Page 1 of 1

Best Move Classic

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:07 am
by Howard E
4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - - 0 1

I was searching through the CCC archives from the late 90's and stumbled upon this position posted by Alexandre Come (who gained a repution then for posting brilliant positions). Will today's computers find a winning plan for white, unaided by humans ? I believe Paulo Soares found a winning plan back then. The game was Gusev-Averbakh (don't have the pgn though). And I believe there game had flawed moves. Note, there was some analysis then that black could draw.

Re: Best Move Classic

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:44 am
by BB+
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1472988
This is pretty famous. I don't know what the current verdict is.

Re: Best Move Classic

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:27 am
by Cubeman
The same position was discussed on talkchess a few years ago now, after Qxe5 followed by Rf1 the concensus was that white wins.If I remember rightly the queenside pawn majority was the decisive factor.It's one of those difficult to explain why in simple terms, much like the famous Bishop sac on h2 that Bobby played against Spassky, was it still a draw or was it lost?
I will be amazed if any engine will find 1.Qxe5 even today on fast hardware.

Re: Best Move Classic

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:43 am
by Robert Houdart
A cool game.

I've run Houdini 1.5 on the position after the game continuation 24.Qxe5 fxe5. At search depth 18 the evaluation is still below -5, but then 25.Rf1 starts climbing, and from search depth 26 on it's evaluated a draw.

Code: Select all

4q1kr/p6p/1pr1P1pB/4p3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - -

Engine: Houdini 1.5 x64 3T EGTB (1024 MB)
by Robert Houdart

18/47  0:01   -5.33    2.Rd1 Qxe6 3.Rd8+ Kf7 4.Rxh8 Qxa2 
                       5.Rxh7+ Kg8 6.Rg7+ Kh8 7.Rd7 Qxb2 
                       8.Bd2 a5 9.Rd8+ Kg7 10.Rd7+ Kf8 
                       11.Rd8+ Kf7 12.Rd7+ Ke8 13.Rd5 Qb1+ 
                       14.Kg2 Qxe4+ 15.Bf3 (10.044.917) 6443 

19/49  0:02   -5.55--  2.Rd1 Qxe6 (18.109.473) 6587 

19/67  0:05   -5.87    2.Rd1 Qxe6 3.Rd8+ Kf7 4.Rxh8 Qxa2 
                       5.Rf8+ Ke7 6.Bb5 Rc7 7.Rf2 Qb1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qxe4+ 9.Kg3 Ke6 10.Rf3 Rf7 
                       11.Re3 Qd5 12.Be2 e4 13.b3 b5 14.c4 Qe5+ 
                       15.Kg2 (37.915.536) 6528 

19/67  0:06   -5.11++  2.Rf1 (40.456.833) 6528 

19/67  0:06   -4.64++  2.Rf1 (43.572.490) 6540 

19/67  0:07   -3.31++  2.Rf1 (50.761.527) 6558 

19/67  0:08   -2.56    2.Rf1 Rc7 3.Bb5 Qd8 4.Bd7 Qe7 5.Ba4 Rc4 
                       6.Bb3 b5 7.Kg2 a5 8.Rf7 Qxf7 9.exf7+ Kxf7 
                       10.Kf3 Ke6 11.Kg4 Rb8 12.h4 a4 
                       13.Bxc4+ bxc4 14.Bc1 h6 15.Kg3 (56.249.936) 6588 

20/67  0:08   -2.56    2.Rf1 Rc7 3.Bb5 Qd8 4.Bd7 Qe7 5.Ba4 Rc4 
                       6.Bb3 b5 7.Kg2 a5 8.Rf7 Qxf7 9.exf7+ Kxf7 
                       10.Kf3 Ke6 11.Kg4 Rb8 12.h4 a4 
                       13.Bxc4+ bxc4 14.Bc1 h6 15.Kg3 (57.102.302) 6586 

21/67  0:09   -2.56    2.Rf1 Rc7 3.Bb5 Qd8 4.Bd7 Qe7 5.Ba4 Rc4 
                       6.Bb3 b5 7.Kg2 a5 8.Rf7 Qxf7 9.exf7+ Kxf7 
                       10.Kf3 Ke6 11.Kg4 Rb8 12.h4 a4 
                       13.Bxc4+ bxc4 14.Bc1 h6 15.Kg3 (61.175.700) 6592 

