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Subject: Re: Please help with a bug in my program - with Diagram :)

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:26:35 09/06/02

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On September 06, 2002 at 16:10:56, Robert Hyatt wrote:
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>>>[D]7k/pp3p1p/1np5/5N2/1P2P1NR/7P/3r2PK/2r5 b - - 0 50
[snip]
>I don't see this as a "pattern" problem.  It looks like you need to check
>two things:
>
>(1) your search extensions.  IE are you extending on checks at least?   and
>a whole ply?
>
>(2) are you sure your checkmate detection is working?  Allowing a short mate
>with a 10 ply search suggests you are overlooking something.  The question is,
>what?  and  why?
>
>Are you doing any odd stuff like futility pruning, razoring, null-move, etc?

What about king safety?  Three big boys in the box ought to cause some
consternation.



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