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Subject: Re: Outcome for Blass & Tim's 18 queen games

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 15:46:19 05/21/99

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On May 21, 1999 at 18:18:27, Will Singleton wrote:

>On May 21, 1999 at 14:06:06, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>Here is the crafty result:
>>1QQQ1QQQ/Q2q4/5r2/5k2/7K/q5Q1/qQ5R/bqqqqq1q w - - acd 4; acn 79517751; acs 579;
>>ce 32766; pv Qhh7#;
>>QQQq1QQQ/1Q4Q1/2q1q1q1/3k4/5KQ1/8/8/qq1q2qq w - - acd 4; acn 17119430; acs 110;
>>ce 32766; pv Qcxc6#;
>>
>>Any program that can even get the disambiguation right should get bonus points.
>>;-)
>
>For Amateur:
>
>14 queens --
>
>  2   -3864    91.05   2632251    28860
>  3    9993    94.08   2712005    28800  Bxf1 Qxf1 Qxh2 Bxh2 Qxh2
>  3    9995    95.03   2739358    28800  Qxh2 Bxh2 Qxh2
>
>18 queens --
>
>  2    9997    67.02   2866399    42720  Qh7
>
>18 queens --
>
>  2    9997     8.01    361547    45060  Qxc6
>
>I don't know why crafty uses more nodes than I.  Maybe I'm ignoring some pieces.
>:)  And I don't print the disambiguation, though I can read it.  Improves the
>test suite results.
>
>Will

In the days of adjournments, when somebody sealed an illegal move by failing to
disambiguate it, they forfeited the game.  I suggest we apply the same rule to
test suites. :-)

Dave




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