Stockfish and >200 branching factor

[Jouni]

[d]3qk3/8/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 1

Analysis by Stockfish 1.9 JA 64bit 2cpu 1 GB hash:

1.e4 Qa5 2.Qg4 Ke7 3.Qg7+ Ke6 4.b4 Qe5 5.Qxe5+ Kxe5 6.f3 Kf6 7.b5 Kg7 8.b6 Kh7 9.b7 Kg7 10.h4 Kf7 11.h5 Kf6 12.h6 Ke5 13.b8Q+ Kf6 14.h7 Ke7 15.Qa7+ Kd6 16.Rh6+ Ke5
+- (#35) Depth: 21 00:00:20 73154kN
1.e4 Qa5 2.Qg4 Ke7 3.Qg7+ Ke6 4.b4 Qe5 5.Qxe5+ Kxe5 6.f3 Kf6 7.b5 Kg7 8.b6 Kh7 9.b7 Kg7 10.h4 Kf7 11.h5 Kf6 12.h6 Ke5 13.b8Q+ Kf6 14.h7 Ke7 15.Qa7+ Kd6 16.Rh6+ Ke5
+- (#35) Depth: 21 00:00:20 73154kN

In next 70 minutes nothing happens a new record or a new bug?

Jouni

[Dirt]

[d]3qk3/8/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 1

Analysis by Stockfish 1.9 JA 64bit 2cpu 1 GB hash:

1.e4 Qa5 2.Qg4 Ke7 3.Qg7+ Ke6 4.b4 Qe5 5.Qxe5+ Kxe5 6.f3 Kf6 7.b5 Kg7 8.b6 Kh7 9.b7 Kg7 10.h4 Kf7 11.h5 Kf6 12.h6 Ke5 13.b8Q+ Kf6 14.h7 Ke7 15.Qa7+ Kd6 16.Rh6+ Ke5
+- (#35) Depth: 21 00:00:20 73154kN
1.e4 Qa5 2.Qg4 Ke7 3.Qg7+ Ke6 4.b4 Qe5 5.Qxe5+ Kxe5 6.f3 Kf6 7.b5 Kg7 8.b6 Kh7 9.b7 Kg7 10.h4 Kf7 11.h5 Kf6 12.h6 Ke5 13.b8Q+ Kf6 14.h7 Ke7 15.Qa7+ Kd6 16.Rh6+ Ke5
+- (#35) Depth: 21 00:00:20 73154kN

In next 70 minutes nothing happens :? a new record or a new bug?

Jouni

I doubt it's a bug. Did you eventually get some response? I have 1.8 still installed, but it went took 0:38 at ply 18 and 118:45 at ply 19.