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Subject: Re: Mate to solve for good program.

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 11:50:32 06/07/01

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On June 07, 2001 at 13:51:05, John Merlino wrote:

>On June 07, 2001 at 10:41:29, leonid wrote:
>
>>Hi!
>>
>>This position is not that difficult, not even deep. Only reason for saying that
>>it is for "good program" is the few other positions, very close to this, were
>>solved only by Heiner mate solver.
>>
>>[D]qQrq4/BPNB4/nqqQ4/kqbbNRRK/nqqQ4/PqPP4/qQrQ4/8 w - -
>>
>>Please indicate your result.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Leonid.
>
>Well, CM8000 announces Mate in 10 in just under 5 minutes on my PIII-600, but I
>would be surprised if that was the optimal solution:

I am not going to be surprised if mate in 10 is the shortest solution.
I believe that in most of the cases when chessmaster says mate in 10 after 5
minutes there is no shorter mate.

I have no proof for it but it is my impression based on results that I saw.

Uri



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