Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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Re: Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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In this kind of curiosity/trick positions Houdini3/4 tactical has always been by far the best. Nothing to do with engine strength. I got around 70 solved in 5 min/position in dual PC only.
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Re: Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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For the problems that evade solution, I let a relatively weak machine chew on them over the weekend. What it lacked in strength is partially made up in time (more than an hour per position was allowed). I tried engines Fire 4, Komodo 8 and the bleeding edge Stockfish.

Fire 4:
1k3b1q/pP2p1p1/P1K1P1Pp/7P/2B5/8/8/8 w - - acd 44; acs 2530 ; acn 7630658982; ce 2 ; bm Bb5; pv Bb5 Qg8 Kd5 Qh8 Be8 Qg8 Bf7 Qh8 Kd4 Kc7 Ke3 Kb8 Kd3 Kc7 Kd4 Kb8 Ke3 Kc7 Kd3 Kb8 Ke4 Kc7 Kf4 Kb8 Kf5 Kc7 Ke4 Kb8 Kd3;
1r6/4k3/r2p2p1/2pR1p1p/2P1pP1P/pPK1P1P1/P7/1B6 b - - acd 39; acs 3779 ; acn 9284048759; ce 131 ; bm Ra7; pv Ra7 Bc2 Rb6 Bd1 Ke6 Be2 Ra8 Bf1 Rf8 Be2 Rf7 Bf1 Rf8;
1R6/8/8/5bp1/4p2k/8/B1p2PKP/8 w - - acd 32; acs 3011 ; acn 8204895528; ce -274 ; bm Rh8+; pv Rh8+ Kg4 Rf8 c1Q h3+ Kf4 Be6 Ke5 Bxf5 Qa3 Rf7 Qf3+ Kg1 e3 Re7+ Kf6 Rxe3 Qxf5 Kg2 Qd5+ Kh2 Kf5 Kg3 Qd6+ Kg2 Qc6+ Kg3 Qc5 Rf3+ Kg6 Re3 Qc4 Rf3 Qe6 Re3 Qd6+ Kg2 Qc6+ Kg3 Qh1 Ra3 Qc1 Re3 Qg1+ Kf3 Kf5 Ke2 Qh1 Rf3+ Ke5 Rd3 Qc6 Kd2 Qc4 Rg3 Kf5 Ke1 Qc1+ Ke2 Qb2+ Kf3 Qb7+ Ke2 Qb5+;
2b1Bbk1/5ppp/p3p3/8/1r3P2/4P3/P4P1P/3Q2K1 w - - acd 30; acs 4199 ; acn 11928605382; ce 110 ; bm a3; pv a3 Rc4 Qb3 Rc5 a4 g6 Qb6 e5 fxe5 a5 h4 Be6 Bb5 Be7 Kg2 Kg7 Qxa5 Bxh4 Qb4 Be7 Kg3 Bf5 Qb2 Rc2 Qd4 h5;
2b1r3/r2ppN2/8/1p1p1k2/pP1P4/2P3R1/PP3PP1/2K5 w - - acd 27; acs 3020 ; acn 7804438444; ce -222 ; bm Nh6+; pv Nh6+ Kf6 Ng4+ Ke6 Re3+ Kf5 Rg3 Rh8 Ne3+ Ke6 Rg6+ Kf7 Rb6 Rh1+ Kc2 Rb7 Ra6 Rb8 Ra5 Ra1 a3 e6 g3 Kf6 Ra7 Bb7 Ng4+ Kf5 Ne5 Rf1 f3 Rf2+ Kb1 Bc6 g4+ Kg5 Kc1 Rf8 Rc7 R8xf3 Nxf3+ Rxf3 Rc8 Kxg4 Rg8+;
2r1r1k1/4bppp/1q4n1/3pP3/p1pP4/PnR2NBP/1P4P1/1B1QR2K w - - acd 22; acs 598 ; acn 1577041399; ce 21 ; bm Bf5; pv Bf5 Rcd8 e6 f6 Bf2 Nf8 Nh4 g6 Qg4 Kh8 Bc2 Qc7 Rf3 Rc8 Bxg6 hxg6 Nxg6+ Nxg6 Qxg6 Bd6 Bg3 Bxg3 Rxg3;
