M ANSARI wrote:Again! Houdini 3 really needs some more heuristics when it comes to rook endgames. It plays way below its level in rook endgames. I guess against weaker opponents or at faster time controls being down a pawn in a rook endgame is no problem, but at LTC with stronger opponents it can be very different. This is really becoming a weakness with Houdini 3 and my guess is that the engine is much stronger if this little backdoor can be fixed.
40 in 2minutes, repeating, 2 threads, no books or Tablebases.
(see my 1st talkchess post for machine specs, nothing amazing compared to most here!)
[pgn][Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "Rob-PC"]
[Date "2013.06.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Komodo51-64bit"]
[Black "Houdini_3_PRO-NONE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Opening "Semi-Slav"]
[Time "02:12:23"]
[Variation "Chigorin, 7.O-O O-O 8.e4"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[TimeControl "40/120:40/120:40/120"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "317"]
[WhiteType "program"]
[BlackType "program"]
1. d4 {+0.26/18 5} d5 {-0.06/18 4} 2. c4 {+0.22/18 4} e6 {-0.05/17 2} 3.
Nf3 {+0.32/17 6} Nf6 {-0.02/17 3} 4. Nc3 {+0.24/16 8} h6 {-0.07/17 5} 5.
Bf4 {+0.25/16 5} Bd6 {-0.07/18 2} 6. Bg3 {+0.29/16 2} Bxg3 {0.00/17 3} 7.
hxg3 {+0.46/17 3} O-O {0.00/14 2} 8. e3 {+0.41/16 3} Qe7 {+0.01/17 2} 9.
cxd5 {+0.52/16 7} exd5 {+0.01/18 2} 10. Bd3 {+0.50/18 4} Be6 {+0.13/19 2}
11. O-O {+0.49/17 3} Nbd7 {+0.14/18 2} 12. Rc1 {+0.45/17 4} c6 {+0.12/19 2}
13. Qb3 {+0.45/17 2} Rab8 {+0.09/19 3} 14. Rfe1 {+0.40/16 2} Rfe8 {+0.08/19
5} 15. Qa4 {+0.46/16 2} a6 {+0.15/18 2} 16. a3 {+0.35/15 2} Rbc8 {+0.22/15
2} 17. b4 {+0.39/15 2} Ra8 {+0.16/16 2} 18. Qb3 {+0.29/16 3} Ne4 {+0.15/18
4} 19. Na4 {+0.29/16 1} b5 {+0.14/19 3} 20. Nc3 {+0.22/17 2} Nd6 {+0.28/18
2} 21. Ne2 {+0.23/15 2} Nc4 {+0.30/19 5} 22. Nf4 {+0.19/15 1} Nf6 {+0.24/18
2} 23. Qc3 {+0.07/16 2} a5 {+0.24/19 3} 24. bxa5 {+0.10/14 0} Nxa5
{+0.33/18 3} 25. Ne5 {+0.13/16 1} Nc4 {+0.36/18 2} 26. Nxc6 {+0.07/16 3}
Qd6 {+0.25/19 6} 27. Ne5 {+0.16/16 2} Rxa3 {+0.16/19 9} 28. Qc2 {+0.15/14
1} Nxe5 {+0.15/18 1} 29. dxe5 {+0.14/16 2} Qxe5 {+0.16/17 0} 30. Bxb5
{+0.11/17 3} Rc8 {+0.21/18 1} 31. Qd2 {+0.15/17 2} Rb8 {+0.15/19 2} 32. Bd3
{+0.26/14 0} Bg4 {+0.11/19 2} 33. Rc5 {+0.18/15 0} Rb2 {+0.16/17 1} 34. Bc2
{+0.32/14 0} Raa2 {+0.24/10 1} 35. Nxd5 {+0.21/14 0} Nxd5 {-0.15/18 1} 36.
Rxd5 {+0.19/18 1} Rxc2 {-0.11/20 2} 37. Qd3 {+0.24/19 0} Bf5 {-0.12/21 1}
38. Qxf5 {+0.26/15 0} Qxf5 {-0.14/21 1} 39. Rxf5 {+0.22/18 0} g6 {-0.09/22
2} 40. Rf4 {+0.33/18 1} f5 {-0.10/19 2} 41. e4 {+0.36/19 5} fxe4 {-0.09/22
2} 42. Rexe4 {+0.31/20 2} h5 {-0.09/20 2} 43. Rc4 {+0.47/20 4} Rcb2
{-0.09/23 2} 44. g4 {+0.52/19 3} hxg4 {-0.18/19 2} 45. Rc6 {+0.52/20 3} Kh7
{-0.22/20 2} 46. Rxg4 {+0.52/18 1} Rxf2 {-0.22/19 3} 47. Rcxg6 {+0.52/17 1}
Rf4 {-0.20/21 3} 48. Rg7+ {+0.51/18 3} Kh6 {-0.20/17 8} 49. R4g6+ {+0.51/16
0} Kh5 {-0.20/15} 50. Rg5+ {+0.51/19 2} Kh6 {-0.20/15 0} 51. R7g6+
{+0.52/19 2} Kh7 {0.00/1} 52. Kh2 {+0.51/20 4} Rh4+ {-0.16/21 2} 53. Kg3
{+0.51/19 0} Rh1 {-0.16/22 4} 54. Rf6 {+0.53/16 2} Ra3+ {-0.16/18 2} 55.
