Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 07:04:09 07/20/05
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On July 20, 2005 at 07:35:02, Steve B wrote: >>Hmmm..I failed to take into account 9.Rg3, which is niether a check or a >>capture, but a _quiet move_ and that is why the Mach III program, even with a >>32bit processor at 20mgh failed to solve the mate quickly. It could take hours! >> >>If every move had been a check it would have been solved fast. >>I thought about this after I replied to Rob, but waited for a reply to see. > >hi Terry >sometimes these positions make the Mach series look bad >but to play against they are great opponents >can you imagine what the Spracklens could do today with computing power like >Hydra uses? > >Best >Steve Spracklen was ahead of his time so to speak, so today with Hydra, I think you'd get M 100 returns and higher;-)
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