4bbk1/3nq2r/pr2p3/Np1p1p1p/1PpP1Pp1/2P1P1P1/PQ1NB1PR/2K4R b - - acd 31; acs 3653 ; acn 14705067758; ce 88 ; bm Qd8; pv Qd8 Bd1 Nf6 Bc2 Bd6 Re1 Rb8 Kd1 Bc7 Qa3 Kf8 Ke2 Bd7 Ra1 Ke7 Rhh1 Kf7 Rad1 Ke7 Ra1;
4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - - acd 30; acs 2657 ; acn 8453609000; ce 0 ; bm Qa3; pv Qa3 Rxe6 Qxa7 Qf7 Qb8+ Qe8 Qa7;
7k/pp2Np1p/2p2P1N/5pP1/7K/P4n2/1q3Q2/5n2 w - - acd 35; acs 2777 ; acn 6971941013; ce 0 ; bm Qxf3; pv Qxf3 Qh2+ Qh3 Qf2+ Kh5 Qe2+ Kh4 Qc4+ Kh5 Qe2+;
7q/b1p5/1p1Npkb1/pPP2ppP/P1P5/3B2P1/5P1R/K3R3 w - - acd 27; acs 3618 ; acn 9181290188; ce 0 ; bm Nb7; pv Nb7 Ke7+ Ka2 Qc3 Rd1 Qb4 Bc2 Qxc4+ Kb2 Qb4+ Bb3 bxc5 hxg6 c4 Nxa5 Qxa5 Bxc4 Qb4+ Bb3 Bd4+ Ka2 Bc5 Kb2 Bd4+;
7r/p3k3/2p5/1pPp4/3P4/PP4P1/3P1PB1/2K5 w - - acd 37; acs 3880 ; acn 5853721596; ce -90 ; bm Bf3; pv Bf3 Rh2 Bg4 Rxf2 Bc8 Rf8 Bb7 Kd7 Ba6 Rf3 Kc2 Rxg3 Kb2 Rf3 Kc2 Kd8 Kb2 Rg3 Bb7 Kc7 Ba6 Rf3 Kc2 Rh3 Kb2 Kd8 Bb7 Kd7 Ba6 Rf3;
7r/pp3pk1/3p1N2/5PBp/1Pq1P3/2P4P/rP3RP1/4R1K1 w - - acd 29; acs 4110 ; acn 15239220923; ce 1 ; bm Rf3; pv Rf3 Qa6 Nd5 Rc8 Rg3 Ra1 Be7+ Kh7 Rxa1 Qxa1+ Kh2 Qxb2 Bxd6 Qd2 Be5 h4 Nf6+ Kh6 Rg4 Rc4 Rxh4+ Kg7 Nh7+ f6 Bxf6+ Kf7 Be5 Rxc3 Bxc3 Qxc3 Rg4 Qxb4 Rg6 Qd2 Ng5+;
8/1p2b3/6k1/5p2/p2NbP1p/P1B1P1p1/1P5P/6K1 w - - acd 36; acs 3163 ; acn 7562371700; ce -45 ; bm Be1; pv Be1 gxh2+ Kxh2 Kh5 Kh3 Bd3 Nf3 Bf1+ Kh2 Be2 Nd4 Bd3 Nf3 Be4 Ne5 Bc5 Bf2 Ba7 Kh3 Bh1 Nd7 Bc6 Ne5 Bb6 Nc4 Bc5 Ne5 Bb6;
8/3P3k/n2K3p/2p3n1/1b4N1/2p1p1P1/8/3B4 w - - acd 28; acs 3045 ; acn 7002090151; ce 196 ; bm Nf6+; pv Nf6+ Kg7 Nh5+ Kg6 Bc2+ Kxh5 d8Q Kg4 Qe8 c4+ Kc6 Ba3 Bd1+ Kh3 Qxe3 Nb4+ Kb5 Nd3 Qd4 Kh2 Kxc4 Nb2+ Kxc3 Nxd1+ Qxd1 Bf8 Qd3 Bd6 g4 Bf4 Kd4 Kg2 Kd5 Nf3 Qb3 Kf2 Qc3 Be5 Qd3 Bf4 Ke4;
8/4ppkp/3p2p1/2pP1PP1/2P1P1P1/p7/K3B3/2b5 b - - acd 36; acs 3336 ; acn 9296488311; ce 80 ; bm Bxg5; pv Bxg5 Kxa3 Kf6 Bd1 Ke5 fxg6 fxg6 Ka4 Kxe4 Kb3 Bf6 Kc2 Kd4 Be2 Ke3 Bd1 g5 Kb3 Bg7 Ka4 Kf4 Be2 h5 gxh5 g4 Bf1 Kf3 Ka5 g3 Bh3 g2 Bxg2+ Kxg2;
8/8/4kpp1/3p1b2/p6P/2B5/6P1/6K1 b - - acd 36; acs 2599 ; acn 7167699607; ce 92 ; bm a3; pv a3 g3 Be4 Kf1 Kf5 Kf2 g5 Ke3 Kg6 hxg5 fxg5 g4 Kf7 Bd4 Ke6 Bh8 Bg2 Kf2 Bh3 Kg3 Bf1 Kf2 Bb5 Ke3 a2 Bd4 Bd7 Kd2 Kd6 Kc2 Bxg4 Kb2 Bd7 Kxa2 g4 Ka3 g3 Kb4 Ke6 Kc5 g2 Bf2 Ke5 Bd4+ Ke4;

Komodo 8:
1k3b1q/pP2p1p1/P1K1P1Pp/7P/2B5/8/8/8 w - - acd 54; acs 20 ; acn 287116196; ce 0 ; bm Bd5; pv Bd5 Qg8 Bc4 Qh8;
