New checkmate test set

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Dann Corbit
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New checkmate test set

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Re: New checkmate test set

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Nice, but if there are multiple mating moves, you can't assume engines will always find the shortest mate, especially in a multi-threaded search.
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Re: New checkmate test set

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That is a good point.
In one pass, with MPV analysis, one could eliminate other winning moves and create a smaller set.
I was too lazy for that.
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