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Subject: Re: Mate in 19 - Toga thoughts

Author: John Merlino

Date: 09:35:01 12/01/05

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On December 01, 2005 at 04:00:30, Mig Greengard wrote:

>3n3k/bp3pp1/8/8/R1Q2R2/6p1/B2p1PP1/q1rn2K1 w - - 0 1
>
>Plokhodnikov, 1971
>
>Was somewhat surprised to find that most engines need a while to solve this
>puzzle since every move is a check. More than a minute, over five minutes in
>some cases. I think Toga II 1.1 was the fastest, solving it on my Athlon 64 3800
>in around 40 seconds. (The original composition was given as mate in 21, but the
>comps find a faster way.)

CM9_R1 on a P4-2.4 finds it in 40 seconds.

jm

• Re: Mate in 19 - Toga thoughts Paul Jacobean Sacral 09:42:42 12/01/05
  • Re: Mate in 19 - Toga thoughts John Merlino 12:01:13 12/01/05
    • Re: Mate in 19 - Toga thoughts Paul Jacobean Sacral 02:13:47 12/02/05

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