09 134kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Bb7 7.Ra7
-+ (-1.59) Depth: 11 00:00:09 134kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Bb7 7.Ra7 Be7
-+ (-1.51 ++) Depth: 12 00:00:09 284kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Bb7 7.Ra7 Be7
-+ (-1.43 ++) Depth: 12 00:00:09 304kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ra8 5.Rxa8 Bxa8 6.Rf2 Ne4 7.Rxf3 Rc8 8.Qxb5 Qxb5 9.Bxb5 Rxc3
-+ (-1.48) Depth: 12 00:00:09 317kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ra8 5.Rxa8 Bxa8 6.Rf2 Ne4 7.Rxf3 Rc8 8.Qxb5 Qxb5 9.Bxb5 Rxc3
-+ (-1.48) Depth: 12 00:00:09 335kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ra8 5.Rxa8 Bxa8 6.Rf2 Ne4 7.Rxf3 Rc8 8.Qxb5 Qxb5 9.Bxb5 Rxc3 10.Nd3 Kg8
-/+ (-1.40 ++) Depth: 13 00:00:09 432kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ra8 5.Rxa8 Bxa8 6.Rf2 Ne4 7.Rxf3 Rc8 8.Qxb5 Qxb5 9.Bxb5 Rxc3 10.Nd3 Kg8
-+ (-1.56 --) Depth: 13 00:00:09 527kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ra8 5.Rxa8 Bxa8 6.Rf2 Ne4 7.Rxf3 Rc8 8.Qxb5 Qxb5 9.Bxb5 Rxc3 10.Nd3 Kg8
-+ (-1.68 --) Depth: 13 00:00:09 594kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Bb7 7.Qxb5 Qxb5 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Ra7
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 13 00:00:09 634kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Bb7 7.Qxb5 Qxb5 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Ra7
-+ (-1.71) Depth: 13 00:00:09 645kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Bb7 7.Qxb5 Qxb5 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Ra7
-+ (-1.63 ++) Depth: 14 00:00:09 771kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Bb7 7.Qxb5 Qxb5 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Bd7 f2 10.Bxc8 f1Q 11.Bxb7 Kg8 12.Ra7
-+ (-1.55 ++) Depth: 14 00:00:09 810kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Qe8 7.Rf2 Be7 8.Be5 Ne4 9.Rxf3 Qxg6 10.Rxf8+ Rxf8 11.Qxb5 Nxg3
-+ (-1.61) Depth: 14 00:00:09 995kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Qe8 7.Rf2 Be7 8.Be5 Ne4 9.Rxf3 Qxg6 10.Rxf8+ Rxf8 11.Qxb5 Nxg3
-+ (-1.61) Depth: 14 00:00:09 1320kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Qe8 7.Rf2 Be7 8.Be5 Ne4 9.Rxf3 Qxg6 10.Rxf8+ Rxf8 11.Qxb5 Nxg3
-+ (-1.53 ++) Depth: 15 00:00:09 1489kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Ra3 Qe8 7.Rf2 Be7 8.Be5 Ne4 9.Rxf3 Qxg6 10.Rxf8+ Rxf8 11.Qxb5 Nxg3
-+ (-1.45 ++) Depth: 15 00:00:10 1570kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Be7 7.Qxb5 Qxb5 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Ra7 Bf6
-+ (-1.54) Depth: 15 00:00:10 1743kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Be7 7.Qxb5 Qxb5 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Ra7 Bf6
-+ (-1.54) Depth: 15 00:00:10 2275kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Be7 7.Qxb5 Qxb5 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Ra7 Bf6
-+ (-1.62 --) Depth: 16 00:00:10 4523kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Bd8 7.Rxb5 Qe8 8.Rc5 Rxc5 9.dxc5 Bf6 10.Bd6 Rg8
-+ (-1.57) Depth: 16 00:00:10 4837kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Bd8 7.Rxb5 Qe8 8.Rc5 Rxc5 9.dxc5 Bf6 10.Bd6 Rg8
-+ (-1.57) Depth: 16 00:00:10 4837kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Bd8 7.Rxb5 Qe8 8.Rc5 Rxc5 9.dxc5 Bf6 10.Bd6 Rg8
-+ (-1.57) Depth: 17 00:00:10 5445kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Bd8 7.Rxb5 Qe8 8.Rc5 Rxc5 9.dxc5 Bf6 10.Bd6 Rg8
-+ (-1.57) Depth: 17 00:00:10 7628kN, tb=1
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Bd8 7.Rxb5 Qe8 8.Rc5 Rxc5 9.dxc5 Bf6 10.Bd6 Rg8
-+ (-1.65 --) Depth: 18 00:00:11 15164kN, tb=2
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Be7 7.Rxb5 Rc4 8.Rb6 Qa4 9.Ra6 Qb5 10.Bd6 Bxd6 11.Rxd6 f2 12.Qd1
-+ (-1.66) Depth: 18 00:00:11 16770kN, tb=2
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Rh2 Ba8 5.Bf4 Rbc8 6.Rc2 Be7 7.Rxb5 Rc4 8.Rb6 Qa4 9.Ra6 Qb5 10.Bd6 Bxd6 11.Rxd6 f2 12.Qd1
-+ (-1.66) Depth: 18 00:00:11 19802kN, tb=3
1.Qxg6+
-+ (-1.58 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:12 30713kN, tb=9
1.Qxg6+
-+ (-1.50 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:13 31350kN, tb=17
1.Qxg6+
-/+ (-1.38 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:13 32040kN, tb=19
1.Qxg6+
-/+ (-1.20 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:13 33068kN, tb=34
