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Subject: Re: Mate in 15.......Test your Engines!.....CM9000....mate in 15 also

Author: Rob Basham

Date: 16:00:21 02/03/05

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On February 03, 2005 at 18:05:49, John Merlino wrote:

>On February 03, 2005 at 17:44:07, Rob Basham wrote:
>
>>On February 03, 2005 at 14:37:52, Rob Basham wrote:
>>
>>>[D]1b2r1k1/6pp/pp6/7Q/1n2r3/Pq1NB3/1P2P2P/R5RK w - - 0 1
>>>
>>>Every solution i worked out so far with the computer seems to be a mate in
>>>15..interesting!
>>>
>>>However, None of my programs or engines will ann. a mate until half way
>>>through..
>>>beginning with
>>>1. Rxg7+
>>>
>>>Maybe someone can find a shorter mate...:-)
>>
>>CM9000 also says mate in 15..but by a new way!


>>
>>there must be about 20 solutions to this...~
>
>Did you wait until CM9000 announced mate, or did you force a few moves and do a
>little bouncing around yourself?
>
>jm


Hi John...

I just made the moves it was thinking about or calculating...

no program will ann. mate until close to the end...

I guess because there are so many possibilities...:-)

best regards,

rob




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