Author: Charles Roberson
Date: 13:27:02 10/16/03
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>For example, I tested the following position on Zillions and on Vortex that
>has just 3 pieces.
>
>White Archbishop on a1
>White King on a8
>Black King on j1
>White to move.
>
>After 3 full days (72 hours) Zillions still shows a very high score.
>
>After 1:17 minutes, the Vortex program announces a mate in 23 (which is 46
>plies) on my 2.8 GHz Pentium 4, and it eventually SOLVES the entire ending in
>6:56 improving it to a mate in 17.
>
If I read this correctly the endgame is KBk. KBk is a draw due to
insufficient material.
Noonian is array based and some of my recent versions average 490knps.
Charles
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