One of my favorite test positions

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kgburcham
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One of my favorite test positions

Post by kgburcham »

This is one of my favorite test positions. This was when Kasparov didnt know how capable programs were and accused the humans of cheating. Kasparov did not think any program would pass up the free a6 pawn, he didnt think any program would play Be4--preventing black from advancing the pawn, and on top of all this Deep Blue opened up the a-file. All of this was too much for Kasparov, of course now he knows he was wrong. (game below)

How long does it take your program to:
1.open the a-file (axb5)
2. avoid this move (Qxa6)
3. block the e pawn with (Be4)

Rybka takes 1 minute 53 seconds

[d] r1r1q1k1/6p1/p2b1p1p/1p1PpP2/PPp5/2P4P/R1B2QP1/R5K1 w - -

Rybka 3

11.00 0:01 +1.35 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 (263.349) 233
12.01 0:01 +1.26 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Qxf5 42.Ba4 Red8 43.Bc6 Qe5 (418.350) 242
13.01 0:02 +1.23 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Qxf5 42.Ba4 Red8 43.Bc6 Qe5 44.g4 h5 45.b7 hxg4 (580.122) 247
14.01 0:03 +1.23 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Qxf5 42.Ba4 Red8 43.Bc6 Qe5 44.g4 h5 45.b7 hxg4 (794.394) 251
15.01 0:10 +0.84 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Qh2+ 42.Kf1 Bf4 43.Qg1 Qg3 44.Qf2 Qh2 45.g3 Qxh3+ 46.Qg2 Qxg3 47.Qxg3 Bxg3 48.Ra6 Be5 49.R1a3 (2.944.813) 281
16.01 1:53 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 (34.563.845) 310
17.01 1:58 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 45.Qf2 (35.992.985) 311
18.01 2:08 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 45.Qf2 Kg8 (39.075.236) 310
19.01 2:33 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 45.Qf2 Kg8 (46.863.490) 311
20.01 3:28 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 45.Qf2 Kg8 46.Kg2 Qd7 47.Ra8+ Kf7 (64.233.878) 316
21.01 5:22 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 45.Qf2 Kg8 46.Kg2 Qd7 (100.901.078) 320
22.01 7:51 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 45.Qf2 Kg8 46.Kg2 Qd7 (146.714.691) 318
23.01 14:08 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qg1 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Kf7 45.Qf2 Kg8 46.Kg2 Qd7 (264.280.842) 318
24.01 27:21 +0.63 36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kf1 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.g3 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.Kg2 Qb8 45.Rc6 Qd8 46.Qf2 Qd7 47.Ra6 Kf7 (513.406.940) 320


[Event "IBM Kasparov vs. Deep Blue Rematch"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1997.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Deep Blue"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8
12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. b3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7
17. Be3 Ng6 18. Qd2 Nh7 19. a4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Qe2
Qd8 22. b4 Qc7 23. Rec1 c4 24. Ra3 Rec8 25. Rca1 Qd8 26. f4
Nf6 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Qf1 Ne8 29. Qf2 Nd6 30. Bb6 Qe8
31. R3a2 Be7 32. Bc5 Bf8 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. exf5 f6 35. Bxd6
Bxd6 36. axb5 axb5 37. Be4 Rxa2 38. Qxa2 Qd7 39. Qa7 Rc7
40. Qb6 Rb7 41. Ra8+ Kf7 42. Qa6 Qc7 43. Qc6 Qb6+ 44. Kf1
Rb8 45. Ra6 1-0
lmader
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Re: One of my favorite test positions

Post by lmader »

I love this game. I find it fascinating that Deep Blue was able to find these moves, something that still isn't trivial for many programs today.

Deep Blue's moves in this game are extremely impressive. Given that it wasn't a deep searcher, in the way that today's engines are, it must have had an awfully impressive evaluation function.

Deep Fritz 11 has a hard time with the Be3 move. It takes 21 minutes on my (admittedly not impressive) dual core laptop, analyzing from the position at move 38, to choose Qe3 over Qxa6.