Rf3 {+0.53/15 0} Ra2 {-0.16/14 2} 56. Rf4 {+0.52/17 6} Kh6 {-0.17/21 3} 57.
Rg8 {+0.51/20 3} Kh7 {-0.17/21 2} 58. Rb8 {+0.51/17 3} Re1 {-0.16/18 5} 59.
Rb7+ {+0.51/16 3} Kg6 {-0.08/14 2} 60. Rb3 {+0.51/17 5} Ree2 {-0.08/14 3}
61. Rg4+ {+0.52/16 1} Kf6 {-0.17/18 2} 62. Kh3 {+0.54/15 0} Re1 {-0.17/18
4} 63. Rf3+ {+0.58/14 1} Ke5 {-0.19/20 2} 64. Rg5+ {+0.60/15 1} Ke4
{-0.18/19 3} 65. Rb5 {+0.57/15 4} Rh1+ {-0.21/20 4} 66. Kg3 {+0.65/14 3}
Kd4 {-0.21/15 2} 67. Rf4+ {+0.69/16 1} Kc3 {-0.20/21 6} 68. Rc5+ {+0.67/18
9} Kd3 {-0.21/20 2} 69. Rd5+ {+0.67/18 3} Kc3 {-0.21/21 2} 70. Re5
{+0.65/16 2} Kd3 {-0.19/20 3} 71. Re6 {+0.62/17 3} Ra8 {-0.19/18 2} 72.
Rd6+ {+0.59/16 3} Ke3 {-0.18/20 5} 73. Rf3+ {+0.58/17 2} Ke4 {-0.17/17 1}
74. Rd2 {+0.58/17 2} Ke5 {-0.16/16 1} 75. Re2+ {+0.58/15 2} Kd4 {-0.15/10
1} 76. Rf7 {+0.60/14 1} Kd5 {-0.16/17 2} 77. Kf2 {+0.58/17 5} Raa1
{-0.16/16 2} 78. Rf4 {+0.58/16 1} Rhg1 {-0.17/17 3} 79. Rf5+ {+0.60/15 2}
Kd6 {-0.18/18 3} 80. Rf3 {+0.59/17 4} Rgf1+ {-0.18/17 1} 81. Kg3 {+0.60/18
2} Rfd1 {-0.21/17 3} 82. Rb3 {+0.59/17 7} Kd5 {-0.19/18 4} 83. Rbe3
{+0.59/17 6} Rd4 {-0.17/18 2} 84. Kf2 {+0.59/19 7} Rf4+ {-0.18/18 2} 85.
Rf3 {+0.60/18 0} Rh4 {-0.19/19 2} 86. Rd3+ {+0.64/16 1} Kc4 {-0.18/19 2}
87. Red2 {+0.66/16 5} Rf4+ {-0.18/18 2} 88. Rf3 {+0.67/18 2} Rh4 {-0.17/17
3} 89. Rf8 {+0.61/17 5} Rh6 {-0.22/17 2} 90. Rf5 {+0.58/15 4} Rhh1
{-0.11/18 2} 91. Kf3 {+0.47/16 4} Ra3+ {-0.16/18 2} 92. Kg4 {+0.46/18 1}
Rg1 {-0.14/21 3} 93. Rf3 {+0.44/19 3} Ra7 {-0.06/9 3} 94. g3 {+0.46/16 1}
Rg7+ {-0.14/12 2} 95. Kf4 {+0.46/15 0} Rg8 {-0.14/13 2} 96. Re2 {+0.55/15
2} Kd4 {-0.14/13 2} 97. Re4+ {+0.52/16 0} Kd5 {-0.16/19 3} 98. Re5+
{+0.53/19 3} Kd4 {-0.16/22 3} 99. Rg5 {+0.54/17 2} Re8 {-0.16/19 2} 100.