1r6/4k3/r2p2p1/2pR1p1p/2P1pP1P/pPK1P1P1/P7/1B6 b - - acd 40; acs 3238 ; acn 19120639010; ce 197 ; bm Rab6; pv Rab6 Bc2 Rb4 Rd1 Kd7 Rd5 R8b6 Bd1 Ke6 Be2 Rb7 Kc2 Rb8 Bd1 Ke7 Rd2 R4b7 Rd5 Ke6 Kc3 Kd7 Bc2 Ke7 Bd1 Rb4 Be2 Ke6 Kc2 Ra8 Rd1 Rd8 Rd5 Re8 Kc3 Ra8 Kc2 Rg8 Rd1 Rg7 Rd5 Ra7;
1R6/8/8/5bp1/4p2k/8/B1p2PKP/8 w - - acd 36; acs 2551 ; acn 15923401319; ce -216 ; bm Rh8+; pv Rh8+ Kg4 Rf8 c1Q h3+ Kf4 Be6 Ke5 Bxf5 Qa3 Rf7 Qf3+ Kg1 e3 Re7+ Kf6 Rxe3 Qxf5 Kg2 Qd5+ Kg1 Qd1+ Kg2 Kf5 Rf3+ Kg6 Re3 Qd5+ Kg1 Qa8 Re6+ Kf5 Re3 Qc6 Kh2 Kg6 Kg1 Qd5 Re7 Qd1+ Kg2 Qd6 Re3 Qb8 Re6+ Kf7 Re3 Qb7+ Kg1 Qc6 Rg3 Qd5;
2b1Bbk1/5ppp/p3p3/8/1r3P2/4P3/P4P1P/3Q2K1 w - - acd 33; acs 3775 ; acn 18365291539; ce 185 ; bm e4; pv e4 Rc4 Qb3 Rxe4 Qb8 Rc4 Qa7 Rxf4 Qc7 Rf5 Qxc8 g6 Bc6 Kg7 Be4 Rg5+ Kf1 a5 Qd8 Rc5 Bf3 Rf5 Kg2 Kg8 a4 Kg7 Be4 Rc5 Ba8 Rf5 Qd4+ Kg8 h3 Bc5 Qd8+ Kg7 Bf3 Bb4 Be4 Rh5;
2b1r3/r2ppN2/8/1p1p1k2/pP1P4/2P3R1/PP3PP1/2K5 w - - acd 32; acs 3206 ; acn 15609481631; ce -338 ; bm Nh6+; pv Nh6+ Kf6 Ng4+ Ke6 Re3+ Kd6 f3 a3 bxa3 Bb7 Kb2 Rea8 Re1 Rxa3 Ra1 Ke6 Ne3 Bc6 f4 Kf7 Nc2 R3a4 Ne3 Rh8 Ng4 Ke6 Ne3 Kf6 a3 e6 Rf1 Rha8 Ra1 d6 g4 Rh8 Kb3;
2r1r1k1/4bppp/1q4n1/3pP3/p1pP4/PnR2NBP/1P4P1/1B1QR2K w - - acd 31; acs 3966 ; acn 16347789969; ce 51 ; bm Bf5; pv Bf5 Nf8 Bxc8 Rxc8 Rf1 Ne6 Bf2 Qa7 Be3 Bd8 Rc2 h6 Qe1 Bb6 Qh4 Rd8 Rcf2 Rd7 Rd1 Re7 Qg4 Kh8 Rc2 Re8 Rf1 Re7 Re2 Rd7 Rd1 Re7 Kg1 Kg8 Rf2;
4bbk1/3nq2r/pr2p3/Np1p1p1p/1PpP1Pp1/2P1P1P1/PQ1NB1PR/2K4R b - - acd 30; acs 2372 ; acn 9814836775; ce 137 ; bm Nb8; pv Nb8 a3 Nc6 Nxc6 Rxc6 Kd1 Qd8 Ke1 a5 Bd1 axb4 axb4 Ra6 Bc2 Rha7 Kf2 Bg7 Rd1 Qe7 Rhh1 Ra2 Qc1 Bf6 Bb1 Ra1 Nf1 Qf7 Qd2 Qh7 Qe2 R1a3 Qc2 Bc6;
4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - - acd 35; acs 3143 ; acn 16410209289; ce 0 ; bm Qa3; pv Qa3 Rxe6 Qxa7 Qf7 Qb8+ Qe8 Qb7 Qe7 Qb8+ Qe8;
7k/pp2Np1p/2p2P1N/5pP1/7K/P4n2/1q3Q2/5n2 w - - acd 41; acs 3542 ; acn 22084125847; ce 0 ; bm Qxf3; pv Qxf3 Qh2+ Qh3 Qf2+ Kh5 Qe2+ Kh4 Qe4+ Kh5 Qe2+;
7q/b1p5/1p1Npkb1/pPP2ppP/P1P5/3B2P1/5P1R/K3R3 w - - acd 32; acs 3631 ; acn 19084411355; ce 0 ; bm Nb7; pv Nb7 Ke7+ Ka2 Qc3 Rd1 Qb4 Bc2 Qxc4+ Bb3 Qe2+ Ka3 bxc5 Rc1 Qd2 Rc2 Qb4+ Ka2 Bf7 Rc4 Qd2+ Rc2 Qb4;
7r/p3k3/2p5/1pPp4/3P4/PP4P1/3P1PB1/2K5 w - - acd 40; acs 2883 ; acn 17290472975; ce -172 ; bm Bf3; pv Bf3 Rf8 Bg4 Rxf2 b4 Rg2 Bf5 Rxg3 Kb2 Rg2 Kc3 Rg5 Bc2 Rg3+ Kb2 Rg2 Kc3 Kd7 Bf5+ Kd8 Bh7 Rg5 Bb1 Kc7 Bh7 Rg3+ Kb2 Rf3 Bc2 Kd7 Bb1 Rf4 Kc3 Rf1 Kb2 Kd8 Bh7 Rf7 Bb1 Rf4 Kc3 Rf3+ Kb2 Kd7 Bh7 Kd8;
