Author: Uri Blass
Date: 01:24:15 04/01/02
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On March 31, 2002 at 16:32:22, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On March 31, 2002 at 14:16:58, Roy Eassa wrote: > >> >>How long until it sees that White has a forced mate?: >> >>[d] 1k1K4/1p5P/1P6/8/8/8/p7/8 w - - 0 1 >> > >Chess Genius 1.4 for Palm (16 MHz) does not find the solution with 7 min. And >even after 1.h8Q a1Q the program shows no mate within the next 9 min. >Kurt My program is even worse at that position It get stuck at depth 9 in the original position and after 1.h8Q a1Q 2.Qg8 Qa2 it gets stuck after finishing depth 5 and failing high at depth 6. The branching factor at depth 6 is clearly more than 1000. I suspect that the branching factor is an infinite number and I will have to investigate what is the problem. Uri
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