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Subject: Re: Mate in 15

Author: Tom Likens

Date: 19:23:53 04/21/04

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On April 21, 2004 at 15:46:54, Tord Romstad wrote:

>On April 21, 2004 at 14:22:52, Rob Basham wrote:
>
>>[D]7k/2p3p1/4Q2p/p3n3/2pBP2P/2P3P1/1r2q3/5RK1 w - - 0 1
>>
>>Junior 5...... ann. mate in 15 in about 20 sec.
>>
>>(850Mhz.....testing out a used laptop from eBay...:-)
>>
>>Lamb Chop ann. mate in 500 at 28 sec....!..:-)
>
>Gothmog announces mate in at most 41 moves after 0.73 seconds, and mate in
>15 moves after 1.06 seconds (both at ply 7).
>
> 7    >=   #41     0.73     110603 Rf8+ Kh7 Qg8+ Kg6 Rf6+ Kxf6 Qf8+ Ke6 Qe8+
>                                   Kd6 Bxe5+ Kc5 Bd4+ Kd6 Qd8+ Ke6 Qd5+ Ke7
>                                   Bc5+ Ke8 Qe6+ Kd8 Be7+ Ke8 Bf6+
> 7         #15     1.06     172533 Rf8+ Kh7 Qg8+ Kg6 Rf6+ Kxf6 Qf8+ Ke6 Qe8+
>                                   Kd6 Bxe5+ Kc5 Bd4+ Kd6 Qd8+ Ke6 Qd5+ Ke7
>                                   Bc5+ Ke8 Qe6+ Kd8 Be7+ Ke8 Bf6+ Kf8 Qe7+
>                                   Kg8 Qxg7#
>
>Tord
>

Hey Tord,

I've been curious about this in the past.  When Gothmog announces a mate in
at most 41, does it actually see the mate (20+ moves!!).  And if not, what
is it using to bound the mate?

--tom



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