Author: Heiner Marxen
Date: 07:45:48 09/12/99
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On September 11, 1999 at 23:17:21, Bas Hamstra wrote:
>Is there *anything* that can solve mates better than The King? I'd be surprised
>:)
>
>Regards,
>Bas Hamstra.
That depends upon the exact meaning of "solve":
(a) Find any forced mate, however deep it is.
This is what normal playing programs are interested in,
and what some of them are really good at.
(b) Find the absolutely shortest forced mate. Be absolutely sure
that there is no shorter forced mate.
This is needed for chess problems (e.g. to check the correctness
of a problem).
(b) is much harder than (a) (i.e. takes more time). And if you really
want (b) you must tell your normal playing program quite explicitly to
do so (if that is possible at all), or use a special mate solver program.
If your small smiley was to indicate non-seriousness, I apologize for
beeing serious ;-)
--
Heiner
>
>On September 10, 1999 at 11:24:32, Shep wrote:
>
>>On September 09, 1999 at 15:31:28, Heiner Marxen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks! According to my plans I'll release it (with sources) before the
>>>end of this year. Unfortunately I'm very busy working all the time...
>>>It will incorporate an EPD mode. I'll announce it here, of course.
>>
>>Great!!! I remember your program solved some of Valentin Albillo's trickiest
>>mate problems. Can't wait to see it. :)
>>
>>---
>>Shep
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