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Subject: Re: The worst public chess program

Author: Olaf Jenkner

Date: 10:42:22 08/20/02

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>If I try to lose I can also lose by 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4# so it is possible to write
>weaker program but I doubt if there is a public weaker chess program.
>
>Uri

There are weaker programs in a special way: the selfmate solvers.
If you reach a position in which it is possible to force the opponent
to mate you.
I.E. this is a selfmate in 10 composed by O.Jenkner and M.Degenkolbe

[D]2Q5/2prN2R/R1p1k3/4B3/1K1P2P1/PP6/8/8 w - - 0 1


The solution: 1.Ng8 Kd5 2.Nf6+ Ke6 3.Ne4 Kd5 4.Nc3 Ke6 5.Bh8! ...

OJe



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