7r/pp3pk1/3p1N2/5PBp/1Pq1P3/2P4P/rP3RP1/4R1K1 w - - acd 32; acs 3590 ; acn 19147172127; ce 138 ; bm Rf3; pv Rf3 Qa6 Nd5 Ra1 Bf6+ Kh7 Rxa1 Qxa1+ Kh2 Re8 Bd4 Re5 Rg3 Rxd5 Rg7+ Kh6 exd5 Qxb2 Rxf7 Qc1 Rxb7 a6 Rd7 Kg5 f6 Qf4+ Kh1 Qf1+ Bg1 Qxf6 c4 Qe5 c5 Qxd5 Rxd6 Qc4 Rd4 Qc3 Rd5+ Kg6 Rd6+ Kf7 Rd4 Kg6 Bf2 Qb2 Kg1 Kf5 Rd5+ Kg6 Rd6+ Kf5 Rd4 Ke6;
8/1p2b3/6k1/5p2/p2NbP1p/P1B1P1p1/1P5P/6K1 w - - acd 40; acs 3307 ; acn 23294020073; ce -69 ; bm Be1; pv Be1 gxh2+ Kxh2 Kh5 Kh3 Bd3 Nf3 Bf1+ Kh2 Be2 Nd4 Bd3 Nf3 Be4 Ne5 Bc5 Bd2 Bc6 Kh3 Bb5 Kg2 Be8 Kh3 Bc6 Kh2 Bb6 Kh3 Bb5 Kh2 Bd8 Bc3 Be7 Bd4 Bd6 Nf3 Be2 Ne5 Bf1 Nf3 Bb5 Bf6 Bc5 Bd4 Be2 Ng1 Bxd4;
8/3P3k/n2K3p/2p3n1/1b4N1/2p1p1P1/8/3B4 w - - acd 32; acs 3031 ; acn 17668727702; ce 293 ; bm Nf6+; pv Nf6+ Kg7 Nh5+ Kg6 Bc2+ Kxh5 d8Q Kg4 Qe8 c4+ Kc6 Bc5 Bd1+ Kxg3 Qe5+ Kg2 Qd5+ Kg3 Qxc4 c2 Bxc2 Nf3 Kb7 Nb8 Kxb8 Bd6+ Kb7 Bf4 Bd1 Nh4 Qf1 Bg5 Qe2 Kf4 Qh2+ Ke4 Qd6 e2 Bxe2 Ke3 Bd1 Kf2 Qh2+ Ng2 Kc6 Bf4 Qh5 Bg5 Qf3+ Kg1 Bc2;
8/4ppkp/3p2p1/2pP1PP1/2P1P1P1/p7/K3B3/2b5 b - - acd 40+; acs 3014 ; acn 18978217268; ce 358 ; bm Bxg5; pv Bxg5;
8/8/4kpp1/3p1b2/p6P/2B5/6P1/6K1 b - - acd 39; acs 2475 ; acn 16452037395; ce 247 ; bm a3; pv a3 Kf2 Bc2 Ke2 Kf5 Ke3 Be4 g3 Kg4 Bxf6 Kxg3 Kd2 a2 Kc1 Kf2 Kd2 Kf3 Ba1 Bb1 Bc3 Ke4 Ba1 Kf4 Bf6 Bf5 Ba1 Kg3 Bf6 Bd7 Ke3 Ba4 Kd2 Kf2 Ba1 Kg2 Bc3 Kf3 Bb2 Bb3 Bf6 Kf2 Bd4+ Kg3 Ba1;

Stockfish:
1k3b1q/pP2p1p1/P1K1P1Pp/7P/2B5/8/8/8 w - - acd 127/6; acs 5 ; acn 5784743; ce 0 ; bm Ba2; pv Ba2 Qg8 Bb3 Qh8 Ba2;
1r6/4k3/r2p2p1/2pR1p1p/2P1pP1P/pPK1P1P1/P7/1B6 b - - acd 67/70; acs 1774 ; acn 11063808780; ce 199 ; bm Ke6; pv Ke6 Bc2 Raa8 Bd1 Rb7 Be2 Rb4 Rd1 Ra5 Rd5 Kd7 Rd1 Ra7 Rd5 Kc6 Rd1 Rb8 Bf1 Rab7 Bg2 Rh8 Bf1 Ra8 Bg2 Rg8 Bf1 Rc8 Bg2 Ra8 Bh3 Rh7 Bg2 Rb8 Bf1 Rd8 Be2 Rb7 Bf1 Rg7 Bg2 Rb8 Rd5 Ra7 Bf1 Kd7 Rd1 Rab7 Be2 Ke6 Rd5 Rh8 Bd1 Rg8 Be2 Rc8 Rd1 Ra7 Rd5 Rf7 Rd1 Rb8 Rd5 Rfb7 Rd1 Rc8 Bf1 Ra7 Be2;
1R6/8/8/5bp1/4p2k/8/B1p2PKP/8 w - - acd 61/112; acs 3586 ; acn 25256256045; ce -408 ; bm Rh8+; pv Rh8+ Kg4 Rf8 c1Q h3+ Kf4 Be6 Ke5 Bxf5 Qa3 Rf7 Qf3+ Kg1 e3 Re7+ Kf6 Rxe3 Qxf5 Kf1 Kf7 Kg2 Kg6 Kg3 Qf6 Kg2 Qc6+ Kf1 Qc4+ Ke1 Qf4 Ke2 Qd6 Rg3 Qa6+ Ke1 Qa1+ Ke2 Qc1 Re3 Kh5 Kf3 Qf1 Kg3 Qg1+ Kf3 Kg6 Ra3 Qh2 Ke2 Qh1 Rf3 Kh6 Re3 Qc1 Re6+ Kg7 Re7+ Kg8 Re3 Kf7 Kf3 Qf1 Kg3 Kg6 Ra3 Qh1 Re3 Qg1+ Kf3 Qh2 Ke2 Kh5 Rg3 Qh1 Ra3 Qg1 Kf3 Qh2 Ke2 Qe5+ Re3 Qb5+ Kf3 Qc6+ Ke2 Qc4+ Ke1 Qc1+ Ke2 Qb1 Rg3 Qb5+ Ke1;
