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Subject: Re: Attn......Bob Hyatt

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:28:49 07/24/99

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On July 24, 1999 at 15:51:14, Terry Presgrove wrote:

>Bob.....
> I just downloaded the knpk.nbb.. and tried ths on my AMD 450.
> Now mind you I specifically chose not to not get the promotional
> knpk.nbw.. file. Here is the result.
>
>white(1): analyze
>end-game phase
>              clearing hash tables
>              time limit 7.50 (45.00)
>          s   depth   time  score   variation (1)
>                6     0.04  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <EGTB>
>                6->   0.05  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <EGTB>
>              time=0.05  cpu=100%  mat=2  n=5147  fh=98%  nps=10000
>              ext-> checks=200 recaps=0 pawns=0 1rep=0 thrt:0
>              predicted=0  nodes=5147  evals=403
>              endgame tablebase-> probes done=139  successful=54
>.
>              time limit 7.50 (45.00)
>          s   depth   time  score   variation (1)
>                1     0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>                1->   0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>                2     0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>                2->   0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>                3     0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>                3->   0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>                4     0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>                4->   0.00  Mat23   1. Nd2+ Ke2 2. Nxc4 Kd3 3. Nxa5 <HT>
>
>   The code is for sure working but what I don't understand is how
>   crafty found mate this fast using only the knpk.nbb.. file??
>   TP



look at the PV.  two pawns are being captured,leaving this in a KNP vs K ending,
which you have the table for..

crafty probes deep in the search and finds this...



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