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Subject: Re: Tablebases misbehaving

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:25:08 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


What program?  I watched a Fritz vs Crafty game two nights ago where it ended
up with a king and queen for fritz and it ended up a draw.  It simply checked
over and over until the 50 move rule kicked in. It _never_ moved the king.

I have no idea whether it is a tablebase bug or what...



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