22/67  0:10   -2.44++  2.Rf1 (69.209.462) 6593 

22/67  0:11   -2.18++  2.Rf1 (75.216.447) 6588 

22/67  0:14   -1.86    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Bd5 Qd7 7.Rxf7 Qxf7 8.Kg2 Qxd5 
                       9.exd5 Kf7 10.Kf3 Rc8 11.Bg5 Rc4 
                       12.Bd8 b5 13.Ke3 Ra4 14.a3 Rg4 
                       15.Kf2 (95.992.337) 6604 

23/67  0:15   -1.76++  2.Rf1 (102.608.239) 6597 

23/67  0:16   -1.74    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Bd5 Qd7 7.Rxf7 Qxf7 8.Kg2 Qxd5 
                       9.exd5 Kf7 10.Kf3 Rc8 11.Bd2 Kf6 
                       12.b3 Kf5 13.Ke3 g5 14.c4 Rf8 15.Bb4 (111.915.674) 6628 

24/67  0:19   -1.64++  2.Rf1 (131.739.119) 6641 

24/68  0:22   -1.45++  2.Rf1 (151.191.511) 6609 

24/68  0:35   -1.18    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Rf3 Qe7 7.Kf1 Qb7 8.Kf2 b5 9.Ke3 g5 
                       10.Bxg5 Kg7 11.Rxf7+ Qxf7 12.Bxf7 Kxf7 
                       13.Kf3 Ke6 14.h4 Rf8+ 15.Ke2 (231.696.096) 6611 

25/68  0:41   -1.19    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Rf3 Qe7 7.Kf1 Qb7 8.Kf2 b5 9.Ke3 g5 
                       10.Bxg5 Kg7 11.Rxf7+ Qxf7 12.Bxf7 Kxf7 
                       13.Kf3 Ke6 14.h4 Rf8+ 15.Ke2 (273.904.138) 6660 

26/68  0:57   -1.11++  2.Rf1 (388.979.386) 6724 

26/68  1:08   -0.96++  2.Rf1 (455.378.456) 6683 

26/68  1:28   -0.61++  2.Rf1 (589.749.812) 6649 

26/68  2:24   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Rc7 4.Bb5 Qd8 5.Kg2 Re7 
                       6.Bc4 Qe8 7.Bb3 Qa8 8.Rf7 Qxe4+ 
                       9.Kg1 Qg4+ 10.Kh1 Qe4+ 11.Kg1 Qg4+ (955.362.670) 6606 

27/68  3:02   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (1.221.279.551) 6696 

28/68  3:33   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (1.427.825.289) 6693 

29/69  4:24   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (1.769.429.301) 6699 

30/69  5:42   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (2.304.060.635) 6733 

best move: Ra1-f1 time: 5:46.494 min  n/s: 6.739.000  CPU 75.8%   n/s(1CPU): 8.890.501  nodes: 2.334.523.613 
In the initial position after move 23 Houdini thinks it's also a draw with 24.Qa3.

Code: Select all

4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - -

Engine: Houdini 1.5 x64 3T EGTB (1024 MB)
by Robert Houdart

19/44  0:01   -0.28    1.Qd5 Rxe6 2.Bd1 Kf7 3.Bb3 Qc6 
                       4.Qxc6 Nxc6 5.Rf1 Rhe8 6.Kg2 Ne5 
                       7.Be3 Ke7 8.Bxe6 Kxe6 9.Bd4 Rd8 
                       10.b3 h5 11.Kg3 Rd7 12.h3 Rd8 13.a4 Rc8 
                       14.Bxe5 (11.735.657) 6519 

19/75  0:03   -0.21++  1.Qa3 (21.431.186) 6342 

19/75  0:03   -0.09++  1.Qa3 (22.554.892) 6326 

19/75  0:04   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Nf7 3.Bc4 Rxe4 
                       4.Qc7 b5 5.Bb3 g5 6.Rd1 Re1+ 7.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qe2+ 9.Kg3 Qe3+ 10.Kg2 Qe2+ 
                       11.Kg3 (26.080.442) 6284 

20/75  0:08   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Nf7 3.Bc4 Rxe4 
                       4.Qc7 b5 5.Bb3 g5 6.Rd1 Re1+ 7.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qe2+ 9.Kg3 Qe3+ 10.Kg2 Qe2+ 
                       11.Kg3 (53.092.353) 6234 

