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Will Singleton
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guess the moves

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[d]2r1n1k1/1b1q1rp1/pp1p4/4n1B1/2P1P3/P1N5/1PQ1B2P/R2R2K1 b
[d]b1r2rk1/5q1p/p2P1pp1/1p1n4/3B2Q1/P2B4/1P3RPP/5R1K w
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Re: guess the moves

Post by Jaap Weidemann »

Will Singleton wrote:[d]2r1n1k1/1b1q1rp1/pp1p4/4n1B1/2P1P3/P1N5/1PQ1B2P/R2R2K1 b
Rf3?
Will Singleton wrote:[d]b1r2rk1/5q1p/p2P1pp1/1p1n4/3B2Q1/P2B4/1P3RPP/5R1K w
Bf5
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Re: guess the moves

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Will Singleton wrote:[d]2r1n1k1/1b1q1rp1/pp1p4/4n1B1/2P1P3/P1N5/1PQ1B2P/R2R2K1 b
On the first one I'll go for Nxc4
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Re: guess the moves

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Rf3, Nxc4, Qh3, Nf6, there is not much difference between these movements, slight advantage for black, it would be good to see top engines analyzing an hour or more to see if Rf3 can be decisive. DanaSah likes Rf3 after 12 minutes.
Tony Thomas

Re: guess the moves

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The first reply is Very Punny.
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Re: guess the moves

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New game
2r1n1k1/1b1q1rp1/pp1p4/4n1B1/2P1P3/P1N5/1PQ1B2P/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1

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Analysis by bright-0.2c:

1...Nxc4 
  =  (0.24)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
1...Qh3 
  =  (-0.08)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 
  =  (0.03)   Depth: 2/6   00:00:00
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Ng4 
  =  (0.16)   Depth: 3/12   00:00:00
1...Qh3 2.Rf1 Rcc7 3.Nd5 
  ²  (0.62)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1...Nf3+ 2.Bxf3 Rxf3 3.Nd5 Qg4+ 4.Qg2 
  ²  (0.32)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1...Nf3+ 2.Bxf3 Rxf3 3.Nd5 Bxd5 4.Rxd5 Qg4+ 5.Kh1 
  ²  (0.42)   Depth: 5/18   00:00:00
1...Nf3+ 2.Bxf3 Rxf3 3.Nd5 Bxd5 4.Rxd5 Qg4+ 5.Kh1 Nf6 6.Bxf6 Rxf6 
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 6/19   00:00:01  65kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Nf6 3.Qc3 Qxc3 4.Nxc3 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 Bxe4 6.Rxd6 Nxc4 7.Bxc4 Rxc4 8.Rxb6 
  ²  (0.29)   Depth: 6/26   00:00:01  95kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Nf6 3.Qc3 Qxc3 4.Nxc3 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 Bxe4 6.Rxd6 Nxc4 7.Bxc4 Rxc4 8.Rxb6 
  ²  (0.29)   Depth: 7/26   00:00:01  156kN
1...Nxc4 2.h4 Ne5 3.Rf1 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Qg3+ 5.Kf1 Qh3+ 6.Ke1 Kxf7 
  =  (0.12)   Depth: 7/26   00:00:01  360kN
1...Nxc4 2.Bh5 g6 3.Be2 Qh3 4.Rd3 Qh7 5.h4 
  ²  (0.37)   Depth: 8/26   00:00:02  623kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Bxd5 3.Rxd5 Nf3+ 4.Bxf3 Qxf3 5.b3 b5 6.Rf5 Rxf5 7.exf5 Qg4+ 8.Qg2 Qxg2+ 9.Kxg2 bxc4 10.bxc4 Rxc4 
  ²  (0.27)   Depth: 8/26   00:00:02  894kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Bxd5 3.Rxd5 Nf3+ 4.Bxf3 Qxf3 5.b3 b5 6.Rf5 Rxf5 7.exf5 Qg4+ 8.Qg2 Qxg2+ 9.Kxg2 bxc4 10.bxc4 Rxc4 
  ²  (0.27)   Depth: 9/32   00:00:04  2040kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rd4 Qe6 3.Rad1 Rc5 4.Bxc4 Rxc4 5.Rxc4 Qxc4 
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 9/32   00:00:05  2576kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rd4 Qe6 3.Rad1 Rc5 4.Bxc4 Rxc4 5.Rxc4 Qxc4 6.Be3 Nf6 
  =  (0.11)   Depth: 10/32   00:00:07  3854kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Rf3 3.Bc1 Bxd5 4.Rxd5 Nf6 5.Rd1 Qg4+ 6.Kh1 Nxe4 7.Bxf3 Qxf3+ 8.Kg1 Rxc4 
  =  (-0.01)   Depth: 10/35   00:00:12  6399kN
1...Qh3 2.Rf1 Nf6 3.Bxf6 gxf6 4.Kh1 f5 5.Rg1+ Kh8 6.Raf1 Nxc4 7.Rg3 Qh4 8.Rg6 
  =  (0.05)   Depth: 11/38   00:00:27  15277kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh4+ 7.Kg1 Qg3+ 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 11/38   00:00:38  20924kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh3+ 7.Kg1 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 12/38   00:01:05  36254kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh4+ 7.Kg1 Qg3+ 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 13/41   00:01:49  60167kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh3+ 7.Kg1 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 14/43   00:03:25  117mN
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New game, Blitz:90'+30"
b1r2rk1/5q1p/p2P1pp1/1p1n4/3B2Q1/P2B4/1P3RPP/5R1K w - - 0 1

