Uly - 64x

[64x]

It seems we are here for the long run
86..Ra2

[Uly]

Hopefully not that long!

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Bg5 <br> Nc6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O b5 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qe3 Rc8 11. Kb1 <br> Nd7 12. Nd5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Bg7 15. h4 Bxd5 16. exd5 <br> Qb6 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Re1 Rc7 19. Qe3 g4 20. f3 O-O 21. Bf4 <br> Qa5 22. Qd2 b4 23. Bc4 Na4 24. Bb3 Bxb2 25. Bxh6 Bf6 <br> 26. Qf4 Rfc8 27. Qxg4+ Kh7 28. Qh5 Nc3+ 29. Kc1 Bg7 <br> 30. Bd2+ Kg8 31. Bxc3 Bxc3 32. Re2 Kf8 33. Kd1 Qa3 34. Re4 <br> Qb2 35. Qh6+ Bg7 36. Qc1 Qf6 37. Ke1 a5 38. Kf2 Rc3 39. Qd2 <br> Bh6 40. Qe2 Bf4 41. g3 Be5 42. Kg2 Qg6 43. Rh3 f5 44. Rc4 <br> R8xc4 45. Bxc4 a4 46. Bd3 Qf7 47. h5 Qxd5 48. h6 b3 <br> 49. axb3 a3 50. Bc4 Qd4 51. Rh5 e6 52. h7 Re3 53. Qf2 Rc3 <br> 54. Qxd4 Bxd4 55. h8=R+ Bxh8 56. Rxh8+ Kg7 57. Ra8 Rxc2+ <br> 58. Kh3 d5 59. Bb5 a2 60. Ra7+ Kf6 61. f4 Rb2 62. b4 Rxb4 <br> 63. Be8 Rb1 64. Rxa2 Ke7 65. Ba4 Rg1 66. Kh2 Rc1 67. Kg2 <br> Re1 68. Bb5 Rb1 69. Be2 Rb4 70. Kf2 Kd7 71. Ra7+ Kc6 <br> 72. Ra6+ Kd7 73. Ke3 Rb3+ 74. Bd3 Rb4 75. Bc2 Ke7 76. Kd3 <br> Re4 77. Ra4 Re1 78. Kd4 Rg1 79. Ra7+ Kf6 80. Ra3 Re1 <br> 81. Rc3 Rg1 82. Ba4 Ra1 83. Bb5 Rd1+ 84. Kc5 Ke7 85. Be2 <br> Rd2 86. Bf3 Ra2 87. Rb3

[ernest]

Hopefully not that long!

Now Houdini says it's a win!
I wonder if by backtracking it is possible to find the White's "wrong" move (if any...)

I tried, but it's a long process...

[64x]

You probably mean Black's wrong move.

[Uly]

I don't have a sudden "black's wrong move", it has been steady improvement, squeezing centipawn by centipawn with Persistent Hash (avoiding known drawn positions and going for positions where known won lines existed, I'm glad this seems to be working!) Now, let's see if the game is actually won!

[ernest]

You probably mean Black's wrong move.

[ernest]

with Persistent Hash

So, using Rybka 3?

[Uly]

Yes, it's my main engine in all my games. I couldn't have saved some losing games without Persistent Hash, and I couldn't have won some without it.

Now I have a conflict of interests for Rybka 4.1, do I really want a fully working Persistent Hash for it? Considering my opponents would also have it and I'd lose my edge? Hard question!

[64x]

I would rather have your techniques than ph as advantage. I am running quite low on time as my travel schedule continues to ramp. Let me know if my pace is an issue.

87..Kf6

[Uly]

Your pace s just fine

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Bg5 <br> Nc6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O b5 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qe3 Rc8 11. Kb1 <br> Nd7 12. Nd5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Bg7 15. h4 Bxd5 16. exd5 <br> Qb6 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Re1 Rc7 19. Qe3 g4 20. f3 O-O 21. Bf4 <br> Qa5 22. Qd2 b4 23. Bc4 Na4 24. Bb3 Bxb2 25. Bxh6 Bf6 <br> 26. Qf4 Rfc8 27. Qxg4+ Kh7 28. Qh5 Nc3+ 29. Kc1 Bg7 <br> 30. Bd2+ Kg8 31. Bxc3 Bxc3 32. Re2 Kf8 33. Kd1 Qa3 34. Re4 <br> Qb2 35. Qh6+ Bg7 36. Qc1 Qf6 37. Ke1 a5 38. Kf2 Rc3 39. Qd2 <br> Bh6 40. Qe2 Bf4 41. g3 Be5 42. Kg2 Qg6 43. Rh3 f5 44. Rc4 <br> R8xc4 45. Bxc4 a4 46. Bd3 Qf7 47. h5 Qxd5 48. h6 b3 <br> 49. axb3 a3 50. Bc4 Qd4 51. Rh5 e6 52. h7 Re3 53. Qf2 Rc3 <br> 54. Qxd4 Bxd4 55. h8=R+ Bxh8 56. Rxh8+ Kg7 57. Ra8 Rxc2+ <br> 58. Kh3 d5 59. Bb5 a2 60. Ra7+ Kf6 61. f4 Rb2 62. b4 Rxb4 <br> 63. Be8 Rb1 64. Rxa2 Ke7 65. Ba4 Rg1 66. Kh2 Rc1 67. Kg2 <br> Re1 68. Bb5 Rb1 69. Be2 Rb4 70. Kf2 Kd7 71. Ra7+ Kc6 <br> 72. Ra6+ Kd7 73. Ke3 Rb3+ 74. Bd3 Rb4 75. Bc2 Ke7 76. Kd3 <br> Re4 77. Ra4 Re1 78. Kd4 Rg1 79. Ra7+ Kf6 80. Ra3 Re1 <br> 81. Rc3 Rg1 82. Ba4 Ra1 83. Bb5 Rd1+ 84. Kc5 Ke7 85. Be2 <br> Rd2 86. Bf3 Ra2 87. Rb3 Kf6 88. Rb7