Author: m.d.hurd
Date: 10:21:47 01/11/00
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On January 11, 2000 at 05:52:57, blass uri wrote: >On January 11, 2000 at 05:26:55, blass uri wrote: > >>On January 11, 2000 at 03:31:25, Shep wrote: >> >>>On January 11, 2000 at 03:11:42, m.d.hurd wrote: >>> >>>>On January 11, 2000 at 03:07:19, m.d.hurd wrote: >>>>Correction : >>>> >>>>Fritz 6 solves this in seconds and keeps announcing the mate up to where it >>>>promotes to a knight then draws by three fold repitition. >>>> >>>> >>>>Start position >>>> >>>>8/8/8/2p5/1pp5/brpp4/1pprp2P/qnkbK3 w - - 0 1 >>> >>>Are you sure this is mate? I don't see one, and my Hiarcs doesn't either. >>> >>>--- >>>Shep >> >>I am sure this is mate >>all the black moves are forced(Qa2-a1-a2-a1). >> >>try doctor3 after h3,h4,h5,h6,h7,h8=knight and it will show you the solution. >> >>Hiarcs is simply blind like many programs and believes that king and knight is >>not more than a draw without searching. >> >>Uri > >You can also use a mate solver to solve this position. >This position is very easy for mate solvers. >Genius3 mate solver solve it in a few seconds and I guess that chest solve it >even faster. > >Uri The Other interesting thing about the position is that if you take it to mate in 3 Fritz 6 still says 0.00. Mike
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