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Subject: Re: Can't get Tiger 14.0 to use Endgame Tablebases, help!

Author: John Merlino

Date: 14:21:42 05/28/02

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On May 28, 2002 at 17:10:22, K. Burcham wrote:

>
>
>Terry try this.
>
>Open Chess Tiger 14.
>Go to "extra, Options, Chess Engine.
>Check "use endgame databases".
>In advanced.
>Endgame Tab.
>I have my Tablebase path as   C:\Tablebases.
>
>hit apply and ok.
>go to board.
>Under edit, edit position.
>
> [D] 4k3/3n4/8/8/8/8/3BB3/4K3 w - - 0 1
>White to move.
>
>now do not use in analysis mode.
>Use the "computer move" icon.
>mine shows  Mate in 47  depth 43
>
>if yours shows this, Chess tiger will access egdb in game. or in a test
>position.
>
>my analysis mode will not access egdb if no search is required.
>if the position is pure egdb position, i have to use "computer move".
>
>good luck
>kburcham

Ah, yes, the old "Mate in N PLUS this move" problem. The above position is
actually a Mate in 48. Using CM9000 with tablebases....

[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "2002.5.28"]
[Round ""]
[White "Chessmaster"]
[Black "Chessmaster"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Setup "1"]
[FEN "4k3/3n4/8/8/8/8/3BB3/4K3 w - - 0 1"]

1.Kf2 Nf6 2.Ke3 Ke7 3.Bc4 Ne8 4.Bc3 Nd6 5.Bd5 Nb5 6.Bb4+ Kd7 7.Ke4 Na7
8.Be1 Nc6 9.Bg3 Nb4 10.Bb3 Kc6 11.Kd4 Kb6 12.Bf2 Nc6+ 13.Kd5+ Kc7 14.Kc5
Nd8 15.Bg3+ Kd7 16.Kd5 Ne6 17.Ba4+ Ke7 18.Ke5 Nc7 19.Bh4+ Kf7 20.Kf5 Kf8
21.Bb3 Ke8 22.Ke5 Kd7 23.Ba4+ Kc8 24.Bc6 Na6 25.Kd6 Nb8 26.Bg2 Na6
27.Be1 Nb8 28.Ba5 Na6 29.Kc6 Nb8+ 30.Kb6 Kd7 31.Kb7 Na6 32.Kxa6 Ke8
33.Bh3 Ke7 34.Bc7 Kf8 35.Bd8 Ke8 36.Bg5 Kf7 37.Bf5 Kg8 38.Kb7 Kf7 39.Kc6
Kg8 40.Kd5 Kf7 41.Ke5 Kg8 42.Kf6 Kf8 43.Bg6 Kg8 44.Bh6 Kh8 45.Bf5 Kg8
46.Kg6 Kh8 47.Bg7+ Kg8 48.Be6# 1-0

jm



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