Author: Charlie GOLD
Date: 03:33:55 01/18/00
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On January 18, 2000 at 04:42:47, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >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. It would be nice to "see" these positions. charlie > >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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