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Subject: Re: Tablebases misbehaving

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 02:30:47 08/26/00

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On August 26, 2000 at 05:22:00, Joshua Lee wrote:

>For some strange reason it doesn't mate like it says it will in a Krp VS Kr.
>The position is W: Kg8, Rf3, Pg7
>B: Ke7,Rh1  Black to move  this is what happens.......
>
>1...Rh2#21 2.Rf4 #21 Rh3 #20
>3. Re4+ #20 Kd6 #19 4. Kf7 #19 Rf3+#18
>5. Kg6 #18 Rc3 #17 6. Rg4 #17 Rc8 #16
>7. Kf6 #16 Rg8 #15 8. Rg5 #15 Re8 #14
>9. Rg6 #16 Kd5 #15 10. Rg4+ #16 Kc4
>11. Rg4+ #16 Kc5 #15 12. Rg5+ Kc4 #15
>13. Rg4+#16 Kc5 #15 14. Rg5+ #16 Kc4 0.00 1/2-1/2
>
>even with the small tbs file it still does the same thing....Thankyou

[D]4r3/6P1/3k1K2/6R1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

It cannot play g8Q because it has not the KQR vs KR tablebases and does not know
the distance of this position from mate.

You should generate or download the KQR vs KR tablebases or use Crafty that
knows to stop using tablebases when the distance to mate is not decreased.

Uri



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