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Subject: Re: Shredder 8 with nonsense mate in 153 announcement

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 21:03:08 01/17/04

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On January 17, 2004 at 18:10:44, Harald Faber wrote:

>No, I gave only the proof that the given mating line is a mate in 8 and not a
>mate in 153 as Shredders eval suggests... ;)
>
>For the record: I don't consider this a serious bug. It is just a minor flaw the
>user should be aware of.

I wouldn't even go so far as to call it a flaw. Any score that an engine gives
is only its best guess, whether that score is a numerical one, or mate in N
moves.



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