New game
1rr3k1/4q1p1/pQ1b1p1p/1P1PpP2/1Pp5/2P4P/R1B3P1/R5K1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Fritz 11:

1.Qxa6 e4 4.Qa7 Qe5 5.Qe3 Re8 6.b6 Qh2+ 7.Kf1 Bf4 8.Qg1 Qg3 9.Qf2 Qh2 10.g3 Qxh3+ 11.Qg2 Qxg3 12.Qxg3 Bxg3 13.Ra6 Rbd8 14.R6a5
+/- (1.18) Depth: 25/48 00:16:32 3611mN
1.Qe3 axb5 4.Be4 Qe8 5.Kh2 Qd8 6.Ra7 Bc7 7.R7a6 Bb6 8.Qd2 Rc6 9.R6a2 Rd6 10.Kg3 Qe8 11.Qe2 Qd8
+/- (1.24) Depth: 25/48 00:21:27 4702mN

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yanquis1972
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Re: One of my favorite test positions

Post by yanquis1972 »

Deep Blue - Kasparov,G, IBM Kasparov vs. Deep Blue Rematch 1997
r1r1q1k1/6p1/p2b1p1p/1p1PpP2/PPp5/2P4P/R1B2QP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by IvanHoe 9.68b x64P:

36.Qb6 Bb8 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Ba7+ 39.Kh2 Rc7 40.d6
+- (1.78) Depth: 6 00:00:00 6kN
36.Qb6 Bb8 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Ba7+ 39.Kh2 Rc7 40.d6
+- (1.78) Depth: 6 00:00:00 6kN
36.Qb6 Bb8 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Ba7+ 39.Kh2 Rc7 40.d6
+- (1.86 !) Depth: 7 00:00:00 8kN
36.Qb6 Bb8 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Ba7+ 39.Kh2 Rc7 40.d6
+- (1.70 --) Depth: 7 00:00:00 11kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 bxa4 39.Rxa4 Rd8 40.Be4 f5 41.e7
+- (1.93) Depth: 7 00:00:00 13kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 bxa4 39.Rxa4 Rd8 40.Be4 f5 41.e7
+- (1.93) Depth: 7 00:00:00 13kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.85 --) Depth: 8 00:00:00 17kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.77 --) Depth: 8 00:00:00 18kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.65 --) Depth: 8 00:00:00 20kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.47 --) Depth: 8 00:00:00 26kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.90) Depth: 8 00:00:00 29kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.90) Depth: 8 00:00:00 29kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.82 --) Depth: 9 00:00:00 33kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Be4 Rd8 41.Kf2 f5
+- (1.74 --) Depth: 9 00:00:00 36kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Ra6 Rd8 41.Be4 f5
+- (1.73) Depth: 9 00:00:00 42kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Ra6 Rd8 41.Be4 f5
+- (1.73) Depth: 9 00:00:00 43kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Ra6 Rd8 41.Be4 f5 42.e7 Re8
+- (1.73) Depth: 10 00:00:00 76kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Ra6 Rd8 41.Be4 f5 42.e7 Re8
+- (1.73) Depth: 10 00:00:00 78kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Kf2 Kf8 41.Kf3 Ke7 42.Ra7 g5 43.Bg6
+- (1.72) Depth: 11 00:00:00 127kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Kf2 Kf8 41.Kf3 Ke7 42.Ra7 g5 43.Bg6
