If You give (top) engine enough time: will it solve ALL

Jouni · Post by **Jouni** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:29 pm

test positions eventually? Or is there some null-move/lmr/other things to prevent finding solution even with "infinite" time?

AlvaroBegue · Post by **AlvaroBegue** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:39 pm

I believe graph history interaction might mess up the analysis of some positions that require lots of irreversible moves. That's the only source of trouble I can think of.

Uri Blass · Post by **Uri Blass** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:04 pm

Jouni wrote:test positions eventually? Or is there some null-move/lmr/other things to prevent finding solution even with "infinite" time?

I guess there are positions that top engines cannot solve regardless of time.

Even with no reductions they are not designed to search infinite depth.

Henk · Post by **Henk** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:52 am

Only do alpha beta search and Quiescence Search and nothing more. No Transposition Table, null move etcetera.

If You give (top) engine enough time: will it solve ALL

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