21/75  0:09   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Nf7 3.Bc4 Rxe4 
                       4.Qc7 b5 5.Bb3 g5 6.Rd1 Re1+ 7.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qe2+ 9.Kg3 Qe3+ 10.Kg2 Qe2+ 
                       11.Kg3 (60.408.823) 6264 

22/75  0:14   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Nf7 3.Bc4 Rxe4 
                       4.Qc7 b5 5.Bb3 g5 6.Rd1 Re1+ 7.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qe2+ 9.Kg3 Qe3+ 10.Kg2 Qe2+ 
                       11.Kg3 (90.133.275) 6265 

23/75  0:17   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Nf7 3.Bc4 Rxe4 
                       4.Qc7 b5 5.Bb3 g5 6.Rd1 Re1+ 7.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qe2+ 9.Kg3 Qe3+ 10.Kg2 Qe2+ 
                       11.Kg3 (110.433.986) 6349 

24/75  0:23   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Nf7 3.Bc4 Rxe4 
                       4.Qc7 b5 5.Bb3 g5 6.Rd1 Re1+ 7.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qe2+ 9.Kg3 Qe3+ 10.Kg2 Qe2+ 
                       11.Kg3 (152.694.256) 6446 

25/75  0:44   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Qe7 3.Qa8+ Qe8 
                       4.Qa7 Qe7 (289.882.229) 6564 

26/75  1:02   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Qe7 3.Qa8+ Qe8 
                       4.Qa7 Qe7 (415.331.701) 6653 

27/75  1:41   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Qe7 3.Qa8+ Qe8 
                       4.Qa7 Qe7 (682.781.986) 6714 

28/75  3:24   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Qe7 3.Qa8+ Qe8 
                       4.Qa7 Qe7 (1.384.500.473) 6763 

28/75  3:29   0.00     1.Qa3 Rxe6 2.Qxa7 Qe7 3.Qa8+ Qe8 
                       4.Qa7 Qe7 (1.416.407.797) 6768 

best move: Qd6-a3 time: 3:29.244 min  n/s: 6.768.000  CPU 74.4%   n/s(1CPU): 9.096.774  nodes: 1.416.407.797 
In the game Black did probably go wrong at move 29, he should have played 29...cxb3 instead of 29...a5.
After 29...a5 Houdini sees a White win, after 29...cxb3 it's a draw.

Re: Best Move Classic

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:11 pm
by zullil
Robert Houdart wrote:A cool game.

I've run Houdini 1.5 on the position after the game continuation 24.Qxe5 fxe5. At search depth 18 the evaluation is still below -5, but then 25.Rf1 starts climbing, and from search depth 26 on it's evaluated a draw.

Code: Select all

4q1kr/p6p/1pr1P1pB/4p3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - -

Engine: Houdini 1.5 x64 3T EGTB (1024 MB)
by Robert Houdart

18/47  0:01   -5.33    2.Rd1 Qxe6 3.Rd8+ Kf7 4.Rxh8 Qxa2 
                       5.Rxh7+ Kg8 6.Rg7+ Kh8 7.Rd7 Qxb2 
                       8.Bd2 a5 9.Rd8+ Kg7 10.Rd7+ Kf8 
                       11.Rd8+ Kf7 12.Rd7+ Ke8 13.Rd5 Qb1+ 
                       14.Kg2 Qxe4+ 15.Bf3 (10.044.917) 6443 

19/49  0:02   -5.55--  2.Rd1 Qxe6 (18.109.473) 6587 

19/67  0:05   -5.87    2.Rd1 Qxe6 3.Rd8+ Kf7 4.Rxh8 Qxa2 
                       5.Rf8+ Ke7 6.Bb5 Rc7 7.Rf2 Qb1+ 
                       8.Kg2 Qxe4+ 9.Kg3 Ke6 10.Rf3 Rf7 
                       11.Re3 Qd5 12.Be2 e4 13.b3 b5 14.c4 Qe5+ 
                       15.Kg2 (37.915.536) 6528 

19/67  0:06   -5.11++  2.Rf1 (40.456.833) 6528 

19/67  0:06   -4.64++  2.Rf1 (43.572.490) 6540 

19/67  0:07   -3.31++  2.Rf1 (50.761.527) 6558 

19/67  0:08   -2.56    2.Rf1 Rc7 3.Bb5 Qd8 4.Bd7 Qe7 5.Ba4 Rc4 
                       6.Bb3 b5 7.Kg2 a5 8.Rf7 Qxf7 9.exf7+ Kxf7 
                       10.Kf3 Ke6 11.Kg4 Rb8 12.h4 a4 
                       13.Bxc4+ bxc4 14.Bc1 h6 15.Kg3 (56.249.936) 6588 