1.Qxg6+
-/+ (-0.93 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:13 34411kN, tb=57
1.Qxg6+
=/+ (-0.53 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:13 36876kN, tb=71
1.Qxg6+
= (0.07 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:14 41205kN, tb=157
1.Qxg6+
+/- (0.97 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:14 48241kN, tb=287
1.Qxg6+
+- (2.32 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:15 54990kN, tb=337
1.Qxg6+
+- (4.34 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:16 65578kN, tb=402
1.Qxg6+
+- (7.37 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:18 81491kN, tb=470
1.Qxg6+
+- (11.91 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:19 96598kN, tb=521
1.Qxg6+
+- (18.72 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:20 111mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+
+- (28.93 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:21 114mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+
+- (44.24 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:21 114mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+
+- (67.20 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:21 115mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+
+- (101.64 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:21 115mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+
+- (153.30 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:21 115mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+
+- (230.79 ++) Depth: 19 00:00:21 115mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra1 14.Rxa1 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 19 00:00:21 115mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra1 14.Rxa1 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 19 00:00:21 115mN, tb=558
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 20 00:00:21 116mN, tb=561
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 20 00:00:21 116mN, tb=561
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 21 00:00:21 117mN, tb=569
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 21 00:00:21 117mN, tb=569
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 22 00:00:21 118mN, tb=569
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 22 00:00:21 118mN, tb=569
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 23 00:00:21 121mN, tb=569
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa1+ 11.Rxa1 Ra8 12.Rc1 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 23 00:00:21 121mN, tb=569
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa3+ 11.Kxa3 Ra8+ 12.Kb2 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 24 00:00:21 125mN, tb=605
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Qa3+ 11.Kxa3 Ra8+ 12.Kb2 Bg5 13.hxg5 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 24 00:00:21 126mN, tb=605
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Bg5 11.hxg5 Qa1+ 12.Rxa1 Ra8 13.Rc1 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 25 00:00:22 133mN, tb=622
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Bg5 11.hxg5 Qa1+ 12.Rxa1 Ra8 13.Rc1 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 25 00:00:22 134mN, tb=622
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Bg5 11.hxg5 Qa1+ 12.Rxa1 Ra8 13.Rc1 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 26 00:00:23 149mN, tb=626
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rc1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Kb2 Bg5 11.hxg5 Qa1+ 12.Rxa1 Ra8 13.Rc1 Ra2+ 14.Nxa2 f2 15.Bh3+ f1Q 16.Rxf1#
+- (#16) Depth: 26 00:00:23 149mN, tb=626
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Na2 Qxa2+ 11.Kxa2 Ra8+ 12.Kb2 Ra1 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 27 00:00:24 176mN, tb=626
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Na2 Qxa2+ 11.Kxa2 Ra8+ 12.Kb2 Ra1 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 27 00:00:24 178mN, tb=626
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Na2 Qxa2+ 11.Kxa2 Ra8+ 12.Kb2 Ra1 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 28 00:00:27 222mN, tb=635
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Qa7+ 10.Na2 Qxa2+ 11.Kxa2 Ra8+ 12.Kb2 Ra1 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 28 00:00:27 224mN, tb=635

