Author: Mark Rawlings
Date: 18:25:09 01/30/05
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On January 30, 2005 at 13:28:17, Duncan Roberts wrote: >On January 30, 2005 at 12:53:11, Helmut Conrady wrote: > >>On January 30, 2005 at 10:56:55, Mark Rawlings wrote: >> >>>Very interesting! >>> >>>Is the KRNKNN mate in 262 still the longest tablebase mate?? >>> >>>Mark >> >>Yes these 523 plies are the longest DTM so far. I expect this record holds in >>the 6 piece endings. >> >>Helmut > > >was it always suspected, it would be the longest, or did they know only after it >was done. > >do you have any thought on longest 7 piece and how long ? > > >duncan I was always thinking that the egtbs with pawns would have the longest mates, but I guess that's not the case. I can't imagine what the 7-piece tables will have. Mate in 523 ply with the 6-piece tables is almost incomprehensible! Mark
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