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Analysis by bright-0.2c:

1.Bxf6 Nxf6 2.Rxf6 
  +-  (2.13)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
1.Be4 
  +-  (2.32)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
1.Rf3 
  +-  (2.35)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
1.Qh3 
  +-  (2.77)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
1.Qh3 f5 
  +-  (1.78)   Depth: 2/8   00:00:00
1.Bxf6 Nxf6 2.Rxf6 
  +-  (2.13)   Depth: 2/8   00:00:00
1.d7 Rc7 
  +-  (2.54)   Depth: 2/9   00:00:00
1.d7 Rcd8 2.Bf5 
  +-  (1.89)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Qh3 f5 2.Re2 
  +-  (1.97)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Be4 Rc4 2.Be5 
  +-  (2.18)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Rf5 Rfe8 2.Be4 
  +-  (2.22)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.Be4 
  +-  (2.44)   Depth: 3/10   00:00:00
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.Bd7 Rb8 
  +-  (2.35)   Depth: 4/11   00:00:00
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.Bd7 Re3 3.Bxe3 Nxe3 
  +-  (2.43)   Depth: 5/14   00:00:01
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.Bd7 Re3 3.Bxe3 Nxe3 
  +-  (2.43)   Depth: 6/17   00:00:01  20kN
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.d7 Re7 3.Rc2 Bb7 4.Rc8 
  +-  (2.47)   Depth: 7/18   00:00:01  57kN
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.Bd7 Re3 3.Bc8 h5 4.Qd7 Qxd7 5.Bxd7 
  +-  (1.75)   Depth: 8/24   00:00:01  194kN
1.h4 Rce8 2.h5 Qe6 3.Bf5 Qxd6 4.hxg6 Ne3 5.gxh7+ Kh8 
  +-  (2.56)   Depth: 8/28   00:00:02  338kN
1.h4 Rcd8 2.h5 g5 3.Be4 Qd7 4.Qxd7 Rxd7 5.Be5 
  +-  (2.09)   Depth: 9/28   00:00:02  601kN
1.h4 Rcd8 2.h5 g5 3.Be4 h6 4.Bg6 Qd7 5.Qxd7 Rxd7 
  +-  (2.03)   Depth: 10/31   00:00:06  2816kN
1.h4 Rcd8 2.h5 g5 3.Re2 Bc6 4.Re5 fxe5 5.Rxf7 Kxf7 6.Bxe5 
  +-  (1.99)   Depth: 11/33   00:00:14  7408kN
1.d7 Rc6 2.Re1 Rd6 3.Bf5 Kh8 4.Qg3 Rxd7 5.Bxd7 Qxd7 6.Qh4 
  +-  (2.50)   Depth: 11/38   00:00:20  11155kN
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.d7 Re7 3.Rc2 Bb7 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.dxc8Q+ Bxc8 6.Bxc8 f5 
  +-  (3.16)   Depth: 11/38   00:00:23  12472kN
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.d7 Re7 3.Rc2 Bb7 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.dxc8Q+ Bxc8 6.Bxc8 Ne3 7.Bxe3 Rxe3 8.Bxa6 
  +-  (3.29)   Depth: 12/38   00:00:25  13962kN
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.d7 Re7 3.Rc2 Bb7 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.dxc8N Bxc8 6.Bxc8 a5 7.Qg3 Re8 8.Bf5 Re2 9.Qb8+ Re8 
  +-  (3.31)   Depth: 13/38   00:00:33  18501kN
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.d7 Re7 3.Rc2 Bb7 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.dxc8N Bxc8 6.Bxc8 a5 7.Ba6 f5 8.Qh4 Ne3 9.Bxe3 Rxe3 10.Bxb5 
  +-  (3.25)   Depth: 14/44   00:00:48  28155kN
1.Bf5 Rce8 2.d7 Re7 3.Rc2 Bb7 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.dxc8N Bxc8 6.Bxc8 a5 7.Ba6 f5 8.Qg5 Nc7 9.Qf6 Qxf6 10.Bxf6 
  +-  (3.30)   Depth: 15/46   00:01:36  59078kN