(Doe, 19.07.2011)
mhalstern
Posts: 484
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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by mhalstern »

New game
1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Fire 1.5 xTreme x64p:

1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Qxb5 Bc6 5.Qd3
-+ (-1.72) Depth: 8 00:00:00 16kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Qxb5 Bc6 5.Qd3
-+ (-1.72) Depth: 8 00:00:00 17kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.64 ++) Depth: 9 00:00:00 25kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.g4 Bb7 4.Bg3 Ra8 5.Qxb5 Qxb5 6.Rxb5 Ne4 7.Rxb7 Nxg3
-+ (-1.56 ++) Depth: 9 00:00:00 27kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8
-+ (-1.48) Depth: 9 00:00:00 32kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8
-+ (-1.48) Depth: 9 00:00:00 36kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Bb7
-+ (-1.55) Depth: 10 00:00:00 55kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Bb7
-+ (-1.55) Depth: 10 00:00:00 63kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Qf2 Bb7 7.Bd3
-+ (-1.47 ++) Depth: 11 00:00:00 91kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Qf2 Bb7 7.Bd3
-/+ (-1.39 ++) Depth: 11 00:00:00 103kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Nxc6 Rxc6 7.Qxb5 Rfc8
-/+ (-1.36) Depth: 11 00:00:00 123kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Nxc6 Rxc6 7.Qxb5 Rfc8
-/+ (-1.36) Depth: 11 00:00:00 138kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Nxc6 Rxc6 7.Qxb5 Rfc8
-+ (-1.44 --) Depth: 12 00:00:00 198kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Qe3 Be8 7.Ra8 Ne4 8.Qxf3 Bxg6
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 12 00:00:00 243kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Qe3 Be8 7.Ra8 Ne4 8.Qxf3 Bxg6
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 12 00:00:00 243kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Qe3 Be8 7.Ra8 Ne4 8.Qxf3 Bxg6
-+ (-1.45 --) Depth: 13 00:00:00 347kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Qe3 Be8 7.Ra8 Ne4 8.Qxf3 Bxg6
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 13 00:00:00 434kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Qe3 Be8 7.Ra8 Ne4 8.Qxf3 Bxg6
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 13 00:00:00 434kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Qe3 Be8 7.Ra8 Ne4 8.Qxf3 Bxg6
-+ (-1.45 --) Depth: 14 00:00:00 598kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rb6 5.Rh2 Qe7 6.Qe3 Be8 7.Ra8 Ne4 8.Qxf3 Bxg6
-+ (-1.53 --) Depth: 14 00:00:00 670kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Rxa8 Rxa8 7.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Bd7 Ra6 10.Bb5
-+ (-1.61) Depth: 14 00:00:00 768kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Rxa8 Rxa8 7.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 8.Bxb5 Ne4 9.Bd7 Ra6 10.Bb5
-+ (-1.61) Depth: 14 00:00:00 822kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.53 ++) Depth: 15 00:00:00 1079kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.55) Depth: 15 00:00:00 1430kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.55) Depth: 15 00:00:00 1905kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.55) Depth: 16 00:00:00 2728kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.55) Depth: 16 00:00:00 3566kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.63 --) Depth: 17 00:00:01 9819kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.71 --) Depth: 17 00:00:01 12144kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Ra8 5.Nxc6 Qxc6 6.Qxb5 Qxb5+ 7.Rxb5 Ne4 8.Rb6 Rfc8 9.Rxe6 Nxc3 10.Ba6 Bxd4 11.Bxc8 Ne4+ 12.Kb1 Rxc8 13.Rc1 Nc3+ 14.Kc2 Na2+ 15.Kd3 Nxc1+ 16.Kxd4
