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Subject: Re: Tasc R30 faster than Shredder 9 on a modern PC?

Author: Martin Slowik

Date: 04:21:55 03/31/05

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Hi Michael,

ahh, thanks. The ole' guys didn't use the nullmove technique, I suppose? At
least not for mate problems.

On March 31, 2005 at 07:14:33, Mike Byrne wrote:

>for Crafty, this is a null move issue

>without nullmove
>White(2): sel 0 0
>null move disabled.
>White(2): 8/8/2B1N3/3rp3/4k2K/7Q/2r3Pn/1b1N4 w - - 0 1
>White(1): g
>              clearing hash tables
>              time surplus  59.69  time limit 1:00 (1:00)
>              depth   time  score   variation (1)

>                9    25.91  Mat05   1. Kh5 Ba2 2. Kh6 Bb3 3. Kh7 Ba2 4.
>                                    Kh8 Rxc6 5. Nf2# (s=11)
>              time=1:00  cpu=90%  mat=2  n=239754768  fh=99%  nps=4.00M
>              ext-> chk=32710476 cap=244696 pp=7141 1rep=1055756 mate=0
>              predicted=2  nodes=239754768  evals=14097651  50move=0
>              endgame tablebase-> probes=101  hits=2
>              SMP->  split=634  stop=19  data=5/64  cpu=54.38  elap=1:00
>
>mate in 5 moves.

Phew: ~240Mn in 26 sec. Not bad. Your R30 uses only a fraction to get that
solution. :)

And as a human you see: all black pieces are either blocked, pinned or have to
protect mates in 1, except the Bb1. White only needs to get his queen to h7 --
if possible in one move, so the gentleman has to get out of Her Highness way.

R30 Regards,
Martin



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