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Subject: Re: One easy mate to solve.

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 11:31:59 11/15/01

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On November 15, 2001 at 14:07:13, Paul wrote:

>Is there any known method of finding a shorter, or the shortest mate with
>proof-number search after a mate has been found? Is any research being done in
>that area that you know of?
>

A simple method would be, after confirming the initial mate, to
simply set the proof and disproof numbers of any node of equal
or greater depth than the mate already found to huge values (even
those where there is a mate).

This would guide the search away from longer mates.

--
GCP



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