-+ (-1.83 --) Depth: 17 00:00:01 16908kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rbc8 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Be7 7.Rc2 Qe8 8.Nxc6 Rxc6 9.Ra7 b4 10.c4 dxc4 11.Bxc4
-+ (-1.74) Depth: 17 00:00:01 18049kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Bf4 Rbc8 5.Qe3 Kg8 6.Rh2 Be7 7.Rc2 Qe8 8.Nxc6 Rxc6 9.Ra7 b4 10.c4 dxc4 11.Bxc4
-+ (-1.74) Depth: 17 00:00:01 18049kN
1.Qxg6+
-+ (-1.66 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:03 36936kN
1.Qxg6+
-+ (-1.58 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:03 37148kN
1.Qxg6+
-+ (-1.46 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:03 37403kN
1.Qxg6+
-/+ (-1.28 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:03 37833kN
1.Qxg6+
-/+ (-1.01 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:03 38452kN
1.Qxg6+
=/+ (-0.61 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:03 39561kN
1.Qxg6+
= (-0.01 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:04 41148kN
1.Qxg6+
+/- (0.89 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:04 44023kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (2.24 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:04 48392kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (4.26 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:05 56285kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (7.29 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:05 62523kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (11.83 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 66626kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (18.64 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 69285kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (28.85 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 70566kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (44.16 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 71243kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (67.12 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 71817kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (101.56 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 72493kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (153.22 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 73201kN
1.Qxg6+
+- (#54 ++) Depth: 18 00:00:06 73707kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 18 00:00:06 74438kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 18 00:00:06 74456kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 19 00:00:07 75348kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 19 00:00:07 75413kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 20 00:00:07 78766kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 20 00:00:07 78871kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 21 00:00:07 81985kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 21 00:00:07 82200kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 22 00:00:07 89144kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 22 00:00:08 89756kN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 23 00:00:08 103mN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 23 00:00:08 104mN