20/67  0:08   -2.56    2.Rf1 Rc7 3.Bb5 Qd8 4.Bd7 Qe7 5.Ba4 Rc4 
                       6.Bb3 b5 7.Kg2 a5 8.Rf7 Qxf7 9.exf7+ Kxf7 
                       10.Kf3 Ke6 11.Kg4 Rb8 12.h4 a4 
                       13.Bxc4+ bxc4 14.Bc1 h6 15.Kg3 (57.102.302) 6586 

21/67  0:09   -2.56    2.Rf1 Rc7 3.Bb5 Qd8 4.Bd7 Qe7 5.Ba4 Rc4 
                       6.Bb3 b5 7.Kg2 a5 8.Rf7 Qxf7 9.exf7+ Kxf7 
                       10.Kf3 Ke6 11.Kg4 Rb8 12.h4 a4 
                       13.Bxc4+ bxc4 14.Bc1 h6 15.Kg3 (61.175.700) 6592 

22/67  0:10   -2.44++  2.Rf1 (69.209.462) 6593 

22/67  0:11   -2.18++  2.Rf1 (75.216.447) 6588 

22/67  0:14   -1.86    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Bd5 Qd7 7.Rxf7 Qxf7 8.Kg2 Qxd5 
                       9.exd5 Kf7 10.Kf3 Rc8 11.Bg5 Rc4 
                       12.Bd8 b5 13.Ke3 Ra4 14.a3 Rg4 
                       15.Kf2 (95.992.337) 6604 

23/67  0:15   -1.76++  2.Rf1 (102.608.239) 6597 

23/67  0:16   -1.74    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Bd5 Qd7 7.Rxf7 Qxf7 8.Kg2 Qxd5 
                       9.exd5 Kf7 10.Kf3 Rc8 11.Bd2 Kf6 
                       12.b3 Kf5 13.Ke3 g5 14.c4 Rf8 15.Bb4 (111.915.674) 6628 

24/67  0:19   -1.64++  2.Rf1 (131.739.119) 6641 

24/68  0:22   -1.45++  2.Rf1 (151.191.511) 6609 

24/68  0:35   -1.18    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Rf3 Qe7 7.Kf1 Qb7 8.Kf2 b5 9.Ke3 g5 
                       10.Bxg5 Kg7 11.Rxf7+ Qxf7 12.Bxf7 Kxf7 
                       13.Kf3 Ke6 14.h4 Rf8+ 15.Ke2 (231.696.096) 6611 

25/68  0:41   -1.19    2.Rf1 a6 3.Bd1 Rc7 4.e7 Rxe7 5.Bb3+ Rf7 
                       6.Rf3 Qe7 7.Kf1 Qb7 8.Kf2 b5 9.Ke3 g5 
                       10.Bxg5 Kg7 11.Rxf7+ Qxf7 12.Bxf7 Kxf7 
                       13.Kf3 Ke6 14.h4 Rf8+ 15.Ke2 (273.904.138) 6660 

26/68  0:57   -1.11++  2.Rf1 (388.979.386) 6724 

26/68  1:08   -0.96++  2.Rf1 (455.378.456) 6683 

26/68  1:28   -0.61++  2.Rf1 (589.749.812) 6649 

26/68  2:24   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Rc7 4.Bb5 Qd8 5.Kg2 Re7 
                       6.Bc4 Qe8 7.Bb3 Qa8 8.Rf7 Qxe4+ 
                       9.Kg1 Qg4+ 10.Kh1 Qe4+ 11.Kg1 Qg4+ (955.362.670) 6606 

27/68  3:02   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (1.221.279.551) 6696 

28/68  3:33   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (1.427.825.289) 6693 

29/69  4:24   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (1.769.429.301) 6699 

30/69  5:42   0.00     2.Rf1 a6 3.Bxa6 Qd8 4.Rf7 Rc7 5.Bc4 Rxc4 
                       6.Rg7+ Kf8 7.Rxh7+ Kg8 8.Rg7+ Kf8 
                       9.Rh7+ Kg8 (2.304.060.635) 6733 

best move: Ra1-f1 time: 5:46.494 min  n/s: 6.739.000  CPU 75.8%   n/s(1CPU): 8.890.501  nodes: 2.334.523.613 
Stockfish-1.9.1 (8 threads) also sees the draw after 24.Qxe5 fxe5, but not as quickly as Houdini. ;)

