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Subject: Re: Yet another test suite: Samuel Loyd checkmates

Author: Tim Foden

Date: 11:36:37 10/22/03

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On October 22, 2003 at 14:19:25, F. Huber wrote:

>Hello Dieter,
>
>Chest (or ChestUCI) solves the whole suite in less than 8 sec (on my rather
>slow Celeron/400) in the so-called ´bulk-mode´.
>
>>>[D] 6b1/4Kpk1/5r2/8/3B2P1/7R/8/8 w - - bm Rh6; id "Loyd-095; #5";
>>
>>Mine does not find a mate after Rh6. Is the position correct?
>>Bxf6+ is mate in 7 or better.
>
>Chest show also Rh6, but as mate in 7!
>
>Best regards,
>Franz.

Hmm... this may be pointing out a problem with GLC, because with null move
swithed off, it thinks that Rh6 is a mate in 5.  I tend to trust the results
from Chest though, so it's probably a bug.

  9   0.822 +Mate05 1671852  Rh6 Kxh6 2. Kxf6 Kh7 3. g5 Kh8 4. g6 fxg6 5. Kxg6#

Cheers, Tim.



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