2b1Bbk1/5ppp/p3p3/8/1r3P2/4P3/P4P1P/3Q2K1 w - - acd 43/68; acs 2241 ; acn 12179159080; ce 200 ; bm a3; pv a3 Rc4 Qb3 Rc5 Kg2 a5 Qb8 e5 fxe5 Be6 Bb5 Rc8 Qb6 Bxa3 Ba6 Rc1 Qxa5 Bf8 Bd3 g6 f4 Rd1 Qc3 Bb4 Qxb4 Rxd3 Kf3 h5 Ke2 Rb3 Qd4 Ra3 h4 Ra2+ Kf3 Kg7 Kg3 Ra3 Qd2 Rb3 Kf2 Bg4 Qd8 Rb2+ Kg3 Rb1 Qf6+ Kg8 Kf2 Rb2+ Kg3 Rb3 Qd8+ Kg7 Qd4;
2b1r3/r2ppN2/8/1p1p1k2/pP1P4/2P3R1/PP3PP1/2K5 w - - acd 38/62; acs 2845 ; acn 15507147184; ce -381 ; bm Rf3+; pv Rf3+ Ke6 Nh6 Rh8 Re3+ Kf6 Ng4+ Kf7 Rf3+ Ke6 Re3+ Kf5 Ne5 Rh1+ Kc2 a3 bxa3 Rxa3 Kb2 Ra8 a3 Rf1 Rf3+ Ke6 Ng6 Bb7 g3 Rg8 Nf4+ Kd6 Nd3 Ra8 Ne5 Re1 Ng6 Rd1 Rf7 Rf1 Rf3 Rg8 Ne5 Ke6 Nd3 d6 Nf4+ Kd7 Ng2 Rh8 Ne3 Re1 Rf7 Ke6;
2r1r1k1/4bppp/1q4n1/3pP3/p1pP4/PnR2NBP/1P4P1/1B1QR2K w - - acd 39/57; acs 3277 ; acn 15196934694; ce 87 ; bm Bf5; pv Bf5 Nf8 Bxc8 Rxc8 Bf2 Ne6 Rc2 Rc7 Be3 Rb7 Rf1 Bd8 Qe1 Na5 Nd2 h6 Nb1 Qb3 Rd2 Nc6 Nc3 Ba5 Qc1 Rd7 Rfd1 Rd8 Kg1 Rd7 Kh2 Rd8 g3 Bb6 Qb1 Ba5 Qc2 Rb8 Kg2 Bxc3 Qxc3 h5;
4bbk1/3nq2r/pr2p3/Np1p1p1p/1PpP1Pp1/2P1P1P1/PQ1NB1PR/2K4R b - - acd 47/57; acs 1736 ; acn 7866668560; ce 159 ; bm Nf6; pv Nf6 Kd1 Bg6 Ke1 Qc7 Kf2 Ne8 Ke1 Nd6 Kf2 Be7 Qc1 Qd7 Qb2 Rb8 Qb1 Bf6 Ke1 Rc8 Qc2 Kf8 Kd1 Rb8 Qb2 Qc7 Kc2 Kg8 Kd1 Rc8 Kc1 Be7 Kb1 Qd7 Qc1 Rb8 Qb2 Ne8 Bd1 Qc7 Qa3 Bf8 Bc2 Qd7 Ka1 Nf6 Rb1 Ne8;
4q1kr/p6p/1prQPppB/4n3/4P3/2P5/PP2B2P/R5K1 w - - acd 51/42; acs 3015 ; acn 16963440590; ce 0 ; bm Qa3; pv Qa3 Rxe6 Qxa7 Qe7 Qa8+ Qe8 Qb7 Qe7 Qa8+;
7k/pp2Np1p/2p2P1N/5pP1/7K/P4n2/1q3Q2/5n2 w - - acd 69/9; acs 3877 ; acn 26137042508; ce 0 ; bm Qxf3; pv Qxf3 Qh2+ Qh3 Qf2+ Kh5 Qe2+ Kh4 Qf2+;
7q/b1p5/1p1Npkb1/pPP2ppP/P1P5/3B2P1/5P1R/K3R3 w - - acd 43/49; acs 3618 ; acn 20821620580; ce 0 ; bm Nb7; pv Nb7 Ke7+ Ka2 Qc3 Rd1 Qb4 Bc2 Qxc4+ Kb2 Qb4+ Bb3 bxc5 hxg6 c4 Nxa5 Qxa5 g7 Qb4 Rd7+ Kxd7 g8Q Qxb3+ Kc1 Qa3+ Kd2 Qd3+ Kc1 Qc3+ Kd1 Qd3+ Ke1 Qb1+ Ke2 Qd3+ Ke1;
7r/p3k3/2p5/1pPp4/3P4/PP4P1/3P1PB1/2K5 w - - acd 59/80; acs 1591 ; acn 10339744526; ce -151 ; bm Bf3; pv Bf3 Rf8 Bg4 Rxf2 b4 Rg2 Bf5 Rxg3 Kb2 Rg1 Kb3 Rg2 Kc3 Rg5 Bb1 Rg3+ Kb2 Kf6 Bc2 Rg4 Kc3 Ke6 Bb1 Rh4 Bg6 Rh6 Bc2 Rh3+ Kb2 Rg3 a4 bxa4 Bxa4 Rd3 Bxc6 Rxd4 Kc3 Rc4+ Kb3 a5 bxa5 Rxc5 Be8 Rxa5 Kc2 Ke5 Bg6 Ra2+ Kd3 Ra3+ Kc2 Rg3 Be8 Rg8 Bb5 Rg7 Kc3 Rg2 Bd3 Rg3 Kc2 Kd4 Bb5 Rg8 Bd7 Ra8 Bb5 Rc8+ Kd1 Rc7 Be8;
