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hgm wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:30 pm

Let it be noted that some people view incompleteness of an answer to a posted question not as an opportunity to provide a better answer, but only as an opportunity to foulmouth those who try to be helpful...

foulmouth foulmouth foulmouth ???

moderation please

Kind regards
Bernhard

Looks like Kg6 is losing. Kf8 holds the draw if syzygy is right.
Kind regards
Bernhard

Current stockfish on a slow laptop. FEN: rnbq3r/pppp4/3b1pkp/5p2/2BP4/4P3/PPP2PPP/RN1QK2R w KQ - 0 9 15/24 00:01 2.318k 1.942k -0,64 Bc4-d3 Kg6-g7 Bd3xf5 h6-h5 Nb1-d2 Nb8-c6 Qd1-f3 Bd6-e7 Nd2-e4 h5-h4 O-O d7-d5 Ne4-c3 Bc8xf5 Qf3xf5 Qd8-c8 16/24 00:01 2.943k 1.911k -0,46 Bc4-d3 Kg6-g7 Bd3xf5 h6-h5 h2...

Thank you!

1. Qg4 was among the best moves I considered.
Depth 55 is quite amazing but you are known for strong hardware.

Kind regards
Bernhard

I played a little around with your position 3q1rk1/prppnp2/1p4p1/2b1P1N1/5P2/7P/PP5K/R1BQR3 w - - 0 1 and got 38/74 10:19 969.655k 1.565k -0,26 b2-b4 Bc5xb4 Re1-g1 d7-d5 Bc1-b2 c7-c5 Qd1-g4 Ne7-f5 e5-e6 d5-d4 Ng5xf7 Rb7xf7 e6xf7+ Kg8xf7 Qg4xg6+ Kf7-e7 Rg1-g2 Qd8-d5 a2-a3 Bb4-a5 Rg2-e2+ Ke7-d7 Ra1-g1...

What makes you think that 1.b4 is the best move?
Why not 1. Bd2?
Kind regards
Bernhard

1r6/1r3pk1/4b1p1/4p3/p1P1PqP1/N1R2P1p/P2R3P/2Q3K1 b - - How long until your engine sees utter devastation for white? Does not take too long to see the right move, but it takes a bit to see how damaging it is. This I would call a test position. A really nice one. Remove that black night and make use...

1r6/1r3pk1/4b1p1/4p3/p1P1PqP1/N1R2P1p/P2R3P/2Q3K1 b - - How long until your engine sees utter devastation for white? Does not take too long to see the right move, but it takes a bit to see how damaging it is. This I would call a test position. A really nice one. Remove that black night and make use...

I folowed your line up to the following position after 15. Ra7 {132.6/61 CFtbs} 6k1/R5p1/5p1p/3b1K2/3B4/8/8/8 b - - 19 15 Here sf gives FEN: 6k1/R5p1/5p1p/3b1K2/3B4/8/8/8 b - - 19 15 St-orig-18-05-17: ... 52/63 01:36 266.679k 2.749k -3,04 Bd5-c4 Bd4-c5 Bc4-d5 Ra7-e7 Bd5-c4 Bc5-d6 Bc4-b3 Re7-d7 Bb3-...

With 30. ..h5 black destroys his fortress. Better is 30. ..Be6. After this move I cannot see any progress. Instead of hopping in at the end of output lines, try this, Bernhard: http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?p=763821#p763821 If you then still get from the starting position a drawing line...