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Subject: Re: Here: It is a mate in 18

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:12:41 01/30/06

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On January 30, 2006 at 12:19:42, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On January 30, 2006 at 10:14:53, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On January 30, 2006 at 07:07:06, Mike Byrne wrote:
>>
>>>On January 30, 2006 at 05:50:04, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 30, 2006 at 05:26:12, Mike S. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Paste the FEN string
>>>>>
>>>>>8/8/8/6N1/8/3kn3/4nKn1/8 b - - 0 1
>>>>>
>>>>>into that web page:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://chess.jaet.org/cgi-bin/dtx
>>>>>
>>>>>Black to move, DTM (distance to mate) = 18
>>>>
>>>>Obviously NOT forced!  Keep trying.
>>>>;)
>>>>Chan
>>>>
>>>It's forced alright.  Not sure why you don't think it is.
>>Analysis by Shredder 8:
>>
>>1...Nh4 2.Ne4 Ng4+ 3.Kf1 Ke3 4.Nd2 Nd4 5.Ke1 Kd3 6.Kd1 Ne3+ 7.Kc1 Nhg2
>>-+  (-10.66)    Depth: 32/66   01:07:20  2431231kN, tb=49150885
>>(,  30.01.2006)
>>
>>
>>
>>If Shredder can't find at Depth 32/66 it's not there.
>>It has EGTB's too.
>
>It must be a bug in Shredder since it is forced.  Try another program.

He doesn't have the 6 piece file needed.  And searching until you reach a 5
piece file he does have probably takes way too long, is confused by forward
pruning, etc...




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