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Subject: Re: Shortest mate?

Author: David Dahlem

Date: 08:26:52 05/21/05

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On May 21, 2005 at 11:24:37, F. Huber wrote:

>On May 21, 2005 at 11:17:31, David Dahlem wrote:
>
>>On May 21, 2005 at 11:11:14, F. Huber wrote:
>>
>>>On May 21, 2005 at 10:54:12, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>
>>>>What's the shortest forced mate from this position, and can any engine find it
>>>>without tablebases?
>>>>
>>>>[D]2KB4/1P6/2k5/8/8/8/7b/8 w - - 0 1
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>Dave
>>>
>>>Hi Dave,
>>>
>>>ChestUCI says, this is a #27! ;-)
>>>
>>>But to be serious: of course I´ve found this result in an online EGTB.
>>>
>>>Do you really believe, that _any_ engine could find this #27 _without_
>>>using tablebases??
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Franz.
>>
>>Thanks Franz
>>
>>I was curious if any engine was smart enough, that's why i asked. It looks like
>>a simple position with only a few pieces, and engines are supposed to be smart.
>>:-)
>>
>>I tried ChestUCI but ChestUCI has so many options, i was unable to find the
>>correct option to use. :-)
>
>You´re right, it really has lots of options, but the most important one is
>still missing: the ´Intelligent´ mode! :-)
>
>But I fear, you´ll have to wait for ChestUCI 10.0 for its implementation ... ;-)
>
>Regards,
>Franz.

Ok, i'll wait. How long do i have to wait for the 'Intelligent' mode? :-)

Regards
Dave



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