Ra3 {+0.54/16 1} Rf8+ {-0.16/17 4} 101. Kg4 {+0.53/16 2} Kc4 {-0.19/19 3}
102. Rf3 {+0.58/16 2} Re8 {-0.17/19 2} 103. Rf4+ {+0.55/18 5} Kc3 {-0.21/19
2} 104. Kf3 {+0.63/19 1} Ree1 {-0.25/20 16} 105. Ra5 {+0.68/15 1} Kd3
{-0.28/20 2} 106. Ra3+ {+0.64/15 1} Kd2 {-0.27/21 2} 107. g4 {+0.72/18 4}
Rb1 {-0.35/19 2} 108. Ra2+ {+0.72/18 2} Kd3 {-0.29/20 1} 109. Rfa4
{+0.75/17 1} Rb7 {-0.30/20 6} 110. R2a3+ {+0.78/19 3} Kc2 {-0.37/22 3} 111.
Rc4+ {+0.78/20 4} Kd2 {-0.40/21 1} 112. Rd4+ {+0.77/16 1} Kc2 {-0.40/19 0}
113. Raa4 {+0.79/17 1} Rh7 {-0.37/19 1} 114. Rdc4+ {+0.80/17 1} Kd3
{-0.40/20 1} 115. Rf4 {+0.82/17 1} Kc2 {-0.40/19 1} 116. Ra2+ {+1.00/17 2}
Kd3 {-0.46/20 2} 117. Ra3+ {+1.01/17 1} Kc2 {-0.52/21 3} 118. Kf2 {+1.06/17
1} Rhh1 {-0.56/20 2} 119. Rg3 {+1.15/15 0} Rf1+ {-0.80/16 2} 120. Ke3
{+1.19/15 0} Ra1 {-0.85/17 1} 121. Rc4+ {+1.26/17 4} Kb2 {-0.83/15 6} 122.
g5 {+1.28/15 1} Ra3+ {-0.83/13 2} 123. Kf4 {+1.37/17 2} Ra6 {-0.86/14 2}
124. Kf5 {+1.59/17 5} Ra5+ {-1.46/19 6} 125. Kg4 {+1.61/17 2} Ra6 {-2.13/20
12} 126. Rf4 {+1.75/16 1} Ka2 {-2.41/18 8} 127. Rf2+ {+1.95/18 2} Ka1
{-2.35/20 2} 128. Rgg2 {+2.33/16 1} Re1 {-2.03/12 14} 129. Kh5 {+2.42/18 1}
Ra5 {-2.38/10 1} 130. Kh6 {+2.53/18 2} Ra8 {-5.03/17 3} 131. Rh2 {+4.84/18
3} Rh8+ {-5.33/18 1} 132. Kg7 {+4.90/20 1} Rb8 {-6.15/20 1} 133. g6
{+5.01/20 1} Kb1 {-6.29/22 1} 134. Re2 {+5.17/23 3} Rg1 {-6.35/22 1} 135.
Reg2 {+5.17/24 1} Rb7+ {-6.40/23 1} 136. Kh8 {+284.27/23 7} Rb8+ {-6.53/24
2} 137. Kh7 {+M484/24 1} Rc1 {-6.56/24 2} 138. g7 {+M484/23 3} Rb7
{-6.67/23 1} 139. Kh8 {+M499/21 0} Rb8+ {-6.67/22 0} 140. g8=Q {+M488/20 1}
Rxg8+ {-7.21/21 0} 141. Kxg8 {+M484/20 0} Re1 {-9.74/25 3} 142. Kf7
{+M486/21 8} Rf1+ {-11.31/20 0} 143. Rf2 {+M484/20 4} Rd1 {-11.38/19 0}
144. Rb2+ {+M488/18 6} Ka1 {-11.38/15 0} 145. Rbd2 {+M484/19 5} Rg1
{-6.55/14 0} 146. Ke6 {+M17/18 1} Rg6+ {-6.55/13 0} 147. Ke5 {+M15/16 1}
Rg1 {-M10/30 1} 148. Ra2+ {+M12/17 0} Kb1 {0.00/1} 149. Rhb2+ {+M11/17 0}
Kc1 {0.00/1} 150. Rg2 {+M10/18 0} Kb1 {-6.40/9 0} 151. Kd4 {+M9/18 0} Rf1
{-6.23/9 0} 152. Rgb2+ {+M8/18 0} Kc1 {0.00/1} 153. Rf2 {+M7/19 0} Rxf2
{-6.36/9} 154. Rxf2 {+M6/21 0} Kd1 {-M5/20 0} 155. Kd3 {+M5/23 0} Kc1
{-M4/18 0} 156. Rh2 {+M4/23 0} Kb1 {-M3/16 0} 157. Kc3 {+M3/24 0} Ka1
{-M2/14 0} 158. Kb3 {+M2/28 1} Kb1 {0.00/1} 159. Rh1# {+M1/32 0} 1-0
[/pgn]