+- (1.72) Depth: 11 00:00:00 130kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Ra6 Rd8 41.Be4 f5 42.e7 Re8
+- (1.64 --) Depth: 12 00:00:00 176kN
36.Qb6 Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Ra6 Rd8 41.Be4 f5 42.e7 Re8 43.Bxf5 Bb6+ 44.Kh2 Rxe7 45.d6 Ree8 46.Be4 Red8
+- (1.56 --) Depth: 12 00:00:00 439kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Rac8 38.Qxa6 bxa4 39.Qxa4 Qh5 40.Qa7 Qg5 41.Qf2 Bc7 42.Ra7 Rd6 43.h4
+- (1.72) Depth: 12 00:00:00 641kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Rac8 38.Qxa6 bxa4 39.Qxa4 Qh5 40.Qa7 Qg5 41.Qf2 Bc7 42.Ra7 Rd6 43.h4
+- (1.72) Depth: 12 00:00:00 643kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Rac8 38.Qxa6 bxa4 39.Qxa4 Qh5 40.Qa7 Qg5 41.Qf2 Bc7 42.Ra7 Rd6 43.h4 Qg4
+- (1.64 --) Depth: 13 00:00:00 809kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.bxa5 Bxa5 42.Kh2 Qd8 43.Bf3 Qc8 44.Qc2 Qc7 45.Qf2
+- (1.61) Depth: 13 00:00:00 950kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.bxa5 Bxa5 42.Kh2 Qd8 43.Bf3 Qc8 44.Qc2 Qc7 45.Qf2
+- (1.61) Depth: 13 00:00:00 962kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.bxa5 Bxa5 42.Kh2 Qd8 43.Bf3 Qc8 44.Qc2 Qc7 45.Qf2
+- (1.69 !) Depth: 14 00:00:00 1422kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.bxa5 Bxa5 42.Kh2 Qd8 43.Bf3 Qc8 44.Qc2 Qc7 45.Qf2
+- (1.77 !) Depth: 14 00:00:00 1622kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Bxb6 43.Qxd7 Rxd7 44.bxa5 Ba7 45.d6 Rb8 46.Rd1 Rb3
+- (1.81) Depth: 14 00:00:00 1970kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Bxb6 43.Qxd7 Rxd7 44.bxa5 Ba7 45.d6 Rb8 46.Rd1 Rb3
+- (1.81) Depth: 14 00:00:00 1983kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Bxb6 43.Qxd7 Rxd7 44.d6 Rb8 45.bxa5 Bc5
+- (1.73 --) Depth: 15 00:00:00 2055kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Bxb6 43.Qxd7 Rxd7 44.d6 Rb8 45.bxa5 Bc5
+- (1.65 --) Depth: 15 00:00:00 2104kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.bxa5 Bxa5 42.Kh2 Qd8 43.Bf3 Qc8 44.Qc2 Qc7 45.Qf2
+- (1.53 --) Depth: 15 00:00:00 2396kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Qxa4 43.Rxa4 Bxb6 44.bxa5 Bd8 45.a6 Ra7 46.Kg3 Kf7 47.Kf3 Ke7 48.g3 Kd7
+- (1.54) Depth: 15 00:00:00 2668kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Qxa4 43.Rxa4 Bxb6 44.bxa5 Bd8 45.a6 Ra7 46.Kg3 Kf7 47.Kf3 Ke7 48.g3 Kd7
+- (1.54) Depth: 15 00:00:00 2674kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Qxa4 43.Rxa4 Bxb6 44.bxa5 Bd8 45.a6 Ra7 46.Kg3 Kf7 47.Kf3 Ke7 48.g3 Kd7 49.R4a2 Kc8 50.h4 h5
+- (1.51) Depth: 16 00:00:00 3441kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Qxa4 43.Rxa4 Bxb6 44.bxa5 Bd8 45.a6 Ra7 46.Kg3 Kf7 47.Kf3 Ke7 48.g3 Kd7 49.R4a2 Kc8 50.h4 h5
