Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:02:10 12/04/04
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On December 04, 2004 at 11:37:35, James C. Logan wrote: >On December 04, 2004 at 11:30:12, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On December 04, 2004 at 10:50:14, F. Huber wrote: >> >>>On December 04, 2004 at 10:43:21, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>>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 >>> >>>".. so it is logical to have bugs with multi variation mode." ??? >>> >>>What a weird opinion! >>> >>>Franz. >> >>It is more logical to have bugs in something that you did not test and if the >>programmer did not test much multi variation mode then the probability for bugs >>in that mode is higher than the probability for bugs in conditions of game. >> >>Uri > >I guess I can agree with that, however, it is not fair to assume that not enough >testing was done in multi-variation mode when it is one of the listed selling >points of the program. I do not think we have it out for Steen with this - >simply an acknowledgement that a bug exists, and it will be looked into. I find >it no mystery that bugs can exist. Helps us all to point them out, right? At >least this one is easily reproducible. > >I can now verify that this odd behavior not only happens under any Chessbase >interface, but also when using Gandalf 6.0 in MV mode under Arena 1.092. Once >again, mate is instantaneously found in SV mode. I did not claim that the bug does not need to be fixed (I read that steen already fixed it) but only that I do not think that it is a weird bug. Uri
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