Author: Andreas Guettinger
Date: 01:07:35 03/02/06
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On March 02, 2006 at 03:52:22, Vincent Lejeune wrote: Maybe the interface is doing that because I couldn't verify these findings with the Mac version of Hiarcs10: +mate 3 62/1 00:00:00 4557 273420 1. Rg8 Rxg8 2. fxg8=Q Bxg8 regards Andy > >H10 don't find the mate in 3 and when I play Rg8+ on the board H10 thinks it's >draw > >Analysis by Hiarcs 10: >... >1...Txg8 2.Cxg8 Fxg8 3.f8D > = (0.00) Profondeur: 27/38 00:00:01 1281kN >1...Txg8 2.Cxg8 Fxg8 3.f8D > = (0.00) Profondeur: 28/41 00:00:04 3325kN >1...Txg8 2.Cxg8 Fxg8 3.f8D > = (0.00) Profondeur: 29/41 00:00:05 4098kN >1...Txg8 2.Cxg8 Fxg8 3.f8D > = (0.00) Profondeur: 30/42 00:00:11 7980kN > > >On March 02, 2006 at 00:26:08, Charles Roberson wrote: > >> >> Came across this position by accident browsing chess club web sites. >> It comes from the Duke University Chess Club. The position is >> 1r5k/4NP1b/7K/8/6R1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 >> >> Telepath found the mate in 4 but could not find the mate in 3. >> After some debugging I found out why!!! >> >> Just before the final ply in the mate in 3, Telepath announced insufficent >> material which is true. But in this position you can mate with insufficient >> material. >> >> It put such a smile on my face, I had to share it. >> >> Maybe some of you have the same logic flaw in your code.
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