Author: William Bryant
Date: 20:36:44 08/15/00
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>>>>>>Take this position for example; >>>>>> >>>>>>[D]4Q3/2p3p1/7p/p1k1B3/2p1P2P/2P3P1/1r2q3/6K1 w - - >>>>>>which ColChess searches *fully* to depth 13 ply in just over 3 seconds on my >>>>>>p3-450. It is a mate in 9. Screamer on a G3 at 266mhz takes 8 seconds to find the mate at ply 9 9/00 509635 8.737 +327.50 Bd4+ Kd6 Qd8+ Ke6 Qd5+ Ke7 Bc5+ Ke8 Qe6+ Kd8 Be7+ Ke8 Bf6+ Kf8 Qe7+ Kg8 Qxg7+ >>>>>[D]6Q1/2p3p1/5k1p/p3n3/2pBP2P/2P3P1/1r2q3/6K1 w - - >>>>> >>>>>Qf8+ is mate in 12. >>>>> Screamer is slower on this one, taking almost 85 seconds to find the mate: 12/00 5239643 84.985 +327.44 Qf8+ Ke6 Qe8+ Kd6 Bxe5+ Kc5 Bd4+ Kd6 Qd8+ Ke6 Qd5+ Ke7 Bc5+ Ke8 Qe6+ Kd8 Be7+ Ke8 Bf6+ Kf8 Qe7+ Kg8 Qxg7+ In both cases, it finds the right move, however, instantly. William wbryant@ix.netcom.com
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