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Re: CPUs at 30 Ghz in the year 2005

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From: Edward Kitto
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 01:36
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In article <FyeN6.161$b62.1020@client>, dcorbit@solutionsiq.com says...
> 
> The LCT II EPD test suite has some very, very difficult positional moves, for
> instance.  Here's one example (analyzed by computer for over an hour without
> correct solution):
> 
> 1r2r1k1/4ppbp/B5p1/3P4/pp1qPB2/2n2Q1P/P4PP1/4RRK1 b - - acd 13; acn 109856709;
> acs 4101; bm Nxa2; c0 "Barbero - Kouatly, Budapest 1987"; ce 52; id
> "LCTII.POS.13"; pv Rbd8 Be3 Qf6 Bb7 a3 Bc6 Rf8 Bc5 Nxa2 e5 Qxf3 gxf3 Nc3 Bxe7;
> 
> Solution:
> Barbero - Kouatly : ...Nxa2!!
> (Budapest 1987)
> Two passed pawns on the third rank are worth the quality.

Crafty 18.7 finds it in 4:22 as below on a K6-III+ 560Mhz
       

                2->   0.08  -0.26   1. ... Nxa2 2. Bxb8 Rxb8
                3     0.11  -0.16   1. ... Nxa2 2. Rd1 Qc3 3. Bxb8 Rxb8
                3->   0.11  -0.16   1. ... Nxa2 2. Rd1 Qc3 3. Bxb8 Rxb8
                4     0.12  -0.16   1. ... Nxa2 2. Rd1 Qc3 3. Bxb8 Rxb8
                4     0.14     ++   1. ... Rbd8!!
                4     0.17  -1.08   1. ... Rbd8 2. Be3 Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4
                4->   0.18  -1.08   1. ... Rbd8 2. Be3 Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4
                5     0.20     --   1. ... Rbd8
                5     0.28  -0.22   1. ... Rbd8 2. Bd3 Nxa2 3. Bb5 a3 4.
                                    Bxe8 Rxe8
                5->   0.32  -0.22   1. ... Rbd8 2. Bd3 Nxa2 3. Bb5 a3 4.
                                    Bxe8 Rxe8
                6     0.57  -0.22   1. ... Rbd8 2. Bb7 Nxa2 3. Bc6 a3 4.
                                    Bxe8 Rxe8
                6     0.72     ++   1. ... Be5!!
                6     0.82  -0.73   1. ... Be5 2. Be3 Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4
                                    4. Rc1
                6->   0.87  -0.73   1. ... Be5 2. Be3 Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4
                                    4. Rc1
                7     1.07  -0.53   1. ... Be5 2. Bxe5 Qxe5 3. Qd3 a3 4.
                                    f4 Qf6
                7->   1.35  -0.53   1. ... Be5 2. Bxe5 Qxe5 3. Qd3 a3 4.
                                    f4 Qf6
                8     1.81  -0.67   1. ... Be5 2. Be3 Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4
                                    4. Bh6 Nc5 5. Bc4
                8     2.77  -0.77   1. ... Ra8 2. Bb7 Ra5 3. Bc6 Rf8 4.
                                    Bc7 Ra7 5. d6 exd6
                8->   3.22  -0.77   1. ... Ra8 2. Bb7 Ra5 3. Bc6 Rf8 4.
                                    Bc7 Ra7 5. d6 exd6
                9     4.21  -0.77   1. ... Ra8 2. Bb7 Ra5 3. Bc6 Rf8 4.
                                    Bc7 Ra7 5. d6 exd6
                9->   5.42  -0.77   1. ... Ra8 2. Bb7 Ra5 3. Bc6 Rf8 4.
                                    Bc7 Ra7 5. d6 exd6
               10     8.33  -0.40   1. ... Ra8 2. Bb7 Ra5 3. Qg4 e5 4.
                                    Be3 Qxe4 5. Qxe4 Nxe4 6. Rc1
               10    32.10     ++   1. ... Rbd8!!
               10    45.48  -0.98   1. ... Rbd8 2. Be3 Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4
                                    4. Bb5 Rf8 5. Bf4 Nc3 6. Bc6
               10->  47.10  -0.98   1. ... Rbd8 2. Be3 Qxe4 3. Qxe4 Nxe4
                                    4. Bb5 Rf8 5. Bf4 Nc3 6. Bc6
               11     1:13  -0.87   1. ... Rbd8 2. Bb7 Nxa2 3. Bc6 Nc3
                                    4. Bc7 Rf8 5. Bxd8 Rxd8 6. Qe3 Qxe3
                                    7. Rxe3
               11->   1:20  -0.87   1. ... Rbd8 2. Bb7 Nxa2 3. Bc6 Nc3
                                    4. Bc7 Rf8 5. Bxd8 Rxd8 6. Qe3 Qxe3
                                    7. Rxe3
               12     2:18  -0.87   1. ... Rbd8 2. Bb7 Nxa2 3. Bc6 Nc3
                                    4. Bc7 Rf8 5. Bxd8 Rxd8 6. Qe3 Qxe3
                                    7. Rxe3
               12     4:22  -1.01   1. ... Nxa2 2. Rd1 Qf6 3. Bxb8 Rxb8
                                    4. d6 Qxf3 5. gxf3 exd6 6. Rxd6 b3
                                    7. Rd7
               12->   4:24  -1.01   1. ... Nxa2 2. Rd1 Qf6 3. Bxb8 Rxb8
                                    4. d6 Qxf3 5. gxf3 exd6 6. Rxd6 b3
                                    7. Rd7
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From: edkitto@paradisew.net.wnz (Edward Kitto)
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Subject: Re: CPUs at 30 Ghz in the year 2005
Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 13:36:39 +1200
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