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Subject: Re: Mate in 16...

Author: John Merlino

Date: 22:31:29 12/12/02

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On December 13, 2002 at 00:58:37, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 12, 2002 at 22:09:48, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On December 12, 2002 at 21:05:54, Art Basham wrote:
>>
>>>Yes, I know all the moves are checks...
>>>therfore it should be "very easy" to solve..;
>>>but why is it that some of the chess programs and engines
>>>that I have tested show only  1. Re4+
>>>and that leads to no mate at all...?!
>>>
>>>Of course, the correct move is Rg4+...etc.
>>>regards
>>>Art....
>>
>>Bugs?
>>
>>Well, perhaps not. White is 8 points behind in material, and Re4+ leads to an
>>obvious draw by repetition. Programs that do not see the mate see this draw as a
>>very good outcome given the difference in material.
>>
>>Rg4+ leads to a long mate (31 plies). Re4+ leads to an easy short draw. All
>>other moves lose. Programs that cannot see that far ahead are definitely going
>>to choose the draw.
>>
>>jm
>
>Not exactly.
>programs may choose Rg4+ for material reasons
>
>Movei can see material advantage with Rg4+ before seeing mate
>
>3340350 <first : 8 1 121 194761 g7g4
>3340400 <first : 8 30 121 195056 g7g4
>3341010 <first : 8 533 187 300545 g7g4 a4b5 g4b4 b5a5 b4e4 a5b5 f3d4 b5a4 d4e2
>a4b5 e2c3 b5a5 c3a2 a5b5 a2c3 b5a5 c3e2 a5b5 e2d4 b5a4 d4f3 a4b5 e4b4 b5a5 b4h4
>a5b5 h4h1
>3341010 <first : 8 533 187 306401 g7g4 a4b5 g4b4 b5a5 b4e4 a5b5 f3d4 b5a4 d4e2
>a4b5 e2c3 b5a5 c3a2 a5b5 a2c3 b5a5 c3e2 a5b5 e2d4 b5a4 d4f3 a4b5 e4b4 b5a5 b4h4
>a5b5 h4h1
>3341500 <first : 9 533 236 392421 g7g4 a4b5 g4b4 b5a5 b4e4 a5b5 f3d4 b5a4 d4e2
>a4b5 e2c3 b5a5 c3a2 a5b5 a2c3 b5a5 c3e2 a5b5 e2d4 b5a4 d4f3 a4b5 e4b4 b5a5 b4h4
>a5b5 h4h1
>3343100 <first : 9 533 396 662512 g7g4 a4b5 g4b4 b5a5 b4e4 a5b5 f3d4 b5a4 d4e2
>a4b5 e2c3 b5a5 c3a2 a5b5 a2c3 b5a5 c3e2 a5b5 e2d4 b5a4 d4f3 a4b5 e4b4 b5a5 b4h4
>a5b5 h4h1
>3344740 <first : 10 9969 560 962845 g7g4 a4b5 g4b4 b5a5 b4e4 a5b5 f3d4 b5a4 d4e2
>a4b5 e2c3 b5a5 c3a2 a5b5 a2c3 b5a5 c3e2 a5b5 e2d4 b5a4 d4f3 a4b5 e4b4 b5a5 b4b3
>a5a4 b3b4 a4a5 b4b2 a5a4
>3348750 <first : 10 9969 961 1646625 g7g4 a4b5 g4b4 b5a5 b4e4 a5b5 f3d4 b5a4
>d4e2 a4b5 e2c3 b5a5 c3a2 a5b5 a2c3 b5a5 c3e2 a5b5 e2d4 b5a4 d4f3 a4b5 e4b4 b5a5
>b4b3 a5a4 b3b4 a4a5 b4b2 a5a4
>
>Uri

Is it truly a material advantage that Movei is seeing? Because even after the
full mating sequence, White is still down 3 points of material.

jm



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