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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by mhalstern »

New game
1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Sjeng WC2008 x64:

1.h5 Kh8 2.Qxg6 Nd6 3.Ra6 Rbc8
-/+ (-1.36) Depth: 6/16 00:00:00 13kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.Qxg6 Nd6 3.Ra6 Rgc8 4.Nxc6 Rxc6
-/+ (-1.37) Depth: 7/17 00:00:00 29kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.Qxg6 Nd6 3.Na6 Ra8 4.Bd3 Nc4+ 5.Bxc4 bxc4 6.Rha1 Qb7+ 7.Kc2
-/+ (-1.33) Depth: 8/20 00:00:00 103kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.Qxg6 Nd6 3.Bd3 Ne4 4.Re1 Ra8 5.Bxe4 dxe4 6.Nxc6 Qxc6 7.Rxa8 Rxa8 8.Rxe4
-+ (-1.43) Depth: 9/25 00:00:00 186kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.Qxg6 Nd6 3.Bd3 Ne4 4.Re1 Ra8 5.Bxe4 dxe4 6.Nxc6 Qxc6 7.Rxa8 Rxa8 8.Rxe4
-+ (-1.43) Depth: 10/25 00:00:00 328kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.Qxg6 Nd6 3.Bd3 Ne4 4.Na6 Ra8 5.Nc5 Qd6 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Rha1 Rxa5 8.Rxa5 Qd5
-+ (-1.47) Depth: 11/28 00:00:00 772kN
1.h5 Kh8 2.Qxg6 Nd6 3.Bd3 Ne4 4.Na6 Ra8 5.Nc5 Qd6 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Rha1 Rxa5 8.Rxa5 b4 9.Nxe4 bxc3+ 10.Kxc3
-+ (-1.47) Depth: 12/30 00:00:00 1679kN
1.h5 Ng5 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Be3 Ne4 4.Bd3 Ra8 5.Raa1 Rgc8 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Bxh6 Rxa1 8.Rxa1 Bxd4 9.cxd4 Qxd4+
-+ (-1.66) Depth: 13/33 00:00:00 5866kN
1.h5
-+ (-1.96 --) Depth: 14/38 00:00:04 30222kN
1.h5 Ng5 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Be3 Ne4 4.Bd3 Ra8 5.Raa1 Be7 6.Rhf1 Bxb4 7.cxb4 Qd6 8.Rxa8 Rxa8 9.Rxf3 Qxb4+ 10.Kc1 Qa3+
-+ (-1.88) Depth: 14/38 00:00:04 30724kN
1.h5 Ng5 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Be3 Ne4 4.Bd3 Ra8 5.Raa1 Be7 6.Na6 Qb7 7.Nc5 Bxc5 8.dxc5 e5 9.Bxe4 dxe4 10.Kc2 Rgd8 11.Rhd1 Qc7
-+ (-1.92) Depth: 15/41 00:00:08 55838kN
1.h5
-+ (-2.22 --) Depth: 16/55 00:00:20 134mN
1.h5 Ng5 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Be3 Ne4 4.Bd3 Ra8 5.Raa1 Be7 6.Na6 Ra7 7.Nc5 Bxc5 8.dxc5 Rga8 9.Rhd1 Rxa1 10.Rxa1 Ra4 11.Rxa4 bxa4 12.Bxe4 dxe4 13.c4 Qb7+ 14.Ka2
-+ (-2.11) Depth: 16/55 00:00:22 148mN
1.h5 Ng5 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Be3 Ne4 4.Bd3 Ra8 5.Raa1 Be7 6.Na6 Ra7 7.Rhf1 Rga8 8.Rxf3 Qe8 9.Rf7 Ba3+ 10.Rxa3 Qxf7 11.Qxf7 Rxf7 12.Bxe4 dxe4 13.Nc5 Rxa3 14.Kxa3 Bd5
-+ (-1.93) Depth: 17/57 00:00:42 275mN
1.h5
-+ (-2.23 --) Depth: 18/61 00:02:08 832mN
1.h5 Ng5 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Be3 Ne4 4.Bd3 Ra8 5.Raa1 Be7 6.Nc2 Rxa1 7.Rxa1 Qc8 8.Bxe4 dxe4 9.Ra7 Qe8 10.Bxh6 Qxg6 11.hxg6 gxh6 12.Rxe7 Rxg6 13.Ne3 Bd5 14.Nf1
-+ (-1.85) Depth: 18/61 00:05:16 2052mN
1.Qxg6+
-+ (-1.63 ++) Depth: 18/61 00:05:40 2202mN
1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Ra8+ 10.Kb2 Ra1 11.Kxa1 Qa7+ 12.Kb2 Qa3+ 13.Kxa3 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1#
+- (#15) Depth: 18/61 00:06:10 2370mN

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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shrö

Post by MikeB »

zullil wrote: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:52 am
JuLieN wrote: Here's the diagram:

[d]1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

I let Prédateur pounder this for a pair of minutes and it sticks to h5. Just like Komodo, Fruit and Stockfish (didn't try other engines on my Mac).

