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Subject: Re: Does this position blow up your program? 2

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 03:06:10 12/26/02

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On December 26, 2002 at 05:59:23, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 26, 2002 at 05:17:03, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>>On December 25, 2002 at 23:23:48, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>
>>>[D] Q2Q2Q1/1R6/3BR3/3k3N/2RB2Q1/5R2/Q2Q2Bp/3N3K w - - 0 1
>>>
>>>Problem:
>>>White to move
>>>If white gives check it has to be mate in one.
>>>Find a legal position with the highest number of possible checks.
>>>
>>>I discovered this 5 years ago. Took me about 16 hours to find it.
>>>I think it is possible to find a proof that it is not possible to find more:
>>>
>>>85 mates in one! :-)
>>
>>Are you sure, I "only" count 78 mates??
>>
>>Mates ply 0........: 0
>>Mates ply 1........: 78
>>Mates ply 2........: 0
>>Mates ply 3........: 468
>>Mates ply 4........: 0
>>Mates ply 5........: 9538
>>
>>how did you count them?
>>
>>>I must have been crazy.
>>
>>Yes, you will fit right in here :)
>>
>>-S.
>
>
>modified perft of movei agree with your numbers.
>
>It counts 1380065-10084 mates at ply 7 and 0 mates in ply 8
>
>Number of stalemates
>52 at depth 1
>781-52 at depth 3
>12034-781 at depth 5
>2095567-12034 at depth 7
>
>Can you check that these numbers are correct?

I get:

Ply  CheckMates	Stalemates
0             0	         0
1            78         52
2             0          0
3           468        729
4             0          0
5          9538      11253
6             0          0
7       1369981    2083533

I'm running the ply 9 now, going to take a while so don't hold your breath ;)

I wonder how long before black gets a mate, that pawn could promote and become
dangerous!

-S.

>Uri



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