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Subject: Re: Gandalf 6.0 doesn't see mate in one? Plus a CCC problem??

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 18:12:52 12/05/04

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On December 04, 2004 at 12:02:10, Uri Blass wrote:

>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

I think that since a bug is an unintended operation, all bugs are weird.  Some
bugs are more weird than others though.
Jim



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