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Subject: Re: The maxDTM KRNKNN position with a preface

Author: Eugene Nalimov

Date: 10:52:11 01/25/00

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Ken Thompson started to generate 6-man endings some time ago. You can look for
some data at his web page (sorry, don't have URL at home).

I believe he use his old format for this, but he also generated KRNKNNN DTM
table, and privately sent results to some persons.

Eugene

On January 25, 2000 at 13:36:03, Ernst A. Heinz wrote:

>>In answer to several requests the (Noam Elkies) preface to the maxDTM/maxDTC wtm
>>KRNKNN position is:
>>
>>initial position  =  1N6/1RK5/5n2/8/8/3R4/5nk1/2N3q1+w
>>
>>Noam Elkies' preface  =  1. Rg3+ Kxg3 2. Ne2+ Kg2 3. Nxg1 Kxg1 {KRNKNN}
>>
>>... which is (max)DTC = 243 (Stiller, 1994; Thompson, 2000)
>>             (max)DTM = 262 (Thompson, 2000)
>
>Hi Guy,
>
>Please enlighten us about your references "Thompson, 2000":
>title, publisher, date?
>
>Or did you mean "Nalimov, 2000"?
>
>=Ernst=



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