Mate in 15....! (also a note to Steve B.)

[Steve B]

The Novag Constellation after one full Hour plays the close..but no cigar..Bf4

supposedly it can solve up to mates in 12

Oh Well At Least Its Working Regards
Steve

[Jim Walker]

Chest confirms this mate in 14.

[d]k2n1bK1/p2P1P1b/B7/5p2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1

[Jouni]

David: are You running 32b single spark? In 2 CPU 64b I got

Analysis by spark-0.3a:

1.Kxf8 Bg6 2.Ke7 Nxf7 3.Bc4 Kb7 4.Bxf7 Bxf7 5.d8Q Bc4 6.Kd6 Bb5 7.Qc7+ Ka6 8.Kc5 f4 9.Qc8+ Ka5 10.Qb8 Ka4 11.Qxb5+ Ka3 12.Kc4 Ka2 13.Kc3 f3 14.Qb2#
+- (#14) Depth: 23/44 00:02:10 467mN

Steve B: Constellation 2 MHz those were the days my second chess computer after SciSys Explorer!

Jouni

[David Dahlem]

David: are You running 32b single spark? In 2 CPU 64b I got

Analysis by spark-0.3a:

1.Kxf8 Bg6 2.Ke7 Nxf7 3.Bc4 Kb7 4.Bxf7 Bxf7 5.d8Q Bc4 6.Kd6 Bb5 7.Qc7+ Ka6 8.Kc5 f4 9.Qc8+ Ka5 10.Qb8 Ka4 11.Qxb5+ Ka3 12.Kc4 Ka2 13.Kc3 f3 14.Qb2#
+- (#14) Depth: 23/44 00:02:10 467mN
Jouni

I'm running 32-bit 2 CPU.

[rightrook]

OK...thanks Steve B...
I see that my Mephisto Travel Expert does not find it either..

Thanks for the try...

Hey, those Novags were very nice machines..and fun to play....!!

[Jouni]

Have You set threads = 2? It's not done automatically!

Jouni

[David Dahlem]

Have You set threads = 2? It's not done automatically!

Jouni

Yes, threads are set at 2.