7r/pp3pk1/3p1N2/5PBp/1Pq1P3/2P4P/rP3RP1/4R1K1 w - - acd 43/85; acs 3495 ; acn 18957363103; ce 127 ; bm Rf3; pv Rf3 Qa6 Nd5 Ra1 Bf6+ Kh7 Rxa1 Qxa1+ Kh2 Re8 Bh4 Kh8 Nf6 Rg8 Nxh5 Qxb2 Bf2 Qd2 Bd4+ Kh7 Nf6+ Kh8 Nxg8+ Kxg8 Rg3+ Kf8 Bxa7 Ke8 h4 Qf4 Kh3 Kd7 Re3 Qf1 Bd4 Ke7 Rg3 Qd1 f6+ Ke6 Re3 Qh1+ Kg3 Qf1 e5 d5 Rf3 Qh1 Rf2 Qd1 Kh2 Qg4 g3 Qh5 Rb2 Qg6 Ra2 Qe4 Rf2 Qg4 b5 Qg6 Kh3 Qd3;
8/1p2b3/6k1/5p2/p2NbP1p/P1B1P1p1/1P5P/6K1 w - - acd 59/78; acs 1891 ; acn 11558096669; ce -33 ; bm Be1; pv Be1 gxh2+ Kxh2 Kh5 Kh3 Bd3 Nf3 Bf1+ Kh2 Be2 Ne5 Bc5 Bd2 Bd6 Kg2 Be7 Bb4 Bf6 Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bb5 Ba5 Be7 Kh3 Bf1+ Kh2 Bc5 Bd2 Bb5 Nf3 Bd6 Ne5 Bf1 Nd7 Bc7 Ne5 Bd8 Bc3 Bb6 Bd4 Bc7 Nf3 Bd6 Ne5 Be2 Nd7 Bb5 Ne5 Bc7 Kg2 Bc6+ Kh3 Bxe5 fxe5 Bd7 Bb6 Be6 Kh2 Kg4 Bd8 b5 Kg2 Bd7 Be7 h3+ Kh2 f4 exf4 Kxf4;
8/3P3k/n2K3p/2p3n1/1b4N1/2p1p1P1/8/3B4 w - - acd 42/66; acs 3867 ; acn 24574780325; ce -244 ; bm d8Q; pv d8Q Nf7+ Kd7 Nxd8 Kxd8 Ba5+ Kd7 Bc7 Nxe3 Bxg3 Kc6 Kg6 Nc2 Bf2 Kb5 Nc7+ Kc4 h5 Kxc3 Kg5 Bf3 h4 Na3 h3 Bb7 Kf4 Kd3 Ne6 Nc4 Nd4 Nd2 Nf5 Bc6 Nd6 Nc4 Nc8 Nd2 Ne7 Bb7 Bd4 Nf3 Nf5 Bc6 Nd6 Nd2 Bf6 Bd7 h2;
8/4ppkp/3p2p1/2pP1PP1/2P1P1P1/p7/K3B3/2b5 b - - acd 58/86; acs 3081 ; acn 20452029505; ce 351 ; bm Bxg5; pv Bxg5 Kxa3 Kf6 Kb3 Ke5 Bd1 Kxe4 Kc3 gxf5 gxf5 Kf4 Bh5 f6 Bd1 Ke5 Be2 h6 Bh5 Kxf5 Kd3 Ke5 Bd1 Bc1 Kc3 f5 Kd3 Kf4 Be2 Be3 Bd1 Bf2 Ke2 Bh4 Kd3 Bg5 Be2 Kg3 Bd1 Bf6 Bh5 Be5 Be2 Bd4 Bd1 Kg2 Be2 Kh3 Kd2 Kh4 Ke1 Kg5 Kf1 Bb2 Kg2 Kf4 Bh5 Bf6 Kf2 Bd4+ Kg2 Be5 Be2;
8/8/4kpp1/3p1b2/p6P/2B5/6P1/6K1 b - - acd 71/78; acs 1645 ; acn 11801843401; ce 210 ; bm a3; pv a3 Kf2 Be4 g3 Kf5 Bd4 Bh1 Ke3 a2 g4+ Kxg4 Bxf6 Be4 Kd2 Kf4 Bb2 Bg2 Bd4 Ke4 Bb2 Bf3 Bc3 d4 Bb2 Bg4 Ba1 Be6 Bb2 Bc4 Ba1 Bf1 Bb2 Bb5 Ba1 Bd3 Bb2 Bb1 Ke2 Ke5 Ba1 Bf5 Kd2 Ke4 Bb2 Bd7 Ba1 Ke5 Bb2 Bb5 Ba1 Bf1 Bb2 Ke4 Ba1 Bc4 Bb2 Bd3 Ba1 Bb1 Ke2 Kd5 Kd1 Bf5 Ke2 Be4 Kd2 Kc4 Bb2 Kc5 Ba1 Kd5 Bb2 Kc4 Kc1 Bf3;
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Re: Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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Dann Corbit wrote:For the problems that evade solution, I let a relatively weak machine chew on them over the weekend. What it lacked in strength is partially made up in time (more than an hour per position was allowed). I tried engines Fire 4, Komodo 8 and the bleeding edge Stockfish.
