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Subject: Re: Mate in 14

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 13:00:36 12/02/05

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On December 02, 2005 at 15:38:47, Günther Simon wrote:

>On December 02, 2005 at 14:56:48, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On December 02, 2005 at 14:35:02, chandler yergin wrote:
>>
>>>On December 02, 2005 at 14:27:36, Rob Basham wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 02, 2005 at 14:22:54, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On December 02, 2005 at 12:21:55, F. Huber wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On December 02, 2005 at 11:12:54, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On December 02, 2005 at 10:42:16, Rob Basham wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>[D]3Q4/bp3pp1/6k1/8/7R/6p1/B2p1PP1/q1rn2K1 w - - 0 1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>This is the recent neat Mate in 19 problem...after 5 moves are played...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>1. Qd3+
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>CM-9000 ann. mate in 14 in 39 seconds.....SKR
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>P3_850
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Rob
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Try Mate in 11 in 00:02
>>>>>>>New game
>>>>>>>[D]3Q4/bp3pp1/6k1/8/7R/6p1/B2p1PP1/q1rn2K1 w - - 0 1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Analysis by Shredder 8:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>1.Qxd2 Nxf2+ 2.Qe1
>>>>>>>  -+  (-6.24)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qxd2 Nxf2+ 2.Qd1 Nxd1+ 3.Rd4
>>>>>>>  -+  (-16.91)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qxd2 Nxf2+ 2.Qd1 Nxd1+ 3.Rd4
>>>>>>>  -+  (-16.91)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qh8 gxf2+ 2.Kf1 Qxa2
>>>>>>>  -+  (-12.13)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qh8 Qxa2
>>>>>>>  -+  (-10.84)   Depth: 1/5   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qh8 gxf2+ 2.Kf1 Qxa2
>>>>>>>  -+  (-10.77)   Depth: 1/6   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd5 Nxf2#
>>>>>>>  -+  (-8.59)   Depth: 1/6   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd5 Nxf2#
>>>>>>>  -+  (-8.59)   Depth: 1/6   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Bc4 Nxf2+
>>>>>>>  -+  (-8.46)   Depth: 1/7   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Bc4 Nxf2+ 2.Bf1
>>>>>>>  -+  (-8.46)   Depth: 1/7   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Bd5 Nxf2#
>>>>>>>  -+  (-8.41)   Depth: 1/7   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Bd5 Nxf2#
>>>>>>>  -+  (-8.41)   Depth: 1/7   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 1/7   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 1/7   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 2/2   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 3/3   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 4/4   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 5/5   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 6/6   00:00:00
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 7/7   00:00:00  1kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 8/8   00:00:00  2kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 9/9   00:00:00  4kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 10/10   00:00:00  6kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 11/11   00:00:00  14kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 12/12   00:00:00  26kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 13/13   00:00:00  41kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 14/14   00:00:00  75kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 15/15   00:00:01  153kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+
>>>>>>>  +-  (#14)   Depth: 16/16   00:00:01  247kN
>>>>>>>1.Qd3+ f5 2.Qxg3+ Kf6 3.Qd6+ Kg5 4.Rh5+ Kxh5 5.Qxd2
>>>>>>>  +-  (#11)   Depth: 17/18   00:00:02  596kN
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>(, MyTown 02.12.2005)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>And once again a wrong mate announcement by Shredder 8 - if I were you I would
>>>>>>throw away this engine!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>BTW, how should a #19 become a #11 after 5 moves???
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Franz.
>>>>>
>>>>>Easy.. it sees it. It may not be the best line and the evaluation may change
>>>>>after deeper search!
>>>>>If you like, I'll let it run longer. But how did you like the speed at which
>>>>>it found Mate in 14?
>>>>>Hmmm?
>>>>
>>>>OK.....you win......that's pretty fast!
>>>>But how did a mate in 14 become a "mate in 11"...?
>>>
>>>It doesn't of course! Because it finds one line leading to Mate in 11, doesn't
>>>mean it is the best line, & with each Ply search the PV changes.
>>>It is Mate in 14.
>>>OK?
>>>Nothing wrong with the Search function.
>>> The Engine does what it's supposed to do.
>>
>>No
>>
>>Engines can say mate in 14 even when there is mate in 11 but not the opposite.
>>
>>Engines should say mate in 11 for white only when they checked all defences of
>>black and found that there is no defence against mate in 11.
>>
>>It is the way that engines without bugs work.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Uri, I believe it is a waste of time trying to teach Chandler something
>he will not believe due to his fixed ancient opinions (most made up
>from CB manuals of the 90ies...)
>IIRC you like me already replied once not to talk about computerchess with
>him anymore, no idea why we both tried again ;)
>
>Guenther
Sorry, I'm trying to teach you!
I'm a player and know how to use the software.
Some Programmers obviously don't.
Chan



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