Author: Andrew Platt
Date: 07:39:05 09/03/04
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On September 03, 2004 at 10:35:08, Alessandro Scotti wrote: >Mate-threat extension doesn't work for me. When I try, the move is found quickly >but then it takes forever to reach a mate score. Without extension, move is >found anyway after a few seconds, gets a good score after a few more seconds and >resolves in a mate in one minute (at ply 9). >Only extensions I use are check (always one ply), pawn push on 2nd/7th and >"sacrifice" (i.e. a piece eats one of the pawns that defend the king). >As you suggested, I'm going to try recapture and see how it goes... A sacrifice extension would work here if you figured out that h5 was defending the King. If you just look at the immediate squares around the King, though, you wouldn't see it. Andy.
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