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Subject: Re: CM8000 Solve for Mate question

Author: David Dahlem

Date: 10:15:28 09/02/02

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On September 02, 2002 at 12:58:30, John Merlino wrote:

>On September 02, 2002 at 12:53:51, David Dahlem wrote:
>
>>Regarding the "Solve for Mate" feature of CM 8000, is there any way to save the
>>solution and/or solution time to a logfile? How does one know the time it takes
>>for a mate to be solved?
>>This question will also apply to CM 9000, whenever it is available for purchase
>>in my local retail stores.
>>Thanks
>>Dave
>
>With CM8000, I am not sure if you can do this. You can try opening the Thinking
>Lines window and checking the Chessmaster checkbox. That might show you the
>thinking output of the mentor engine as it tries to solve the mate.
>
>In CM9000, you just need to open the Mentor Lines window and watch the analysis
>of the Solve for Mate feature.
>
>Note, however, that most mates are solved faster by the standard search, rather
>than the Solve for Mate search.
>
>jm

Thanks John. I tried opening the thinking lines window, but it appears that,
since time control is infinite, that the engine keeps thinking and updating the
times. So i can't figure out the solution time.
I will experiment with standard search, is it more or less accurate than the
Solve for Mate?
Regards
Dave



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