Author: Imran Hendley
Date: 16:11:32 11/09/99
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On November 09, 1999 at 18:17:53, Scott Schneider wrote:
I believe you were thinking of KRB vs. KNN when you said mate could be forced in
266 moves.
>Hi All,
>
>Scott Schneider here. You may remember me from years back when I contributed an
>"Op/Ed" Piece to Computer Chess Reports, when it still existed as conventional
>hardcopy publication.
>
>I remember reading some years back that Computer simulations have proved that 2
>Knights + King can always mate a Lone King, vaguely remember that <=266 moves
>may be required.
>
>I also understood that this was not known until ChessMasters and Programmers
>proved this on Computers very recently.
>
>First, is this info. basically this correct?
>
>Secondly, what detailed methods or analyses were used to accomplish this result?
>Are any of these Programs/Simulations with explanations and documentation
>available for purchase or as shareware/freeware to the ordinary end-Consumer or
>chess enthusiast?
>
>When I started really getting into chess decades ago, one of the Qualifying
>Scenarios for a draw was 50 moves without a piece being captured or a pawn
>moved. If the King + 2 Knights Mate can require more than 250 moves, has this
>changed any Official Tournament Rules of Chess?
>
>Best Regards and Thanks very much in advance for your replies,
>
>
>
>Scott Schneider, President
>Imaginative Technology, Inc. ("Imatech")
>813.926.4447
>http://www.imatech.com
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