Code: Select all

Searching: 4q1kr/p6p/1pr1P1pB/4p3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - -
infinite: 1 ponder: 0 time: 0 increment: 0 moves to go: 0
 2     -8.40   00:00      243 Bb5 Qxe6 Bxc6 Qxc6 
 3     -8.40   00:00      368 Bb5 Qxe6 Bxc6 Qxc6 
 4     -8.36   00:00      725 Bb5 Qxe6 Bxc6 Qxc6 Re1 
 4     -7.96   00:00     1623 Rf1 Rc8 Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 Kxf8 
 5     -7.68   00:00     2185 Rf1 Qe7 Rf7 Qc5+ Kg2 Rxe6 Rxa7 
 6     -7.68   00:00     2865 Rf1 Qe7 Rf7 Qc5+ Kg2 Rxe6 Rxa7 
 7  >  -7.52   00:00     4784 Rf1 Qe7 Rf7 Qc5+ Kg2 Rxe6 Rxa7 
 7  >  -7.35   00:00     5505 Rf1 Qe7 Rf7 Qc5+ Kg2 Rxe6 Rxa7 
 7  >  -7.03   00:00     6302 Rf1 Qe7 Rf7 Qc5+ Kg2 Rxe6 Rxa7 
 7     -7.07   00:00    10305 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Rc8 Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 Kxf8 Kf3 
 8     -6.91   00:00    39308 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qe7 Bb5 Rc8 Bd7 Rd8 Rf7 Qh4 Rg7+ Kf8 
                              Rxh7+ Kg8 
 8     -6.71   00:00    41953 Bb5 Qxe6 Bxc6 Qxc6 Rf1 Qa8 c4 g5 Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 
                              Kxf8 
 9     -6.42   00:00    49890 Bb5 Qxe6 Bxc6 Qxc6 Rf1 Qa8 c4 Qc8 h3 Qc5+ Kg2 g5 
                              Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 Kxf8 
10     -6.55   00:00   129770 Bb5 Qxe6 Bxc6 Qxc6 Rf1 Qc5+ Kg2 g5 b4 Qd6 Bxg5 
                              Qg6 Rf5 Kg7 Rxe5 
11  <  -6.83   00:00   181887 Bb5 Qxe6 Bxc6 Qxc6 Rf1 Qc5+ Kg2 g5 b4 Qd6 Bxg5 
                              Qg6 Rf5 h6 
11     -6.63   00:00   221098 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 a5 Bb5 Qd8 Kg3 Rc8 Bd7 Rb8 Rf7 
12  >  -6.46   00:00   256287 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 a5 Bb5 Qd8 Kg3 Rc8 Bd7 Rb8 Rf7 
12  >  -6.30   00:00   273887 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 a5 Bb5 Qd8 Kg3 Rc8 Bd7 Rb8 Rf7 
12  >  -5.98   00:00   323797 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 a5 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Rc4 e7 Qxe7 Be6+ Qxe6 
                              Rf8# 
12     -5.90   00:00   373786 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 a5 e7 Qxe7 Bd1 b5 Bb3+ Rc4 Bxc4+ bxc4 
                              b3 cxb3 axb3 g5 Kg3 Qd6 Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 Kxf8 Kg4 
13     -5.74   00:00   564523 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Re7 Bc4 a6 Bxa6 Qa8 Kg3 Qb8 Bc4 b5 
                              Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 Kxf8 Bxb5 Rxe6 
14     -5.86   00:00   634807 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qd8 e7 Qxe7 Bd1 b5 Bb3+ Rc4 Bxc4+ 
                              bxc4 b3 cxb3 axb3 a5 Kg3 Qd8 Kg4 Qd7+ Kg3 Qd3+ 
                              Rf3 Qd6 Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 Kxf8 Kg2 Ke7 
15  >  -5.66   00:00   958148 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qd8 Bb5 a5 Bd7 Qe7 Kg3 Rb7 Bc8 Rb8 
                              Rf7 Qd6 Rg7+ Kf8 Rd7+ 
15  >  -5.45   00:00   989909 Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qd8 Bb5 a5 Bd7 Qe7 Kg3 Rb7 Bc8 Rb8 
                              Rf7 Qd6 Rg7+ Kf8 Rd7+ 
15     -5.13   00:00    1080K Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qd8 Bb5 Re7 Bc4 a6 Bxa6 Rc7 Bb5 Qe7 
                              Rf7 Qd6 Be8 g5 Rxc7 Qxc7 Bxg5 
