Author: leonid
Date: 19:31:20 04/11/01
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On April 11, 2001 at 21:21:09, John Merlino wrote: >On April 11, 2001 at 18:04:15, leonid wrote: > >>Hello! >> >>If you are in the mood to solve one mate then you can try this position: >> >>[D]q1rkr1q1/RQpbpQR1/N1qbq1N1/n1NBN1n1/1Q1B1Q2/1q1Q1q2/3K4/2Q1Q3 w - - >> >>Please indicate your result. >> >>If your program is shareware try to indicate its address on the web. >> >>If you have the last version of Genius, please say me how it do on this >>position. Even if you will indicate its brute force time, for two consecutive >>numbers, it will be helpful. >> >>Was attracted to the Genius program after sudden appearence of "free" Genius 2. >>Many years ago I used it a lot. Program was really good in solving mate. At >>least, it was not a lair. But how is the last version? As reliable as Genius 2 >>but only more expedient? >> >>Thanks for your response, >>Leonid. > >Chessmaster 8000 says Mate in 8: > >Time Depth Score Positions Moves >0:00 1/3 26.85 15041 1. Nxe6+ Nxe6 2. Nxc6+ Nxc6 3. > Qfxf3 Bxb4+ 4. Nxb4 Qxb7 5. Qxb3 > Nexd4 >0:01 1/4 Mate10 87791 1. Nxe6+ Nxe6 2. Nxc6+ Nxc6 3. > Qxc7+ Nxc7 4. Qexe7+ Nxe7 5. Qxc7+ > Rxc7 6. Rxa8+ Nc8 7. Qxd7+ Rxd7 > 8. Rxd7+ Kxd7 9. Qdb5+ Kd8 10. > Qbxd6# >0:03 2/5 Mate08 181566 1. Nxe6+ Nxe6 2. Qxe7+ Bxe7 3. > Nxc6+ Nxc6 4. Qbxc7+ Nxc7 5. Qexe7+ > Rxe7 6. Rxg8+ Be8 7. Qxe7+ Nxe7 > 8. Qd6# >0:07 2/6 Mate08 359611 1. Nxe6+ Nxe6 2. Qxe7+ Bxe7 3. > Nxc6+ Nxc6 4. Qbxc7+ Nxc7 5. Qexe7+ > Rxe7 6. Rxg8+ Be8 7. Qxe7+ Nxe7 > 8. Qd6# >0:23 3/7 Mate08 1203148 1. Nxe6+ Nxe6 2. Qxe7+ Bxe7 3. > Nxc6+ Nxc6 4. Qbxc7+ Nxc7 5. Qexe7+ > Rxe7 6. Rxg8+ Be8 7. Qxe7+ Nxe7 > 8. Qd6# >1:39 3/8 Mate08 5365430 1. Nxe6+ Nxe6 2. Qxe7+ Bxe7 3. > Nxc6+ Nxc6 4. Qbxc7+ Nxc7 5. Qexe7+ > Rxe7 6. Rxg8+ Be8 7. Qxe7+ Nxe7 > 8. Qd6# > >jm It is very interesting to see that Chess Master is very often indicated as solver of my "heavy problems". I remember that some 4 years ago it was previous version of the same program that never failed in solving similar one. Leonid.
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