Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 10:21:20 10/10/98
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On October 10, 1998 at 09:46:27, James T. Walker wrote: >I believe you will have a hard time finding a computer or program that will not >find that mate almost instantly with no tablebases involved. >Jim Walker In the past, when I have tried stuff like this on a commercial program whose name I can't remember, I have seen the engine say mate in one in the evaluation window, but have had the UI declare a draw before making the move. It is possible that an engine could also fail. Perhaps it would drop out of search upon seeing that material combination, without doing more search. It may even be possible to execute the mate and have a program not understand that it is mated. bruce
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