Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 23:39:51 01/19/00
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On January 19, 2000 at 20:12:57, Peter Kappler wrote: >On January 19, 2000 at 18:20:20, Mark Young wrote: > >>On January 19, 2000 at 17:51:03, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On January 19, 2000 at 15:29:06, Lonnie Cook wrote: >>> >>>>On January 19, 2000 at 13:14:39, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: >>>> >>>>>On January 19, 2000 at 12:39:22, Randy Schmidt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>This is not so amazing.... >>>>>> >>>>>>There are many positions where a KNN vs. a kp are winning. >>>>>>The idea is that when the weaker side has to move the pawn, >>>>>>one can make progress with the knights. >>>>>> >>>>>>I recall FIDE even extending the 50-move rule to allow >>>>>>for this situation even giving a graph of where the pawn had >>>>>>to be behind... >>>>>> >>>>>>So you see, this is not that amazing :) >>>>>The Russian study composer Trotsky is the name here, >>>>>he established those graphs way back in the 30´s,IIRC. JAFM >>>> >>>>First X I seen it personally and I've been on ICC for about 3 years now. person >>>>who I talked to said it was first time he had seen this at such a high level, >>>>another person emailed me and said Ferret did it one time and announce mate in >>>>103 with tables but I had no tables with shredder >>> >>> >>>I have seen it at least a dozen times in Crafty's games, and at least once >>>(mate in 104) in one of Ferret's games vs another computer... It happened >>>vs a GM at least once (Junior on ICC). >> >>I know Ferret won this endgame against Rebel 9 when I was testing it on ICC. It >>was pretty cool! > >I was watching that game as it happened on ICC. It's one of my all time >favorite computer chess moments. :-) > >Do you recall Ferret's exact mate announcement? I know it was over 100, but I >thought it might have been as high as 120. > >--Peter More than 100 but under 110, I can't remember the exact number. I was worried that it would be a 50-move draw, but Mark and/or his software made a mistake so the game was over very soon. If anyone can remember anything about the game, like which accounts were involved or when it was played, I might be able to find it. bruce bruce
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