What would your engine play?
Crafty-23.4 gets it:

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               25     9:32     +1   1. Qxg6+!                         
               25     9:50     +3   1. Qxg6+!                         
               25     9:55     +M   1. Qxg6+!                         
               25    10:05  Mat15   1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
                                    4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
                                    7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
                                    10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Rxa1 Qa7 12. Rb1 Qa1+
                                    13. Rxa1 Bg5 14. Bh3+ Bc1+ 15. Rxc1#
               25->  10:05  Mat15   1. Qxg6+ Kxg6 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3. g4+ Kxg4
                                    4. Rg1+ Kh3 5. Bf1+ Kh2 6. Bg3+ Kxg1
                                    7. Ra1 Ra8 8. Rb1 Ra1 9. Kxa1 Ra8+
                                    10. Kb2 Ra1 11. Rxa1 Qa7 12. Rb1 Qa1+
                                    13. Rxa1 Bg5 14. Bh3+ Bc1+ 15. Rxc1#
                                    (s=10)
Black Diamond finds this oldie but goodie :

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dep	score	nodes	time	(not shown:  tbhits	knps	seldep)
 34	  #15 	1.07G	0:48.90	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 33	  #15 	1.04G	0:47.69	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 32	  #15 	1.00G	0:46.09	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 31	  #15 	982.4M	0:45.28	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 30	  #15 	968.3M	0:44.68	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 29	  #15 	958.3M	0:44.26	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 28	  #15 	954.7M	0:44.11	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 27	  #15 	949.2M	0:43.88	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 26	  #15 	949.0M	0:43.87	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 25	  #15 	948.9M	0:43.86	Qxg6+ Kxg6 Bd3+ Kh5 g4+ Kxg4 Rg1+ Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bg3+ Kxg1 Ra1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Ra8 Rb1 Ra1 Rxa1 Qa7 Rb1 Qa1+ Rxa1 Bg5 Bh3+ Bc1+ Rxc1# 
 25	  #31!	948.9M	0:43.86	Qxg6+! 
 25	  0.00!	948.9M	0:43.86	Qxg6+! 
 25	 -2.57!	812.4M	0:37.62	h5! 
 25	 -2.72!	772.1M	0:35.76	h5! 
 25	 -2.83!	768.5M	0:35.59	h5! 
 24	 -2.96 	752.2M	0:34.82	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Bh3 Ne4 Bf4 Rbc8 Bg4 Bg5 Bxg5 Nxg5 Qe3 f2 Raa1 Ne4 Bf3 Nxg3 Rxh6+ gxh6 Qe5+ Qg7 Qxg3 Be8 Rh1 Bxg6 
 24	 -2.60!	651.0M	0:30.14	h5! 
 24	 -2.87?	539.6M	0:24.92	h5 Ng5? 
 24	 -2.57!	371.1M	0:17.03	h5! 
 24	 -2.69?	320.8M	0:14.71	h5 Ng5? 
 24	 -2.55?	243.7M	0:11.14	h5 Kh8? 
 24	 -2.45?	231.1M	0:10.58	h5 Kh8? 
 23	 -2.36 	183.5M	0:08.39	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Bh3 Nxh3 Rxh3 e5 Rh1 e4 Qd2 Rb6 g4 Qxg4 Raa1 Kg8 Bxh6 Qg2 Rh2 Qxg6 Be3 Bb7 Rg1 Qf5 Rh6 Kf7 Qh2 f2 Rxf6+ Rxf6 Qc7+ Ke8 
