Author: Boris Burrakowski
Date: 09:58:21 11/28/99
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On November 28, 1999 at 11:41:34, Charlie GOLD wrote: > > I would like to know what programs solve/do not solve the position below WHEN >SET AT 40 MOVES IN 2 HOURS? white side: Kg2, Qf3, Rb1, Ba2-c3, Pa3-b4-g4-h3; > black side: Kg8, Ra8-f7, Bb6, Nb8-h6, Pa6-b7-c6-c2-f6-g5-h7. white is at the >bottom of the board. I believe it is MATE IN SIX. > As an aside, the pieces are in the configuration 2000. Yours, Charlie Gold Rebel Century plays Qxf6 after 11 sec:s (on AMD K6-2/400) announcing mate in 8. You are right it's a mate-in-6, but in an actual game who cares if mate will follow in 6 or 8 moves. The point is that it stops calculating when it spots a mate, it doesn't endeavour in finding a faster mate. Boris
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