Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:51:23 08/02/01
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On July 09, 2001 at 15:48:45, Mike S. wrote: >On July 09, 2001 at 15:03:05, Uri Blass wrote: > >>(...) >>I believe that most top programs are not designed to see every mate in 2. > >My definition of top programs includes seeing every mate in 2 (or even in 4, >nowadays). And because I think of course, that Chess Tiger 14.0 *is* a top >program, not seeing a mate in 2 is a bug. This program usually sees much longer >mates within no time btw. > >I cannot accept missing a mate in 2 to be "normal". This is not a "design" issue >IMO. > >Three plies...! Normally a program checks that before I can lift my finger from >the mouse button. The problem is the fatc that the design decision of the programmer is to avoid searching some lines. Most programs use selective search and do not use brute force. This is clearly a design decision. I understand that you do not like this decision but this decision is not a bug. > >Hopefully most beta testers have higher standards... This is not about the beta testers because if the programmers refuse to fix the problems that the beta testers expose they can do nothing about it. Uri
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