 23	 -2.38!	182.2M	0:08.33	h5! 
 23	 -2.54?	180.2M	0:08.24	h5 Kh8? 
 23	 -2.33!	176.7M	0:08.08	h5! 
 22	 -2.43 	150.2M	0:06.86	h5 Ng5 hxg6+ Kh8 Be3 Rgf8 Bf4 Rbc8 Qe3 Ne4 Bxh6 gxh6 Qxh6+ Kg8 Ra6 Ba8 Bh3 Rfe8 Rxe6 Rxe6 Qh7+ Qxh7 Bxe6+ Kg7 gxh7 Rh8 Bg8 Bg5 Nxd5 Nxg3 Rh2 Ne4 Nc7 f2 Rxf2 Nxf2 Nxa8 
 22	 -2.47!	140.0M	0:06.38	h5! 
 21	 -2.57 	136.8M	0:06.23	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Bxg5 Bxg5 Bh3 Be7 Ra6 Bxb4 cxb4 Rbc8 Rc1 Qb7 Raa1 Bd7 Rxc8 Qxc8 Qc2 Qb8 Qc5 f2 Qe7 Qe8 Qc5 
 21	 -2.59!	119.6M	0:05.43	h5! 
 21	 -2.71?	119.5M	0:05.43	h5 Ng5? 
 21	 -2.58?	115.5M	0:05.23	h5 Ng5? 
 21	 -2.48?	76.3M  	0:03.44	h5 Kh8? 
 20	 -2.38 	65.5M  	0:02.95	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Qd1 Rbc8 Bd3 Qc7 Ra3 Qxg3 Qg1 Qxg1 Rxg1 Ne4 Rf1 Be8 Rxf3 Bxg6 Rf1 Be7 Rxf8+ Rxf8 Bxb5 
 19	 -2.34 	52.1M  	0:02.34	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Bxg5 Bxg5 Bh3 Qc7 Rha1 Be8 Bxe6 Qxg3 Bf7 Bxf7 gxf7 Rxf7 Kb3 Qc7 Rxb5 Rxb5 Qxb5 Qb7 
 18	 -2.19 	31.9M  	0:01.43	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Bf4 Rbc8 Ra6 Bb7 Ra3 Ne4 Qxb5 Qxb5 Bxb5 Nxc3 Bd7 Ne2 Bxc8 Bxd4+ Ka2 Rxc8 Rxf3 Kg8 
 17	 -2.19 	25.1M  	0:01.12	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Bf4 Ra8 Nxc6 Qxc6 Qxb5 Qxb5+ Rxb5 Ne4 Bh3 Ra6 Rf1 f2 Bg2 Ra2+ Kxa2 Nxc3+ Kb3 Nxb5 Rxf2 Nxd4+ Kc3 Ra8 Kd2 Ra1 Bf1 h5 Bg2 
 16	 -2.43 	19.8M  	0:00.88	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Rgf8 Ra6 Bb7 Ra7 Ne4 Bf4 Ra8 Rxa8 Rxa8 Qxf3 Rc8 Bxh6 gxh6 Rxh6+ Kg8 
 15	 -1.90 	12.7M  	0:00.57	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Ra8 Qd2 Rxa5 Bxg5 Bxg5 Qxg5 Re8 Qe5 Kg8 Bh3 Ra4 Rf1 Qe7 Rxf3 Rxb4+ cxb4 Qxb4+ Kc1 Bd7 
 14	 -2.77 	5.26M  	0:00.23	h5 Kh8 Qxg6 Ra8 Be3 Nd6 Bd3 Ne4 Rha1 Rxa5 Rxa5 Be7 Ra6 Bxb4 cxb4 Qb7 Ra3 Qe7 Rb3 Be8 
 13	 -2.69 	4.68M  	0:00.20	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Be3 Ra8 Rxa8 Rxa8 Bxg5 Bxg5 Rh5 Be7 Qxf3 Qa7 Nxc6 Qa1+ Kc2 Ra2+ Kd3 Qb1+ Ke3 
 12	 -2.38 	1.96M  	0:00.08	h5 Kh8 Qxg6 Ng5 Be3 Ne4 Bd3 Be7 Ra6 Bxb4 cxb4 Ra8 Rha1 Qe7 Bxe4 dxe4 
 11	 -2.14 	931513	0:00.04	h5 Kh8 Qxg6 Qc7 Ra6 Be8 Qc2 Ng5 Bd3 Rc8 Rha1 Be7 
 10	 -2.01 	565092	0:00.02	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Qe3 Rgc8 Qf4 Ra8 Rxa8 Rxa8 Bd3 Be7 Kc2 Bxb4 cxb4 
  9	 -1.94 	470022	0:00.02	h5 Kh8 hxg6 Ng5 Qe3 Rgc8 Qf4 Be7 Qe5 Bxb4 cxb4 Qe7 
  8	 -1.70 	197990	0:00.01	h5 Ng5 hxg6+ Kh8 Be3 Ra8 Rxa8 Rxa8 Bxg5 Bxg5 Qxf3 
  7	 -1.45 	115260	0:00.01	h5 Ng5 hxg6+ Kh8 Be3 Rgf8 Bf4 Rbc8 
  6	 -1.32 	46782  	0:00.00	h5 Ng5 hxg6+ Kh8 Nxc6 Qxc6 Ra7 
  5	 -1.47 	36812  	0:00.00	h5 Ng5 hxg6+ Kh8 Nxc6 Qxc6 
  4	 -1.40 	32875  	0:00.00	h5 Ng5 hxg6+ Kh8 Be3 
  3	 -1.13 	22686  	0:00.00	h5 Nh8 hxg6+ Nxg6 Qxf3 
  2	 -1.18 	10986  	0:00.00	h5 Ng5 hxg6+ Kh8 
  1	 -3.05 	2045    	0:00.00	h5 
  1	Found 1511 tablebases 
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Vinvin
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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shröder

