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Subject: Re: WAC 141 blowup

Author: Michael Henderson

Date: 06:45:25 09/02/04

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On September 02, 2004 at 02:39:28, martin fierz wrote:

>On September 01, 2004 at 10:11:18, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On September 01, 2004 at 05:57:25, martin fierz wrote:
>>
>>>On September 01, 2004 at 00:51:47, Stuart Cracraft wrote:
>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>
>>>Muse on P4 2.4GHz finds the mate at ply 6, failing high on Qxf4 after 0.7
>>>seconds (not shown in the logfile).
>>>
>>>the reason it can solve this at such a low search depth is probably twofold, the
>>>first is that it generates checks in qsearch on the first ply of the qsearch (so
>>>when you drop directly into qsearch with a nullmove, it will see Rh8# every
>>>time), the second is probably that it is using mate-threat extensions.
>>>
>>>cheers
>>>  martin
>>
>>Do you get 2 plies only by mate extensions?
>>In order to do it you need to extend 2/3 ply for mate threat.
>>
>>The line 1.Qxf4 Bxf4 2.Rxh5 gxh5 3.Rxh5 Bh6 4.Rxh6 is 7 plies and qsearch here
>>does not see mate because it is black to move so I need 8 plies even if I
>>disable pruning by evaluation.
>
>hi uri
>
>the reason must be that after 2.Rxh5 i get a mate threat extension and after
>3.Rxh5 again, and since i do a full ply for that, my program sees it.
>
>cheers
>  martin
>
>>
>>With pruning by evaluation latest movei get it only in 10 plies but I think to
>>change my pruning to make it see it faster.
>>
>>Uri

is recapture extension also playing a role here?...if that applies.



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