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Subject: Re: Mate Search

Author: Andreas Stabel

Date: 00:16:43 11/25/04

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On November 24, 2004 at 08:54:45, Jason Kent wrote:

>How long does it take your engine to find a mate in 13?
>
>[D]8/5p1k/7P/7R/2pPp3/1nP5/1r3r1P/6RK b - - 0 54
>8/5p1k/7P/7R/2pPp3/1nP5/1r3r1P/6RK b - - 0 54
>
>CM 10th Edition Steadfast finds it in 2:14
>
>10thEd_SteadF  WB1 124 MB:
>3001   00:00  2.59   e3 Rg7+ Kh8 Rg1 f5
>4001   00:00  2.70   e3 d5 Rbd2 Rg7+ Kh8
>5001   00:00  2.76   e3 Rg7+ Kh8 Re5 Rxh2+ Kg1 Rxh6 Rxf7 Kg8
>6001   00:00  2.84   e3 Rg7+ Kh8 Re5 Rf1+ Rg1 e2 d5 Kh7 Re8 Rxg1+ Kxg1 Kxh6
>7001   00:01  4.26   e3 Re1 Rbc2 Rg1 Rxc3 Rg7+ Kh8 Re5 Rc1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1
>8002   00:02  6.64   e3 Re1 Nd2 Rh3 Nf3 Rxf3 Rxf3 Kg1 Rd2 Rb1 Kxh6
>8002   00:02  6.75   Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8 h7 Rb1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1 e3 Rh3 Rf1+ Kg2 e2 Re3
>e1Q Rxe1 Rxe1
>9002   00:03  9.59   Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8 h7 Rb1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1 e3 Rh3 Nf3+ Rxf3 Rxf3
>Kg2 e2 Kxf3 e1Q d5 Qxc3+ Ke4 Kxh7
>10002   00:05  10.24   Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8 h7 Rb1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1 e3 Rh3 Nf3+ Rxf3 Rxf3
>Kg2 e2 Kxf3 e1Q Kf4 Qxc3 Ke4 Qe1+ Kf4 Kxh7
>11003   00:09  13.28   Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8 h7 Rb1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1 e3 Rh3 Nf3+ Rxf3 Rxf3
>Kg2 Rf6 Kg3 e2 Kg4 e1Q Kg5
>12003   00:16  14.32   Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8 h7 Rb1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1 e3 Rh3 Nf3+ Rxf3 Rxf3
>Kg2 Rf6 Kg3 e2 Kg4 e1Q Kg5 Rg6+ Kf4 Qxc3
>13003   00:31  14.66   Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8 h7 Rb1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1 e3 Rh3 Nf3+ Rxf3 Rxf3
>Kg2 Rf6 Kg3 e2 Kg4 e1Q Kg5 Rh6 Kf5 Qxc3
>14004   02:14  M13  Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8 h7 Rb1+ Rg1 Rxg1+ Kxg1 e3 Rh3 Nf3+ Rxf3 Rxf3
>Kg2 Rf6 Kg3 e2 Kg4 e1Q Kg5 Qf2 Kh5 Qxh2+ Kg4 Rf4+ Kg5 Qh4+

If it is of any interesst - Chest:
CHEST version 3.19, 18-Dec-1999
Options = -r -S -z 13 -l
Input file: 'doit.inp'
Reading job:
#       Mate in ?
W:  Kh1 Rg1 Rh5 Pc3 Pd4 Ph2 Ph6 (7)
B:  Kh7 Rb2 Rf2 Nb3 Pc4 Pe4 Pf7 (7)
FEN: 8/5p1k/7P/7R/2pPp3/1nP5/1r3r1P/6RK b - -
analysing (mate in 13 moves):
Solution (in 13 moves):
        Nb3 - d2
Time (virt) = 38390.716 sec (ca. 639.8 min) (ca. 10.7 hrs)

 Nd2 Rg7+ Kh8   ...+11
     Rg2  Nf3   ...+9
          Rf1+  ...+9
     Rh3  Nf3   ...+7
     Rf5  Rxf5  ...+6
     Rf1  Nxf1  ...+5
     Rg8  Kxg8  ...+5
     Rb5  Rxb5  ...+4
     Rhg5 Nf3   ...+4
     Rg6  fxg6  ...+3
     Ra1  Nf3   ...+2
     Rc1  Nf3   ...+2
     Rd1  Nf3   ...+2
     Re1  Nf3   ...+2
     h3   Rh2+  ...+2
     Rb1  Rxb1#
     -*-  Nf3   ...+6

end of solution tree
Total Time (virt) = 38632.830 sec (ca. 643.9 min) (ca. 10.7 hrs)

Regards
Andreas



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