Author: John Merlino
Date: 10:42:51 09/02/02
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On September 02, 2002 at 13:15:28, David Dahlem wrote: >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 It is neither more nor less accurate; it is merely a different kind of search. You will notice that, when using the Solve for Mate search, the depth is displayed as X/X, instead of X/Y. Basically, for the Solve for Mate search, no extensions are used. This is why, typically, the standard search is faster at finding mates. jm
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