16     -4.97   00:00    1222K Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qd8 Bb5 Re7 Bc4 b5 Bxb5 Rc7 h3 Re7 
                              Bg5 h6 Bxe7 Qxe7 Rf7 Qxe6 Rxa7 
17  <  -5.49   00:01    1539K Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qd8 Bb5 Re7 Bc4 Qe8 Kg3 a6 Bxa6 Rc7 
                              Bb5 Qe7 Kg2 Qd8 Kg3 g5 Bd7 Qe7 Rf8+ Qxf8 Bxf8 
                              Kxf8 
17     -4.85   00:01    2109K Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Re7 Bc4 b5 Bxb5 Qd8 Bg5 h6 Bxe7 Qxe7 
                              Bc4 Rh7 Kf3 Kf8 Ke3+ Ke8 Bb5+ Kd8 Rd1+ Kc7 
18  >  -4.65   00:01    2472K Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Re7 Bc4 b5 Bxb5 Qd8 Bc4 Qc8 Kg3 Re8 
                              e7+ Qxc4 Rf8+ 
18  >  -4.44   00:01    2725K Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Re7 Bc4 b5 Bxb5 Qd8 Bc4 Qc8 Kg3 Re8 
                              e7+ Qxc4 Rf8+ 
18     -4.44   00:01    4779K Rf1 Rc7 Kg2 Qe7 Bb5 Rc8 Rf7 Qxf7 exf7+ Kxf7 Be2 
                              Kf6 h4 Rc7 Bd1 Ke6 Bb3+ Kd6 Bd5 Rc5 Kg3 Rhc8 Bb7 
                              Re8 Bd5 Rxd5 exd5 Kxd5 
19     -4.12   00:02   10296K Rf1 Qe7 Kg2 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 exf7+ Kxf7 Kg3 Kf6 Be3 
                              Kg7 Bb5 Rd6 a4 Rf8 Be2 h6 Kg4 Rdf6 h4 R8f7 Kg3 
                              Rf8 Kg4 
20     -4.12   00:02   11177K Rf1 Qe7 Kg2 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 exf7+ Kxf7 Kg3 Kf6 Be3 
                              Kg7 Bb5 Rd6 a4 Rf8 Kg4 Rdf6 Be2 h6 h4 R8f7 Kg3 
                              Rc7 Bb5 
21  >  -3.96   00:02   12563K Rf1 Qe7 Kg2 a5 Bb5 Rc8 Ba4 Rb8 Bb3 b5 Rf7 Qh4 e7 
21  >  -3.80   00:02   13484K Rf1 Qe7 Kg2 a5 Bb5 Rc8 Ba4 Rb8 Bb3 b5 Rf7 Qh4 e7 
21  >  -3.47   00:02   14450K Rf1 Qe7 Kg2 a5 Bb5 Rc8 Ba4 Rb8 Bb3 b5 Rf7 Qh4 e7 
21     -3.07   00:03   17420K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc4 Bb3 b5 Bxc4 bxc4 Kg2 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 
                              exf7+ Kxf7 Be3 Rb8 Bc1 Ke7 Kg3 Kd6 Kg4 Ke6 Kf3 a4 
                              Ke2 Kd6 h3 Ke6 
22     -3.07   00:03   19774K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc4 Bb3 b5 Bxc4 bxc4 Kg2 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 
                              exf7+ Kxf7 Be3 Rb8 Bc1 Ke7 Kg3 Kd6 Kg4 Ke6 Kf3 a4 
                              Kg4 Ke7 Kf3 Kd6 Ke2 Ke7 Bg5+ Ke6 
23     -3.07   00:03   20245K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc4 Bb3 b5 Bxc4 bxc4 Kg2 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 
                              exf7+ Kxf7 Be3 Rb8 Bc1 Ke7 Kg3 Kd6 Kg4 Ke6 Kf3 a4 
                              Kg4 Kd6 Kf3 Rf8+ Ke2 
24     -3.07   00:04   24886K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 a6 Kg3 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 exf7+ Kxf7 Bc1 Ke6 Kg4 Rb8 
                              Kf3 a4 Kg4 Kd6 Kf3 Rb7 Ke2 Ke6 
25     -3.07   00:04   26444K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 a6 Kg3 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 exf7+ Kxf7 Bc1 Ke6 Kg4 Rb8 
                              Kf3 a4 Kg4 Kd6 Kf3 Rb7 Ke2 Ke6 
26     -3.07   00:04   28251K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 a6 Kg3 a5 Rf7 Qxf7 exf7+ Kxf7 Bc1 Ke6 Kg4 Rb8 
                              Kf3 a4 Kg4 Kd6 Kf3 Rb7 Ke2 Ke6 
