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Subject: Re: Tiger 4:43 to see mate in 3 on 1.7 Ghz

Author: John Merlino

Date: 16:55:53 05/15/03

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On May 15, 2003 at 19:44:07, Mike Byrne wrote:

>>
>>[d]8/8/8/4np1K/1NN2k2/1R6/1P5P/3n4 w - - 0 1
>>
>>Ipaq running Chess Genius is faster than many programs running on a dual 1.7 Ghz
>>....amazingly...
>>
>>try it yourself...
>
>Tiger is one of the strongest if not, the strongest programs around -- it amazes
>me it takes 4:43 on o 1.7 Ghz.
>
>Many other program are as long or longer -- position must be very tricky for
>programs...

CM9000, default personality, on a P3-733, needs 0:37 to find the mate in FOUR
after forcing 1.Nc4 Nd7:

Time	Depth	Score	Positions	Moves
0:00	1/3	14.54	3764		2.Nd3+ Ke4 3.Nd6+ Kf3 4.Rxf5+ Ke2
					5.Nc4
0:00	1/3	20.05	18976		2.Nd2 Nc5 3.Rxc5 Nc3 4.Rbxc3
0:00	1/4	20.21	33253		2.Nd2 Nc5 3.Rxc5 Nc3 4.Rcxc3 Ke5
					5.Nd3+ Kf6 6.Nf4
0:01	1/5	20.32	124987		2.Nd2 Nc5 3.Rxc5 Nc3 4.Rcxc3 Ke5
					5.Re3+ Kd6 6.Rbd3+ Kc7 7.Re7+ Kb6
0:02	1/6	21.21	318729		2.Nd2 Nc5 3.Rxc5 Nc3 4.Rcxc3 Ke5
					5.Rc5+ Kf6 6.Rf3 Ke6 7.Rcxf5
0:05	1/7	Mate08	741567		2.Nd2 Nf6+ 3.Kh4 Nc3 4.Rxc3 Nd5
					5.Nxd5+ Ke5 6.Nc4+ Ke6 7.Re3+ Kd7
					8.Re7+ Kd8 9.Ra8#
0:08	1/7	Mate05	1150075		2.Rg3 Nxb2 3.Nd6 Nf6+ 4.Kg6 Nd5
					5.Rxd5 Nc4 6.Rxf5#
0:08	2/8	Mate05	1170108		2.Rg3 Nxb2 3.Nd6 Nf6+ 4.Kg6 Nd5
					5.Rxd5 Nc4 6.Rxf5#
0:10	3/9	Mate05	1492154		2.Rg3 Nxb2 3.Nd6 Nf6+ 4.Kg6 Nd5
					5.Rxd5 Nc4 6.Rxf5#
0:15	4/10	Mate05	2410371		2.Rg3 Nxb2 3.Nd6 Nf6+ 4.Kg6 Nd5
					5.Rxd5 Nc4 6.Rxf5#
0:26	5/11	Mate05	4505529		2.Rg3 Nf6+ 3.Kg6 Nd5 4.Rxd5 Ke4
					5.Nd6+ Kf4 6.Rxf5#
0:37	5/11	Mate04	6152533		2.Re5 Nf6+ 3.Kh4 Nxb2 4.Rbe3 Nxc4
					5.Nd3#
0:37	6/12	Mate04	6218332		2.Re5 Nf6+ 3.Kh4 Nxb2 4.Rbe3 Nxc4
					5.Nd3#
0:38	7/13	Mate04	6254153		2.Re5 Nf6+ 3.Kh4 Nxb2 4.Rbe3 Nxc4
					5.Nd3#

However, from the initial position, The King cannot find the mate in 5 in under
10 minutes. Fascinating position....

jm



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