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Subject: Re: Computers-underpromotion

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:53:55 04/15/00

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On April 15, 2000 at 17:51:38, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On April 15, 2000 at 13:14:30, Charlie GOLD wrote:
>
>>
>>     What PC computers and, also, Dedicated computers underpromote for mate when
>>set at 40m/2h? Which ones do not underpromote?
>>
>>    [D} 7n/3q1P1k/5K1p/3B4/8/8/8/8  w
>>
>>  My results for some that u-p are: Rebel 9.0 - Yes, Genius 5.0 - yes, Fritz 4.0
>>and 6.0 - yes, CM 5K - yes;    Some that do NOT u-p are: Junior 5.0 and 4.6(they
>>both find a mate in 4 by Be4+), Crafty 15.18(but when forced to move it goes
>>Pf8(N)#), Exchess 2.45.      charlie
>
>
>I don't know what this means, because crafty will _definitely_ under-promote.
>In the search, it considers _all_ underpromotions.  In the q-search, it only
>considers =Q....


Here is the output:

         nss  depth   time  score   variation (1)
                1     0.00  -5.04   1. f8=Q Qxd5
                1     0.01     ++   1. Be4+!!
                1     0.01   Mate   1. f8=N#
                1->   0.02   Mate   1. f8=N#
                2     0.02   Mate   1. f8=N#
                2->   0.03   Mate   1. f8=N#
                3     0.03   Mate   1. f8=N#
                3->   0.04   Mate   1. f8=N#
                4     0.04   Mate   1. f8=N#
                4->   0.05   Mate   1. f8=N#
              time=0.05  cpu=40%  mat=-9  n=390  fh=100%  nps=10000
              ext-> checks=25 recaps=0 pawns=0 1rep=3 thrt:0
              predicted=0  nodes=390  evals=189
              endgame tablebase-> probes done=0  successful=0

So I don't quite know what you meant by saying crafty doesn't...




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