27  >  -2.99   00:05   30511K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 a6 Kg3 a5 Rf2 Qd6 Rf1 Qe7 
27  >  -2.91   00:05   31782K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 a6 Kg3 a5 Rf2 Qd6 Rf1 Qe7 
27  >  -2.75   00:05   35502K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 a6 Kg3 Qe8 Rd1 Qe7 Rd7 Qf6 Rb7 
27     -2.83   00:07   49843K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bxf7+ 
                              Kxf7 Kf2 Rd8 Ke2 b5 Be3 Kf6 Bb6 Rd7 b3 Ke6 Be3 
                              Rc7 Kd3 Rf7 Ke2 Kd6 Bg5 Kc6 Be3 Rf8 Kd3 Rd8+ Ke2 
28  >  -2.59   00:08   58359K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 a5 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bd5 a4 Kd3 
28  >  -2.34   00:09   71322K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 a5 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bd5 a4 Kd3 
28  >  -1.86   00:12  103161K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 a5 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bd5 a4 Kd3 
28     -1.74   00:14  115229K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 a5 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bd5 Qxd5 exd5 Kf7 Kd3 Kf6 Bd2 
                              Rf8 b3 Ke7 c4 bxc4+ bxc4 Rf3+ Ke4 Rf2 Bxa5 Rxa2 
                              Bc7 Ra4 Kd3 e4+ Kd4 
29     -1.78   00:15  128469K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 Qc7 Bd5 Qc4+ Bxc4 bxc4 Re3 Rf6 b4 Kf7 Bg5 Rd6 
                              Rf3+ Kg7 a4 Re8 Rh3 Rd7 Rf3 Re6 Be3 Rb7 Rf1 Rf6 
                              Rd1 Rbf7 Bc5 
30     -1.74   00:19  156380K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 Qc7 Bd5 Qc4+ Bxc4 bxc4 Rh3 Rb7 Rf3 Rxb2+ Ke3 
                              Rb8 Bg5 h5 Bf6 Rh7 Bxe5 Rb5 Bd4 Rf7 Rg3 Kh7 Rg2 
                              Rb1 e5 Re1+ Re2 Rxe2+ Kxe2 g5 Ke3 Rb7 Ke4 Rb2 h3 
                              Rxa2 
31  >  -1.66   00:22  194480K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 Qc7 Rf1 Qb7 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bd5 Qxd5 exd5 Kf7 Kd3 
                              Kf6 h4 Kf5 b3 Rd8 c4 bxc4+ bxc4 e4+ Kd4 
31  <  -1.82   00:23  199022K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 Qc7 Rf1 Qb7 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bd5 Qxd5 exd5 Kf7 Kd3 
                              Rc8 Be3 Ke7 b3 Kd7 c4 bxc4+ bxc4 Rb8 a3 Rb3+ Ke4 
                              Rxa3 c5 Rc3 Bg1 Rc1 
31     -1.66   00:23  200718K Rf1 a6 Bd1 Rc7 e7 Rxe7 Bb3+ Rf7 Rf3 Qd7 Kf2 b5 
                              Ke2 Qc7 Bd5 Qc4+ Bxc4 bxc4 Rh3 Rb7 Rf3 Rxb2+ Ke3 
                              Rb8 Bg5 h6 Bf6 Rh7 Bxe5 Rb5 Bd6 Rf7 Rg3 Kg7 e5 
                              Rb1 Rg4 Re1+ Kd2 Ref1 Ke3 R7f3+ Kd4 R1f2 e6 Rd3+ 
                              Kc5 Rf5+ Kc6 Rxc3 
32  >  -1.54   00:35  316637K Rf1 a6 Bxa6 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 b5 
                              Bb3 Ra7 e7+ 
32  >  -1.41   00:38  341474K Rf1 a6 Bxa6 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Rc8 Bb3 Rd8 
                              Rf7 Qd6 Rg7+ Kf8 e7+ Ke8 exd8=Q+ Kxd8 Ra7 
32  >  -1.17   00:41  372825K Rf1 a6 Bxa6 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 b5 
                              Bb3 Ra7 e7+ 
32  >  -0.69   00:48  438615K Rf1 a6 Bxa6 Rc7 Bb5 Qc8 e7 Qg4+ Kh1 Qxe4+ Kg1 
                              Qg4+ Kh1 Qe4+ 