Post by Vinvin »

3 runs with Crystal1.1 on a 4*4GHz CPU : 27 sec, 1m17 and 1m42s.

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FEN: 1r4r1/3q1npk/2b1pbnp/Rp1p4/1N1P3P/2PQ1pP1/1K3B2/5B1R w - - 0 1

Crystal1.1:
Found 145 tablebases
...
 23/41+	00:26	 136.168k	5.169k	-3,19	1.h5
 23/41+	00:27	 143.728k	5.216k	 0,00	1.Qxg6+
 23/41+	00:27	 143.730k	5.216k	+M25	1.Qxg6+
 23/41	00:27	 143.770k	5.216k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Ra8+ 10.Kb2 Ra1 11.Kxa1 Qa7+ 12.Kb2 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+
 24/29	00:27	 143.818k	5.217k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Ra8+ 10.Kb2 Ra1 11.Kxa1 Qa7+ 12.Kb2 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+
 25/29	00:27	 144.198k	5.219k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Ra8+ 10.Kb2 Ra1 11.Kxa1 Qa7+ 12.Kb2 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+

Crystal1.1:
Found 145 tablebases

 22/45	00:19	 113.697k	5.754k	-3,33	1.h5 Kh8 2.hxg6 Ng5 3.Be3 Rgf8 4.Qd1 Rbc8 5.Bd3 Qc7 6.Ra3 Qxg3 7.Qd2 Kg8 8.Raa1 Be8 9.Rag1 Qc7 10.Bf4 Qd8 11.Qe3 Bd7 12.Rf1 Ra8 13.Ra1 Be7 14.Be5 Rxa1
 23/17+	01:17	 496.201k	6.397k	 0,00	1.Qxg6+
 23/17+	01:17	 496.203k	6.397k	+M33	1.Qxg6+
 23/29+	01:17	 496.205k	6.397k	+M15	1.Qxg6+
 23/29	01:17	 496.212k	6.397k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Ra8+ 10.Kb2 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+
 24/29	01:17	 496.248k	6.397k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rb1 Ra1 9.Kxa1 Ra8+ 10.Kb2 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+

Crystal1.1:
Found 145 tablebases
...
 26/50+	01:42	 522.795k	5.109k	-3,46	1.Qxg6+
 26/50+	01:42	 526.073k	5.115k	+M45	1.Qxg6+
 26/50	01:42	 526.738k	5.116k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+
 27/29	01:43	 530.105k	5.122k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+
 28/29	01:43	 531.814k	5.124k	+M15	1.Qxg6+ Kxg6 2.Bd3+ Kh5 3.g4+ Kxg4 4.Rg1+ Kh3 5.Bf1+ Kh2 6.Bg3+ Kxg1 7.Ra1 Ra8 8.Rd1 Ra1 9.Rxa1 Ra8 10.Rd1 Ra1 11.Rxa1 Qa7 12.Rb1 Qa1+ 13.Rxa1 f2 14.Bh3+ f1Q 15.Rxf1+ 
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Re: another hard position (mate in 18) from 1998, by Ed Shröder

Post by IanO »

Spark 1.0 gets it in a few seconds at depth 16. It is a better than average mate finder.