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Re: guess the moves

Post by Will Singleton »

pedrox wrote:Rf3, Nxc4, Qh3, Nf6, there is not much difference between these movements, slight advantage for black, it would be good to see top engines analyzing an hour or more to see if Rf3 can be decisive. DanaSah likes Rf3 after 12 minutes.
I don't know about that, I thought Rf3 was clearly better.

Rf3 Nd5 Qg4+ leaving black with probably +1
Rf3 Qd2 Rc5, also a nice advantage.
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Re: guess the moves

Post by Will Singleton »

[quote="swami"]New game
2r1n1k1/1b1q1rp1/pp1p4/4n1B1/2P1P3/P1N5/1PQ1B2P/R2R2K1 b - - 0 1

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Analysis by bright-0.2c:

1...Nxc4 
  =  (0.24)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
1...Qh3 
  =  (-0.08)   Depth: 1/3   00:00:00
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 
  =  (0.03)   Depth: 2/6   00:00:00
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Ng4 
  =  (0.16)   Depth: 3/12   00:00:00
1...Qh3 2.Rf1 Rcc7 3.Nd5 
  ²  (0.62)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1...Nf3+ 2.Bxf3 Rxf3 3.Nd5 Qg4+ 4.Qg2 
  ²  (0.32)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
1...Nf3+ 2.Bxf3 Rxf3 3.Nd5 Bxd5 4.Rxd5 Qg4+ 5.Kh1 
  ²  (0.42)   Depth: 5/18   00:00:00
1...Nf3+ 2.Bxf3 Rxf3 3.Nd5 Bxd5 4.Rxd5 Qg4+ 5.Kh1 Nf6 6.Bxf6 Rxf6 
  ²  (0.34)   Depth: 6/19   00:00:01  65kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Nf6 3.Qc3 Qxc3 4.Nxc3 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 Bxe4 6.Rxd6 Nxc4 7.Bxc4 Rxc4 8.Rxb6 
  ²  (0.29)   Depth: 6/26   00:00:01  95kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Nf6 3.Qc3 Qxc3 4.Nxc3 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 Bxe4 6.Rxd6 Nxc4 7.Bxc4 Rxc4 8.Rxb6 
  ²  (0.29)   Depth: 7/26   00:00:01  156kN
1...Nxc4 2.h4 Ne5 3.Rf1 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Qg3+ 5.Kf1 Qh3+ 6.Ke1 Kxf7 
  =  (0.12)   Depth: 7/26   00:00:01  360kN
1...Nxc4 2.Bh5 g6 3.Be2 Qh3 4.Rd3 Qh7 5.h4 
  ²  (0.37)   Depth: 8/26   00:00:02  623kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Bxd5 3.Rxd5 Nf3+ 4.Bxf3 Qxf3 5.b3 b5 6.Rf5 Rxf5 7.exf5 Qg4+ 8.Qg2 Qxg2+ 9.Kxg2 bxc4 10.bxc4 Rxc4 
  ²  (0.27)   Depth: 8/26   00:00:02  894kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Bxd5 3.Rxd5 Nf3+ 4.Bxf3 Qxf3 5.b3 b5 6.Rf5 Rxf5 7.exf5 Qg4+ 8.Qg2 Qxg2+ 9.Kxg2 bxc4 10.bxc4 Rxc4 
  ²  (0.27)   Depth: 9/32   00:00:04  2040kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rd4 Qe6 3.Rad1 Rc5 4.Bxc4 Rxc4 5.Rxc4 Qxc4 
  =  (0.13)   Depth: 9/32   00:00:05  2576kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rd4 Qe6 3.Rad1 Rc5 4.Bxc4 Rxc4 5.Rxc4 Qxc4 6.Be3 Nf6 
  =  (0.11)   Depth: 10/32   00:00:07  3854kN
1...Qh3 2.Nd5 Rf3 3.Bc1 Bxd5 4.Rxd5 Nf6 5.Rd1 Qg4+ 6.Kh1 Nxe4 7.Bxf3 Qxf3+ 8.Kg1 Rxc4 
  =  (-0.01)   Depth: 10/35   00:00:12  6399kN
1...Qh3 2.Rf1 Nf6 3.Bxf6 gxf6 4.Kh1 f5 5.Rg1+ Kh8 6.Raf1 Nxc4 7.Rg3 Qh4 8.Rg6 
  =  (0.05)   Depth: 11/38   00:00:27  15277kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh4+ 7.Kg1 Qg3+ 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 11/38   00:00:38  20924kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh3+ 7.Kg1 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 12/38   00:01:05  36254kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh4+ 7.Kg1 Qg3+ 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 13/41   00:01:49  60167kN
1...Nxc4 2.Rf1 Rc5 3.h4 Qh3 4.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 5.hxg5 Qg3+ 6.Kh1 Qh3+ 7.Kg1 
  =  (0.00)   Depth: 14/43   00:03:25  117mN
What does Bright say after forcing Rf3?
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Re: guess the moves

