Win with eggb usage possible (Scorpio, Toga, Cyclone)?

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Re: Win with eggb usage possible (Scorpio, Toga, Cyclone)?

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bob wrote:
hgm wrote:This position can be solved by retrograde analysis in just a few seconds, provided a bitbase for the promotion positions (a subset of KQQKQ) is available. So indeed the engine would do better to switch to this mode.
"few seconds" depends on the position. Probably not for 6 piece endings and beyond...