Author: Steve McRiley
Date: 10:42:42 09/30/99
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On September 30, 1999 at 12:50:54, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On September 30, 1999 at 12:13:38, Helmut Conrady wrote: > >>On September 30, 1999 at 10:16:24, Steve McRiley wrote: >> >>>On September 30, 1999 at 09:53:09, Helmut Conrady wrote: >>> >>>I think I´ve found a little Tablebase-Bug in Crafty 16.15. Look at this >>>>position for example: >>>> >>>>wKe5, e2, d2; bKa8, d5. >>>> >>>>After Kd5: there is a postion with PP vs P on >>>>the board and (with installesd tablebases!) I expected Crafty to show a >>>>mate in several moves. But he >>>>is calculating and calculting and shows after minutes something about >>>>+10. >>>> >>>>After Kd5: he announces a correct mate. This phenomenon took place when >>>>there is a pawn at the row next to the black pawn (Example: black f-pawn >>>>with >>>>white e or/and g-pawn) and the white pawn is at its beginning field. >>>>When >>>>you move this white pawn one or two squares above Crafty has no problem >>>>with showing the mate. >>>> >>>>Is it a problem of Crafty of 16.15 or a problem belonging to Craftys >>>>running under the Fritz GUI? >>>> >>>>Best wishes >>>> >>>>Helmut >>> >>>I think you should try to reinstall or something. It works perfectlly for me. >>>Mate in #14 and Mate in #13 after Kxd5. >>> >>>/McRiley >>> >>>/McRiley >> >>The Problem is that Crafty have to announce a Mate BEFORE Kd5: like other >>engines with Table base access do. >> >>Helmut > > >I don't follow. for it to announce a mate _before_ Kd5 you have to back up the >position so that it has to find a move and produce a score. It won't produce a >score for a position until it searches... I think that he is (and Im sure that I am) talking about the crafty.eng for the Fritz GUI. There you put the position and then click 'infinite analysis' and its starts ti search. I can only say that for me it works 100% and after <1s it annonces mate in 14 /McRiley
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