+- (1.51) Depth: 16 00:00:00 3535kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Qxa4 43.Rxa4 Bxb6 44.bxa5 Bd8 45.a6 Ra7 46.Kg3 Kf8 47.Kf3 Ke7 48.Ke3 Bb6+ 49.Kd2 Bd8 50.Bf3 Kd7 51.Ke3 Bb6+ 52.Ke4
+- (1.59 !) Depth: 17 00:00:01 4966kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Be7 38.axb5 Rd6 39.Qa5 Bd8 40.Qa4 a5 41.Kh2 Qd7 42.b6 Qxa4 43.Rxa4 Bxb6 44.bxa5 Bd8 45.a6 Ra7 46.Rxc4 Raxa6 47.Rxa6 Rxa6 48.Rc8 Rd6 49.c4 Kf7 50.c5
+- (1.67 !) Depth: 17 00:00:01 5852kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Rac8 38.Qxa6 bxa4 39.Qxa4 Qh5 40.Qa7 Qg5 41.Qf2 Qf4 42.Qxf4 exf4 43.Ra6 Be5 44.R6a3 Rb8 45.Bf3 Rd7 46.Kf2
+- (1.43 --) Depth: 17 00:00:02 12306kN
36.Qb6 Rd8 37.Be4 Rac8 38.Qxa6 bxa4 39.Qxa4 Qh5 40.Qa7 Qg5 41.Qf2 Qf4 42.Qxf4 exf4 43.Ra6 Be5 44.R6a3 Rb8 45.Bf3 Rd7 46.Kf2
+/- (1.25 --) Depth: 17 00:00:03 20248kN
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Qxa7 41.Rxa7 Re8 42.Ba4 Be5 43.Rxe3 Bd4 44.cxd4 Rxe3 45.d6 Ree8 46.Rc7 Ra8 47.Bc2 Rad8 48.Rxc4 Rxd6 49.Kf2 Kf8 50.Bd3 h5 51.Kf3
+/- (1.12) Depth: 17 00:00:06 35116kN
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Qxa7 41.Rxa7 Re8 42.Ba4 Be5 43.Rxe3 Bd4 44.cxd4 Rxe3 45.d6 Ree8 46.Rc7 Ra8 47.Bc2 Rad8 48.Rxc4 Rxd6 49.Kf2 Kf8 50.Bd3 h5 51.Kf3
+/- (1.12) Depth: 17 00:00:06 36202kN
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Qxa7 41.Rxa7 Re8 42.Ba4 Be5 43.Rxe3 Bd4 44.cxd4 Rxe3 45.d6 Ree8 46.Rc7 Ra8 47.Bc2 Rad8 48.Rxc4 Rxd6 49.Kf2 Kf8 50.Bd3 Ke7 51.Be4 Rb6 52.Rc7+ Kd6
+/- (1.20 !) Depth: 18 00:00:06 37232kN
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Qxa7 41.Rxa7 Re8 42.Ba4 Be5 43.Rxe3 Bd4 44.cxd4 Rxe3 45.d6 Ree8 46.Rc7 Ra8 47.Bc2 Rad8 48.b6 Rxd6 49.b7 Rb8 50.Kf2 Rxd4 51.Ke3 Rdd8 52.Be4 Kf8 53.Kf4 Ke8 54.Rxg7 c3 55.Bc6+ Kf8
+/- (1.28 !) Depth: 18 00:00:07 38858kN
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Qxa7 41.Rxa7 Re8 42.Ba4 Be5 43.Rxe3 Bd4 44.cxd4 Rxe3 45.d6 Ra3 46.Kf2 Kf8 47.b6 Rxb6 48.Ra8+ Kf7 49.Be8+ Kf8 50.Rxa3 Kxe8 51.Ra7 Rxd6 52.Ke3 Rb6 53.d5 Rxb4 54.Kd4 Rb3 55.Rxg7 c3 56.Rc7 Rb2 57.Kxc3 Rxg2 58.Kd4 Rd2+ 59.Kc5
+/- (1.28) Depth: 18 00:00:07 39567kN, tb=1
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Qxa7 41.Rxa7 Re8 42.Ba4 Be5 43.Rxe3 Bd4 44.cxd4 Rxe3 45.d6 Ra3 46.Kf2 Kf8 47.b6 Rxb6 48.Ra8+ Kf7 49.Be8+ Kf8 50.Rxa3 Kxe8 51.Ra7 Rxd6 52.Ke3 Rb6 53.d5 Rxb4 54.Kd4 Rb3 55.Rxg7 c3 56.Rc7 Rb2 57.Kxc3 Rxg2 58.Kd4 Rd2+ 59.Kc5
+/- (1.28) Depth: 18 00:00:07 40031kN, tb=1
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Qxa7 41.Rxa7 Re8 42.Ba4 Be5 43.Rxe3 Bd4 44.cxd4 Rxe3 45.d6 Ra3 46.Kf2 Kf8 47.b6 Rxb6 48.Ra8+ Kf7 49.Be8+ Kf8 50.Rxa3 Kxe8 51.Ra7 Rxd6 52.Ke3 Rb6 53.d5 Rxb4 54.Kd4 Rb3 55.Rxg7 c3 56.Rc7 Rb2 57.Kxc3 Rxg2 58.Kd4 Rd2+ 59.Kc5 Rd3 60.h4 Rc3+ 61.Kd6
+/- (1.20 --) Depth: 19 00:00:09 48698kN, tb=6
