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Subject: Re: Nolot 3,6,9

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 01:42:47 01/18/00

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On January 18, 2000 at 04:21:45, Dann Corbit wrote:

>Has any computer ever solved any of them?
>
>If not, why not?
>
>Zugzwang?
>Positional?
>Too deep?
>or
>???

I have had several 'versions' of my modified Crafties that 'solve' #3.  They do
not find the true tactical win there (it's way too deep), but choose the move
positionally.  I think the reason most programs don't get it is that they value
the queen more relative to the other pieces.  Since it's more of a positional
queen sac problem, they won't find it because of this.

With #6 and #9, the solution is simply _way_ too deep for any current computer,
combined with the fact that the 'solutions' given may not contain all the
optimal moves.  Pierre Nolot himself said he wasn't too sure about #9, and
welcomed any analysis to show its validity (or non-validity :).



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