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New game
2r1n1k1/1b1q2p1/pp1p4/4n1B1/2P1P3/P1N2r2/1PQ1B2P/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1

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Analysis by bright-0.2c:

2.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 3.Kh1 Nxg5 
  µ  (-0.87)   Depth: 1/4   00:00:00
2.Na4 Qg4+ 3.Kh1 Qxg5 4.Bxf3 Nxf3 5.Nxb6 
  ³  (-0.51)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
2.Qd2 Qg4+ 3.Kh1 
  ³  (-0.32)   Depth: 1/8   00:00:00
2.Qc1 Qg4+ 3.Kh1 
  =  (-0.22)   Depth: 1/12   00:00:00
2.Kh1 
  ±  (0.79)   Depth: 1/12   00:00:00
2.Kh1 Rf2 
  ²  (0.68)   Depth: 2/12   00:00:00
2.Kh1 Rf2 3.Rg1 
  ²  (0.70)   Depth: 3/12   00:00:00
2.Kh1 Rf5 3.Be3 Nxc4 4.Bxc4+ Rxc4 5.Bxb6 
  ²  (0.37)   Depth: 4/17   00:00:00
2.Kh1 Rf5 3.Be3 Nxc4 4.Bxc4+ Rxc4 5.Bxb6 
  ²  (0.37)   Depth: 5/19   00:00:00
2.Kh1 Rf5 3.Rg1 Qf7 4.Nd5 Bxd5 5.exd5 
  ±  (0.97)   Depth: 6/24   00:00:00  23kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Nxc4 6.Bxc4+ Rxc4 
  ²  (0.48)   Depth: 7/24   00:00:01  68kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Nxc4 6.Bxc4+ Rxc4 7.Rac1 
  ²  (0.53)   Depth: 8/28   00:00:01  192kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Nxc4 6.Qf4 Qc5+ 7.Kf1 d5 8.Bxc4 Qxc4+ 9.Kg1 
  ²  (0.60)   Depth: 9/31   00:00:01  465kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Bf3 6.Kf1 Bxe2+ 7.Kxe2 Nxc4 8.Qc1 Qe5+ 9.Kf3 Qxh2 
  ²  (0.39)   Depth: 10/32   00:00:02  1533kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Bf3 6.Kf1 Bxe2+ 7.Kxe2 Nxc4 8.Qe7 Nxb2 
  =  (0.19)   Depth: 11/35   00:00:05  3091kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Bf3 6.Kf1 Bxe2+ 7.Kxe2 Nxc4 8.Qe7 Nxb2 9.Rd2 
  ²  (0.28)   Depth: 12/37   00:00:12  7865kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Bf3 6.Kf1 Bxe2+ 7.Kxe2 Nxc4 8.Qe7 Nxb2 9.Rdc1 Nc4 
  =  (0.14)   Depth: 13/37   00:00:25  17116kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Bf3 6.Kf1 Bxe2+ 7.Kxe2 Rxc4 8.Qg3 Re4+ 9.Be3 Nc4 10.Rd3 Nxb2 
  =  (-0.17)   Depth: 14/44   00:01:19  54251kN
2.Kh1 Rxc3 3.Qxc3 Qf5 4.Qe3 Bxe4+ 5.Kg1 Bf3 6.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 7.Kh1 Nxg5 8.Rd5 Qe4+ 9.Qxe4 Nxe4 10.Rd4 N8f6 11.Re1 Re8 12.Kg2 
  µ  (-1.10)   Depth: 15/61   00:04:22  168mN

Bright finally sees the advantage for black after depth 15, therefore Rf3 seems to be a better move.