Author: David Dahlem
Date: 18:39:16 09/06/02
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On September 06, 2002 at 21:25:56, John Merlino wrote: >On September 06, 2002 at 21:20:33, David Dahlem wrote: > >>On September 06, 2002 at 21:16:35, John Merlino wrote: >> >>>On September 06, 2002 at 21:14:50, David Dahlem wrote: >>> >>>>Hi >>>>I believe John Merlino said that in CM 9000 it would be possible to know the >>>>solution times of the "Solve for Mate" option. I can't figure out how to know >>>>the solution times. I tried the Mentor Lines window, but it appears to give >>>>basically the same info as the regular Thinking Lines window. John, are you >>>>there? >>>>Regards >>>>Dave >>> >>>The solution time is displayed in the Mentor Lines window, along with the rest >>>of the thinking output while the Solve for Mate feature (or any other mentor >>>feature, such as Advice, Game Analysis, etc.) is running. >>> >>>jm >> >>Well, i tried that, John. But the Mentor Lines window shows the mates found long >>before the "Solve for Mate" actually solves the mate. Maybe i am missing >>something somewhere? >>Regards >>Dave > >Send me the position you are using, so I can see what you are talking about. >Also send me the exact steps you are doing in the interface. > >jm Hi John Here is one of the positions i tried, a mate in 6. 6k1/R2b1p2/3N1npp/3p4/3P4/4PN2/2Q2PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1 With both players human, i went to edit/paste/Forsythe Board Position and pasted the position. The Mentor Lines window has to be opened first, since there is no way to open it after "Solve for Mate" has started. I get the following in the Mentor Lines window, and Solve for Mate still hadn't solved the mate after two minutes, so i stopped it. Time Depth Score Positions Moves 0:00 1/8 Mate07 100162 1.Nxf7 Kf8 2.Qxg6 Ke7 3.Nd6 Ke6 4.Qf7+ Kxd6 5.Qxf6+ Be6 6.Qe7+ Kc6 7.Qc5# 0:01 2/9 Mate07 172016 1.Nxf7 Kf8 2.Qxg6 Ke7 3.Nd6 Ke6 4.Qf7+ Kxd6 5.Qxf6+ Be6 6.Qe7+ Kc6 7.Qc5# 0:05 3/10 Mate06 1036080 1.Nxf7 Kf8 2.N7e5 Ke7 3.Qc8 Ke6 4.Rxd7 Nxd7 5.Qxd7+ Kf6 6.Qf7# 0:12 4/11 Mate06 2731461 1.Nxf7 Kf8 2.N7e5 Ke7 3.Qc8 Ke6 4.Rxd7 Nxd7 5.Qxd7+ Kf6 6.Qf7# Regards Dave
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