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Subject: Re: Mate in 16 mystery

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:30:51 09/04/03

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On September 04, 2003 at 10:20:40, Dana Turnmire wrote:

>In the following position Chess Genius 7 cannot find mate after many hours of
>analysing yet Chessmaster 9000 finds mate in 16 INSTANTLY.  What gives?
>[d] 4r1r1/bB4p1/8/2p1kPKn/n7/3R4/3P4/2B5 w - -

Movei is in the middle

The developement version can see the mate in 16 but not instantly

 12 9969 3462 6849879 d3d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 c1a3 c5c4 a3d6 e5d4 d6f8 d4e5 d7d5 e5e
4 d5d8 e4e5 d8e8 e5d4 e8d8 d4e5 d8d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 f8d6 e5d4 d6b4 d4e5 d2d4 c4d
3 d7e7 e5d4 e7e4
 12 9969 3953 7808564 d3d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 c1a3 c5c4 a3d6 e5d4 d6f8 d4e5 d7d5 e5e
4 d5d8 e4e5 d8e8 e5d4 e8d8 d4e5 d8d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 f8d6 e5d4 d6b4 d4e5 d2d4 c4d
3 d7e7 e5d4 e7e4

A previous version that is slightly better because it is faster in nodes per
second says:

 12 9969 2637 7316683 d3d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 c1a3 c5c4 a3d6 e5d4 d6f8 d4e5 d7d5 e5e
4 d5d8 e4e5 d8e8 e5d4 e8d8 d4e5 d8d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 f8d6 e5d4 d6b4 d4e5 d2d4 c4d
3 d7e7 e5d4 e7e4
 12 9969 2922 8114929 d3d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 c1a3 c5c4 a3d6 e5d4 d6f8 d4e5 d7d5 e5e
4 d5d8 e4e5 d8e8 e5d4 e8d8 d4e5 d8d5 e5e4 d5d7 e4e5 f8d6 e5d4 d6b4 d4e5 d2d4 c4d
3 d7e7 e5d4 e7e4

Uri



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