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Subject: Re: Solved one

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 21:18:36 02/08/99

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On February 08, 1999 at 21:55:37, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>On February 08, 1999 at 21:31:42, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>Choose any time control you like and try to solve this tiny subset of the rock
>>pile.  I won't believe it without a pv and a ce, though.  The challenge is won
>>if you solve even a single row.
>>(Requires "Missouri Proof" to win the challenge)
>>
>>b6n/kP3p1q/p2K1Pp1/P5Pp/7P/8/7B/8 w - -; bm b8=Q+; id "MES.1058"
>
>I put in this position in Crafty 16.5, and get the following shortly:
>
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>               17->   4:38   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>Internal deepening didn't find a move, ply=11, val=0
>               18     4:40   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>               18->   4:42   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>Internal deepening didn't find a move, ply=11, val=0
>               19     4:48   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>               19->   4:51   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>Internal deepening didn't find a move, ply=11, val=0
>               20     4:56   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>               20->   5:00   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>Internal deepening didn't find a move, ply=11, val=0
>               21     5:08   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>               21->   5:14   0.00   1. b8=Q+ Kxb8 2. Kd7+ Ka7 3. Bg1+ Kb7
>                                    4. Bc5 Qg8 5. Bf8 Qxf8
>Internal deepening didn't find a move, ply=11, val=0
>               22     5:15
>
>I'm not sure when exactly it picked the right move.
>I don't know what those error(?) messages are, however.  Bob, what's going on
>here?
>
>Jeremiah


Not really an error...  I had seen this happen in a couple of traces I ran,
and inserted the above message for testing. Turns out that what can happen
is that I try 'internal iterative deepening' in a position where there is
_no_ move to search such as when the side to move has been mated or drawn.  It
won't be in the next version.  Ignore it..



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