Author: Heiner Marxen
Date: 12:17:25 10/01/99
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On October 01, 1999 at 00:35:39, Hans Havermann wrote: >I know one or two of you have some high powered mate-finders out there... Can >someone confirm (or deny) if this is a mate in 12? > >1kb3q1/2pr2p1/1b1p1rB1/1Q1Ppp1p/R7/4P1P1/4NP1P/B2R2K1 w To prove it is not a mate in 7 my program CHEST on a P/166 already burns 27 minutes. I estimate the time for mate in 12 to be more than 2 years: this is clearly much beyond its capacities. Sorry, CHEST wont be able do do that. When you provide a PV, I could perform some moves, and try to verify the rest (the remaining mate in 7 or 8). Heiner
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