Author: Uri Blass
Date: 07:43:21 12/04/04
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On December 04, 2004 at 08:46:33, Mark R. Anderson wrote: >On December 03, 2004 at 23:23:52, James C. Logan wrote: > >>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. > >James, > >You're right, I was in single variation mode. What a weird bug that >multivariation does not pick up the easy mate in one and opts for a bad move. Why a weird bug? programmers usually use their program in game and not in multi variation mode so it is logical to have bugs with multi variation mode. Uri
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