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Re1 e3 40.Qa7 Bc7 41.Ra6 Rb6 42.Rxb6 Bh2+ 43.Kxh2 Qxa7 44.Re6 Qb8+ 45.Kg1 Qxb5 46.Be4 Rd8 47.Rxe3 Qa4 48.Bf3 Qc2 49.d6 Qc1+ 50.Kf2 Qd2+ 51.Be2 Kh7 52.g3 Rxd6 53.Rxd6 Qxd6 54.Bxc4
+/- (1.12 --) Depth: 19 00:00:13 71956kN, tb=7
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Bc7 40.Ra6 Qe5 41.Qe3 Re8 42.g3 Rxb5 43.Re6 Rxe6 44.dxe6 Qxf5 45.Bxe4 Qxh3
+/- (1.00 --) Depth: 19 00:00:15 82337kN, tb=7
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Rxb6 42.Bxe4 Rb7 43.Ra8 Bb8 44.d6 Qxd6 45.Bd5+ Kf8 46.Be6 Rbe7 47.R8a6 Qc7 48.Qc5 Qh2+ 49.Kf1 Rd8 50.Bd5 Qf4+ 51.Bf3 Bd6 52.Qd5 h5
+/- (0.86) Depth: 19 00:00:25 138mN, tb=27
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Rxb6 42.Bxe4 Rb7 43.Ra8 Bb8 44.d6 Qxd6 45.Bd5+ Kf8 46.Be6 Rbe7 47.R8a6 Qc7 48.Qc5 Qh2+ 49.Kf1 Rd8 50.Bd5 Qf4+ 51.Bf3 Bd6 52.Qd5 h5
+/- (0.86) Depth: 19 00:00:27 153mN, tb=29
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Rxb6 42.Bxe4 Rb7 43.Ra8 Bb8 44.d6 Qxd6 45.Bd5+ Kf8 46.Be6 Rbe7 47.R8a6 Qc7 48.R1a2 Rd7 49.Qc5+ Qxc5+ 50.bxc5 Rd3 51.Rc2 Rd1+ 52.Kf2 Rd3 53.c6 g6 54.Ra1 gxf5 55.Bxc4 Rde3 56.Kg1 Bc7 57.Rd1 f4 58.Rd7
+/- (0.94 !) Depth: 20 00:00:30 166mN, tb=32
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 39.Qa7 Qe5 40.Qe3 Re8 41.b6 Rxb6 42.Ba4 Reb8 43.Bc6 Qxf5 44.Ra8 Rxa8 45.Rxa8+ Rb8 46.Rxb8+ Bxb8 47.b5 Qf4 48.Qxf4 Bxf4 49.Kf2 Kf7 50.b6 Ke7 51.b7 f5 52.Bb5 Bb8 53.Ke3 Kd6 54.Bxc4
+/- (0.78 --) Depth: 20 00:00:40 224mN, tb=35
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4
Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Rb8 46.Qa7 Rb7 47.Qe3 Rb8 48.Rc6
+/- (0.76) Depth: 20 00:00:47 262mN, tb=39
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Rb8 46.Qa7 Rb7 47.Qe3 Rb8 48.Rc6
+/- (0.76) Depth: 20 00:00:49 275mN, tb=39
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Rb8 46.Qa7 Rb7 47.Qe3 Rb8 48.Rc6 Qd7
+/- (0.79) Depth: 21 00:00:52 291mN, tb=39
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Rb8 46.Qa7 Rb7 47.Qe3 Rb8 48.Rc6 Qd7
+/- (0.79) Depth: 21 00:00:53 297mN, tb=39
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Qb8 46.Bf3 Qd8 47.Qe3 Qd7 48.Be4 Qc7 49.h4 Rb8 50.Qa7 Kf7 51.Ra1
+/- (0.77) Depth: 22 00:01:04 359mN, tb=42
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Qb8 46.Bf3 Qd8 47.Qe3 Qd7 48.Be4 Qc7 49.h4 Rb8 50.Qa7 Kf7 51.Ra1
+/- (0.77) Depth: 22 00:01:07 381mN, tb=42
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Qb8 46.Bf3 Qd8 47.Qe3 Qc7 48.Be4 Qb8 49.Qf2 Qd8 50.Qe3 Qd7 51.Kh2 Qd8 52.Rc6
+/- (0.77) Depth: 23 00:01:34 533mN, tb=73
36.Qb6 Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qe3 axb5 39.Ra6 Qd8 40.Kh2 Ra8 41.Be4 Rcb8 42.Qf2 Rxa6 43.Rxa6 Rb7 44.g3 Qc7 45.Kg2 Qb8 46.Bf3 Qd8 47.Qe3 Qc7 48.Be4 Qb8 49.Qf2 Qd8 50.Qe3 Qd7 51.Kh2 Qd8 52.Rc6
+/- (0.77) Depth: 23 00:01:40 569mN, tb=74

