Computer Endgame Simulation

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Listen to XanthosNZ and you won't ruin your good reputation...

Too late; see the "Colored Balls in a Bag" thread in the "Posers and Puzzles" forum.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
The current record for tablebase mates:

[fen]1N6/1RK5/5n2/8/8/8/5n2/6k1 w - - 0 1[/fen]

1.Kd6 N6g4 2.Kd5 Ne3+ 3.Kd4 Nc2+ 4.Kc3 Ne3 5.Kd2 Nfg4 6.Kd3 Kg2 7.Ke4 Nc4 8.Kf4 Nge5 9.Ra7 Nd3+ 10.Ke4 Nf2+ 11.Kd4 Nd6 12.Kd5 Nb5 13.Ra5 Nd1 14.Kc5 Nbc3 15.Kc4 Ne2 16.Kd3 Ng3 17.Ra1 Nf2+ 18.Ke3 Nf1+ 19.Kd4 Ng3 20.Ra3 Nf5+ 21.Kd5 Nd1 22.Nc6 Nde3+ 23.Ke6 Ng7+ 24.Kf7 N ...[text shortened]... isten to XanthosNZ and you won't ruin your good reputation; argue and you slit your own throat.

The new record is 290 moves. See http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etimkr/chess2/diary.htm Blog # 298