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Thanks, Dann.
Why did you select this 16 positions on 115 ?
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Re: Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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Jouni wrote:In this kind of curiosity/trick positions Houdini3/4 tactical has always been by far the best. Nothing to do with engine strength.
More than 60% of positions come from real games. The engines would certainly got stronger by finding solutions (but they have to be not weaker in other positions too).
Jouni wrote:I got around 70 solved in 5 min/position in dual PC only.
Please, post results here.
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Re: Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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Vinvin wrote:
Dann Corbit wrote:For the problems that evade solution, I let a relatively weak machine chew on them over the weekend. What it lacked in strength is partially made up in time (more than an hour per position was allowed). I tried engines Fire 4, Komodo 8 and the bleeding edge Stockfish.
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Thanks, Dann.
Why did you select this 16 positions on 115 ?
Because I have solved all the others with all the engines that I tried.
The above set fails for one or more engines even at long time control.
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Re: Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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Re: Stockfish 6 beta1 on 116 hard positions 30 min/position

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Dann Corbit wrote:For the problems that evade solution, I let a relatively weak machine chew on them over the weekend. What it lacked in strength is partially made up in time (more than an hour per position was allowed). I tried engines Fire 4, Komodo 8 and the bleeding edge Stockfish....
This one is found by Stockfish after 6m23s (I7@4GHz) :
7r/pp3pk1/3p1N2/5PBp/1Pq1P3/2P4P/rP3RP1/4R1K1 w - - bm Kh2; c1 "diff=9";

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100 Kh2; c1 "diff=9";   
    Searching move: Kg1-h2
    Best move (Stockfish_15011815_x64_modern): Kg1-h2
    Identical moves! Found in: 06:23
    12/22	00:00	        232k	2.188k	+0,18	1.Be3  Qb3  2.Bd4  Ra8  3.Rb1  Kf8  4.Be3  Rc8  5.Bh6+  Ke7  6.Bg5  a5  7.Nxh5+  Kf8  8.Bf4  Rc6  9.bxa5  Rxa5  10.Nf6
    13/22	00:00	        282k	2.189k	+0,14	1.Be3  Qb3  2.Bd4  Ra8  3.Rb1  a5  4.bxa5  R8xa5  5.Ne8+  Kg8  6.Nxd6  Ra6  7.e5  R6a5  8.Rd2  h4
    14/22	00:00	        749k	2.202k	 0,00	1.Be3  Qb3  2.Nd5  Rd8  3.Bc1  Kf8  4.Nf6  Ke7  5.Bg5  Rc8  6.Nxh5+  Kf8  7.Bh6+  Ke7  8.Bg5+
    15/22	00:00	      1.133k	2.182k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    16/22	00:00	      1.190k	2.180k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    17/22	00:00	      1.264k	2.175k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    18/22	00:00	      1.459k	2.171k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    19/22	00:00	      1.680k	2.165k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    20/22	00:00	      2.112k	2.159k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    21/22	00:01	      2.484k	2.141k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    22/22	00:01	      3.038k	2.136k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    23/22	00:01	      3.994k	2.132k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    24/22	00:02	      5.513k	2.124k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    25/22	00:03	      7.520k	2.129k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    26/22	00:05	     12.142k	2.128k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    27/22	00:09	     20.828k	2.122k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    28/22	00:12	     26.033k	2.122k	 0,00	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Nf6  Rh8
