Author: Daniel Jackson
Date: 04:20:58 05/24/04
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On May 24, 2004 at 00:18:45, Christophe Theron wrote: >On May 23, 2004 at 16:03:50, Daniel Jackson wrote: > >>Chessmaster is one of the best mate solving engines, as I'm sure all of you are >>aware. It can find mate in 11 in under a sec. with a search as short as 1/5. >>There is a dedicated unit I know that can solve this position in less than a >>sec. at 1/4, and runs on a lowly 68000 chip and was made before 1990! >> >>1. Which dedicated unit can do this? >> >>2. Is there other dedicated units that can solve this position under a second? >> My guess the Tasc Computer can as it uses an earlier ver. of the King, and >> a Saitek that uses the King as well, back in 1994. >> >> >>[D]1kbr3r/pp6/8/P1n2ppq/2N3n1/R3Q1P1/3B1P2/2R2BK1 w - - 0 1 >> >> >>Daniel > > > >I would say it is one of Ed Shröder's programs, so it could be the Mephisto Risc >1M. > > > > Christophe The Mephisto Risc was released 1991. It may have been that fast, but I can't test it. A good guess. http://www.schachcomputer.at/mephist2.htm Daniel
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