32     -0.69   00:58  542099K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 Rg7 Rd1 Qf8 
                              Bb3 Re7 Bxf8 Kxf8 Bd5 Kg7 Kg3 Rf8 c4 Rf4 a4 Kf6 
                              Ra1 Rxe6 Bxe6 Kxe6 Re1 a5 b3 g5 h3 Kd6 Kg2 Kc6 
                              Kg3 Kc5 
33     -0.97   01:07  622711K Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 Rg7 Rd1 Qf8 
                              Bb3 Re7 Bxf8 Kxf8 Bd5 Kg7 Kg3 Rf8 c4 Rc7 Ra1 h6 
                              h4 Rcc8 Rd1 Kf6 Rf1+ Ke7 Rf7+ Rxf7 exf7 h5 Kf3 
                              Kf8 b4 a5 bxa5 bxa5 Ke3 Rc7 Kd3 a4 a3 Rc5 Ke3 
34  >  -0.20   01:44    1014M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 Rg7 Bb3 Qe7 
                              h4 g5 h5 b5 Kg3 a6 Kg4 Qe8 e7+ 
34     -0.32   01:45    1021M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 Rg7 Bb3 Qe7 
                              h4 a6 Kg3 b5 Bg5 h5 Bxe7 Rxe7 Rd1 Kg7 Rd6 Ra7 Bd5 
                              Kf6 e7+ Kg7 Rb6 Re8 Bb7 Rxe7 Bxa6 Rf7 Bxb5 Rf4 
                              Be8 Rg4+ Kf3 Rxa2 c4 Ra8 
35     +0.00   01:55    1115M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 Qe7 Kg1 
36     +0.00   01:59    1149M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 Qe7 Kg1 
37     +0.00   02:05    1209M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 Qc5+ Kg2 Qe7 Kg1 
38     +0.00   02:19    1332M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 Qe8 Kg3 Qe7 Kg2 
39     +0.00   02:30    1434M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 Qe8 Kg3 Qe7 Kg2 
40     +0.00   02:38    1513M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 Qe8 Kg3 Qe7 Kg2 
41     +0.00   03:09    1811M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 Qe8 Kg3 Qe7 Kg2 
42     +0.00   03:54    2240M Rf1 Rc7 Bb5 Qd8 Bd7 Qe7 Ba4 b5 Bb3 Rc4 Bxc4 bxc4 
                              Kg2 Qe8 Kg3 Qe7 Kg2 

Nodes: 2356904698
Nodes/second: 9559424
Best move: Rf1
Ponder move: Rc7

Re: Best Move Classic

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:07 pm
by Howard E
I few themes that may win for white, unless there is a refutation.

[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "HOWARD-PC"]
[Date "2010.12.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Howard"]
[Black "Howard"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Time "07:38:47"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[TimeControl "40/1200:40/1200:40/1200"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "unterminated"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. Qxe5 fxe5 2. Rf1 a6 3. Bd1 b5 4. Bb3 Rc4 5. a4 Qe7 6. axb5 axb5 7. Rf2
Qe8 8. Ba2 Qe7 9. b4 *

[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "HOWARD-PC"]
[Date "2010.12.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Howard"]
[Black "Howard"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Time "07:44:39"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[TimeControl "40/1200:40/1200:40/1200"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "unterminated"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. Qxe5 fxe5 2. Rf1 Rc7 3. Bd1 Re7 4. Bb3 b5 5. a4 bxa4 6. Bxa4 Qd8 7. b4
Qb8 8. Bb3 a6 9. c4 *

Re: Best Move Classic

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:43 pm
by Robert Houdart
Your winning themes appear winning indeed, amazing how black is completely helpless.
For the engines to see this probably requires much deeper analysis.