Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:56:05 06/04/02
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On June 04, 2002 at 08:43:27, Helmut Conrady wrote: >On June 03, 2002 at 20:02:51, GuyHaworth wrote: > >> >>At http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=339 >> >>there is a report that in the 7th Round of the 2nd CSVN Computer chess >>tournament (Leiden), 'mate in 64' was announced against Morphy. >> >>The question was also asked: "is this a record?" to which we might add.... >> >>a) in tournaments, and/or >>b) in all computer-computer games >> >>Examples of deeper forced win announcements welcome. I believe KNNKP has >>occured ... and maybe KQPKQ has occured. >> >>g > >The longest mate in a human otb-play I know arose in Landau-Abrahams, >Bournemouth 1939, with a # in 142 in this position: > >[D]6k1/5R2/K7/1n1nN3/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 78 > >Helmut I think he was looking for "the longest _announced_ mate"... I can't imagine any human saying "mate in 142" whether in a game, in analysis, or whatever... That is pretty much in the computer's realm of ability only..
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