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Subject: Re: Mate in 14 problem

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 03:26:33 01/05/02

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On January 04, 2002 at 23:27:50, John Pahl wrote:

>Hi John
>How are you doing this on Chessmaster 8000?
>Are you using the "Solve for mate" or are you using the thinking lines window to
>see the mate in 14?
>
>
>If I use the "Solve for mate" it takes forever on my 333mhz, if ever. I did not
>what for it to find it.
>
>If i open the "thinking lines window" it finds it in 8 seconds, wow!
>
>Why are the two options so differant?
>
>Thanks,
>JP

The 2 options are so different because of the fact that
solve for mate is looking for the shortest mate and
it cannot fnd that there is no mate in 13 in a short time.

Uri



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