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Subject: Re: One mate to solve for fittest programs.

Author: leonid

Date: 13:05:36 05/04/01

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On May 04, 2001 at 15:38:23, Angrim wrote:

>On May 04, 2001 at 10:26:02, leonid wrote:
>
>>Hello!
>>
>>Had bad lack this midnight when one call came from my work. It took me 20
>>minutes to do it but I went to my bed only at 2 o'clock. One good result from
>>broken sleep was this position that you can try to solve. It probably will
>>demand one sleepless night from your program, if you will insist on shortest
>>mate.
>>
>>[D]RnqkqnR1/qBNbNBq1/QqQqQqQ1/BrQqQrB1/3q4/8/3Q4/3K4 w- -
>>
>>Please indicate your result.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Leonid.
>
>this one IS tough, wonder if having endgame tables would help a lot?

Never!

>I'll leave my proof number searcher running while I'm at work, maybe it
>will find an answer in a few hours.. currently its obsessing over Qxd7.

Everything depend on each program branching factor. Two professional that I
tried until now (they are not specialized in solving mate nut never hung on you)
were slow. The every next program could have very good branching factor for this
position. I had the chance to see very good on mine, mainly for brute  force.
Selective was slow. It took this in 10 min 42 sec. Celeron 600Mhz. No hash.

Leonid.

>proven that lots of the other moves lose already though.
>proved that 26 of the other moves lose after 10 minutes search..
>
>Angrim



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