Author: Tony Werten
Date: 17:29:53 02/02/01
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On February 02, 2001 at 20:16:37, James Swafford wrote: >On February 02, 2001 at 12:54:03, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >>Dear CCC, >> >>With all this concern at present about conserving electricity I think that the >>use of end game table bases is the best method to approach the problem of long >>end game searches with a total of seven or less pieces on the board. The prior >>problem in the post regarding two white bishops against a black knight and a >>pawn demonstrate this very well. Crafty 17.xx got the solution immediately, >>even though it announced a mate in 72. Gambit Tiger solved the problem >>eventually after 26 minutes and my help as arbiter. GT could not solve the full >>problem if left to run on and on and on........for over a week. >> >>This is the strongest and best argument for EGTBs. >> >> >>Tim "Save the Electrons" Frohlick > >How cool is this? I'm logged into CCC while sitting at the airport in >New Orleans... > >About your "save the electrons" comment.... that may just come true >soon enough. I saw on television the other day how a research team >(don't remember which university) had developed the technology to >_stop_ light (photons)... and to release it on demand. Incredible.. Nah, it happens all the time when I see a pretty girl and my wife says to stop staring. Tony >to suspend that energy indefinitely. Think about the what that >could mean for storage. :-) > >-- >James
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