Author: James C. Logan
Date: 20:23:52 12/03/04
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On December 03, 2004 at 22:30:53, Mark R. Anderson wrote: >On December 03, 2004 at 10:12:56, James C. Logan wrote: > >>This is very strange indeed. Under Chessbase 9 using Gandalf 6, the engine will >>always deliver Qxf1 no matter how much time I give it, while all other tested >>engines see mate immediately. >> >>However - under the Shredder Classic interface, Gandalf 6 sees the mate >>immediately. >> >>What's up with that? > >James, > >That's troubling, since I just today purchased a copy of Chessbase 9 for myself. >My copy of Gandalf 6.0 sees this mate instantly in my Fritz 8 GUI, and also >instantly in Chesspartner 5.3 (where it's native). So, what in Chessbase 9 >would suddenly prevent the same engine from seeing the mate in one that any >beginner could find? I hope Chessbase 9 is not full of holes. Worrisome! > >Mark Anderson Mark: Are you sure that you were not in single variation mode? In all interfaces, including Chessbase 9 and Fritz, single variation finds mate immediately. Only in multivariation mode, in ANY Chessbase interface, will Gandalf 6 not find this mate. Tomorrow, I shall try my hand with the Arena interface.
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