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De Vos W
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Re: One of my favorite test positions

Post by De Vos W »

26.f4! Is a stunning move played by "Deep Blue" Opening of a second
front against a position under pressure can often cause it to collapse
completely, to find this idea is exceptional!
Not many of the top engines today find this move (idea)

Deep Shredder 12 finds 26.f4 !!!



Comp Deep Blue - Kasparov,G, New York man vs machine 1997
r1rq1bk1/3b1ppn/p2p3p/1p1Pp3/PPp1P3/R1P1B1NP/2B1QPP1/R5K1 w - - 0 1

Analysis by Deep Shredder 12 UCI:

26.axb5 axb5 27.Ra5 Be7 28.Bb6 Qe8 29.Ra7 Rxa7 30.Rxa7
+/- (0.91) Depth: 6/15 00:00:00 27kN
26.axb5 axb5 27.Ra5 Be7 28.Bb6 Qe8 29.Ra7 Rxa7 30.Rxa7
+/- (0.91) Depth: 7/15 00:00:00 33kN
26.Bd1 Qe8 27.Qa2 Nf6 28.axb5 Bxb5 29.Be2 Be7 30.Qd2
+/- (0.95) Depth: 7/18 00:00:00 58kN
26.Bd1 Be7 27.Qa2 Bg5 28.Bxg5 Nxg5 29.axb5 Bxb5 30.Bg4 Rc7 31.Qe2 Qf6 32.Nf5
+/- (0.80) Depth: 8/20 00:00:00 96kN
26.Bd1 Be7 27.Qa2 Bg5 28.Bxg5 Nxg5 29.axb5 Bxb5 30.Bg4 Rc7 31.Qe2 Qf6 32.Nf5
+/- (0.80) Depth: 9/20 00:00:00 161kN
26.Bd1 Be7 27.Qa2 Rab8 28.axb5 axb5 29.Ra6 Nf6 30.Be2 Rb7 31.Qd2 Qc7 32.Bf3
+/- (0.80) Depth: 10/27 00:00:00 271kN
26.Bd1 a5 27.Qb2 axb4 28.Qxb4 bxa4 29.Bb6 Qg5 30.Bxa4 Rxa4 31.Rxa4 Bxa4 32.Rxa4 Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Nf6 34.Ra7 Rb8
+/- (0.73) Depth: 11/24 00:00:00 553kN
26.Bd1 Nf6 27.Qa2 Rab8 28.axb5 axb5 29.Ra6 Be7 30.Be2 Rb7 31.Qc2 Qc7 32.Nh5 Nxh5 33.Bxh5 Bh4 34.Qd2
+/- (0.78) Depth: 12/26 00:00:01 1246kN
26.Bd1 Nf6 27.Qa2 Rab8 28.axb5 axb5 29.Ra6 Be7 30.Be2 Rb7 31.Qc2 Qc7 32.Qd1 Rcb8 33.Bf3 Rf8 34.Qd2
+/- (0.74) Depth: 13/28 00:00:01 1789kN
26.Bd1 Nf6 27.Qa2 Rab8 28.axb5 axb5 29.Ra6 Be7 30.Be2 Rb7 31.Qc2 Qc7 32.Qd1 Rcb8 33.Bf3 Rf8 34.Qd2 Re8 35.Be2
+/- (0.77) Depth: 14/28 00:00:02 2709kN
26.Bd1 Nf6 27.Qa2 Rab8 28.axb5 axb5 29.Ra6 Be7 30.Be2 Rb7 31.Qc2 Qc7 32.Qd1 Rcb8 33.Bf3 Rd8 34.Qe2
+/- (0.77) Depth: 15/28 00:00:04 4038kN
26.Bd1 Nf6 27.Qa2 Rab8 28.axb5 axb5 29.Ra6 Be7 30.Qa5 Qf8 31.Be2 Bd8 32.Qa2 Qe7 33.Bf3 Rc7 34.Qe2 Bc8 35.Nf5 Bxf5
+/- (0.71) Depth: 16/39 00:00:09 10163kN
26.f4 exf4 27.Bxf4 Ng5 28.Nf5 Bxf5 29.exf5 Nh7 30.Kh2 Nf6 31.Bg3 Rab8 32.Qf3 a5 33.bxa5 Qxa5 34.axb5
+/- (0.77) Depth: 16/46 00:01:39 99890kN
26.f4 exf4 27.Bxf4 Ng5 28.Nf5 Bxf5 29.exf5 Nh7 30.Kh2 Nf6 31.Be3 Qe8 32.Qf3 Qe5+ 33.Bf4 Qe8 34.Kg1
+/- (0.81) Depth: 17/43 00:02:08 130mN
26.f4 exf4 27.Bxf4 Ng5 28.Kh2 g6 29.Qe3 f6 30.Ne2 Nf7 31.Qg3 g5 32.Nd4 Qe8 33.axb5 axb5 34.Ra5 Ne5 35.Bd2
+/- (0.86) Depth: 18/46 00:03:27 213mN

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