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Subject: Re: Maximum number of points

Author: Angrim

Date: 15:02:42 08/01/02

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On August 01, 2002 at 16:26:45, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On August 01, 2002 at 16:20:54, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On August 01, 2002 at 16:18:08, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On August 01, 2002 at 00:55:58, Russell Reagan wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ok I confirmed that 182 can be obtained legally. I doubt this is the least moves
>>>>it can be accomplished in, but it works.
>>>>
>>>>[D]Q1Q3QQ/3Q1Q1Q/2q5/r4Q1K/k1r2R1R/8/q1q1Q3/qqqq1q1q w - - 0 79
<snip>
>>I was going to refrain from posting this, but you opened the door. Chessmaster
>>9000 announces Mate in 3 in 3 seconds on a PIII-600:
<snip>
>For sure, when CM9000 smells blood, you better bar the doors.
>
>I think probably ChessMaster is the fastest to solve mates for anything that is
>not a dedicated mate solver.

anything with pn-search should solve this "instantly" since all of the
moves by black in the winning line are forced.
f5xa5+ a4b3 a5b5+ c6xb5 d7xb5#

pn-search on Athlon 1.2ghz
proved that move f5xa5 wins, 3 turns
PN:5790 evals, 109 expands, 5 max ply,  0.02 seconds

Angrim



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