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Subject: Re: Curious bug in Deep Fritz 7

Author: Rory Nolan

Date: 18:19:26 08/20/02

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On August 20, 2002 at 16:12:00, John Merlino wrote:

>On August 20, 2002 at 16:01:52, Rory Nolan wrote:
>
>>In this position when Black plays Kf7 if I take the e pawn with my King Fritz
>>immediately takes the a6 pawn with the white queen???? This has been entirely
>>reproducable on my comp. I'm running XP on an athlon 1900+
>>Anybody else get this?
>>Rory
>>
>>[D}8/r7/P2Q1k2/4p3/4K3/8/8/8 b - - 0 58
>
>I don't have Fritz, but it sounds like it might be a bug due to you having an
>incomplete set of endgame databases? If you have all of the necessary files (or
>none of them at all), any program should play 59...Kg7, which leads to a Mate in
>9. All other moves lead to a faster mate for White.
>
>Just my (probably worthless) input....
Yes but...
its performing an illegal move, taking its own pawn!!!
Rory
>
>jm



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