    29/28+	00:22	     47.734k	2.107k	+0,06	1.Nd5
    29/28+	00:26	     55.650k	2.100k	+0,12	1.Nd5
    29/41+	00:50	    105.748k	2.082k	+0,56	1.Nd5
    29/57-	01:29	    186.730k	2.077k	+0,40	1.Nd5  Re8
    29/57	01:41	    206.838k	2.048k	+0,31	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Be7  Kh6  3.Bxd6  Rxe4  4.Rxe4  Qxe4  5.Bf8+  Kg5  6.h4+  Kxh4  7.Be7+  f6  8.Rf4+  Kg3  9.Rf3+  Qxf3  10.Bd6+  Kg4  11.gxf3+  Kxf5  12.Ne3+  Ke6  13.Bb8  a6  14.f4  Rxb2  15.f5+  Kf7  16.Ba7  Re2  17.Bd4  h4  18.Nd5  Rd2  19.Nf4  a5  20.bxa5  Ra2  21.Ng6  h3  22.Nf4  Rxa5
    30/57+	02:04	    254.543k	2.039k	+0,37	1.Nd5
    30/57+	02:11	    267.657k	2.040k	+0,43	1.Nd5
    30/57-	02:27	    302.455k	2.044k	+0,37	1.Nd5  Re8
    30/57-	02:35	    319.169k	2.046k	+0,23	1.Nd5  Re8
    30/57	02:45	    339.927k	2.050k	+0,26	1.Nd5  Re8  2.Be7  Qb3  3.f6+  Kh6  4.Bxd6  Qxd5  5.exd5  Rxe1+  6.Kh2  Rd1  7.c4  Kg6  8.Bf4  h4  9.g3  hxg3+  10.Kxg3  Rd3+  11.Kg2  a6  12.h4  Kh5  13.Bg3  Kg6  14.Be5  b5  15.c5  Rxd5  16.Bc3  Rd8  17.Kg3  Ra1  18.Kf4  Rc8  19.Be5  Re1  20.Bc3
    31/57-	03:00	    371.199k	2.053k	+0,20	1.Nd5  Re8
    31/57-	03:11	    393.998k	2.055k	+0,14	1.Nd5  Re8
    31/57+	03:33	    438.020k	2.055k	+0,20	1.Nd5
    31/57+	03:36	    444.244k	2.055k	+0,34	1.Nd5
    31/57-	03:51	    475.179k	2.057k	+0,23	1.Nd5  Re8
    31/57+	06:23	    789.815k	2.059k	+0,39	1.Kh2
    31/57+	09:34	  1.177.371k	2.050k	+0,86	1.Kh2
    31/60	12:55	  1.582.905k	2.041k	+1,24	1.Kh2  a5  2.bxa5  Rxa5  3.Rf3  Qa4  4.Rg3  b6  5.Nd5  Kh7  6.Nxb6  Qc6  7.b4  Qxb6  8.bxa5  Qxa5  9.Bf4  Rg8  10.Bxd6  f6  11.Bf4  Rxg3  12.Bxg3  Kh6  13.e5  fxe5  14.Bxe5  Kg5  15.f6  Kg6  16.Bd4  Qc7+  17.g3  Qc6
    32/60+	14:37	  1.786.180k	2.037k	+1,30	1.Kh2
    32/60-	15:56	  1.943.358k	2.032k	+1,24	1.Kh2  b5
    32/60+	16:07	  1.964.188k	2.031k	+1,30	1.Kh2
    32/60-	17:17	  2.103.065k	2.027k	+1,22	1.Kh2  a5
    32/60+	17:30	  2.129.048k	2.027k	+1,33	1.Kh2
    32/60	17:51	  2.172.188k	2.026k	+1,32	1.Kh2  a5  2.bxa5  Rxa5  3.Rf3  Kf8  4.Rg3  h4  5.Rg4  Qd3  6.Nd5  f6  7.Bxf6  Rg8  8.Re3  Qd2  9.Rxg8+  Kxg8  10.Bxh4  Kf7  11.Rg3  Qc2  12.Rg4  Qb1  13.Bg3  Qxb2  14.Bxd6  Rxd5  15.exd5  Qxc3  16.Rb4  Kf6  17.Rxb7  Qd3  18.Rd7  Qd2  19.Bg3  Qd4  20.Rd6+  Kxf5
    33/60+	19:17	  2.342.668k	2.024k	+1,38	1.Kh2
    33/60-	19:31	  2.371.036k	2.024k	+1,32	1.Kh2  a5
    33/60+	19:39	  2.387.531k	2.024k	+1,38	1.Kh2
    33/60-	19:54	  2.418.251k	2.024k	+1,30	1.Kh2  a5
    33/60+	20:38	  2.504.790k	2.023k	+1,41	1.Kh2
    33/60	23:34	  2.863.270k	2.024k	+1,43	1.Kh2  a5  2.bxa5  Qa4  3.Nd5  Rg8  4.Be7  Ra1  5.Rxa1  Qxa1  6.Nf6  Qe1  7.Rf3  Kh8  8.Bxd6  Qd2  9.Bg3  Qxb2  10.Nxg8  Kxg8  11.Rd3  Qb5  12.Rd5  Qe8  13.e5  Qc8  14.e6  fxe6  15.fxe6  Qxe6  16.Rxh5  Qc6  17.Be5  Qe4  18.Rh8+  Kf7  19.Bd4  Qd5  20.Rh7+  Ke6
    34/64-	25:01	  3.040.185k	2.025k	+1,37	1.Kh2  Qa6
    34/64-	25:08	  3.056.048k	2.026k	+1,31	1.Kh2  Qa6
    34/64+	25:25	  3.090.768k	2.025k	+1,37	1.Kh2
    34/64-	25:33	  3.106.720k	2.026k	+1,29	1.Kh2  Qa6
    34/64+	25:54	  3.148.342k	2.026k	+1,40	1.Kh2
    34/64-	28:44	  3.485.257k	2.021k	+1,24	1.Kh2  Kf8
    34/64+	29:57	  3.631.888k	2.020k	+1,48	1.Kh2
   20/01/15 07:29:24, Time for this analysis: 00:30:00, Rated time: 3:53:04