Chess - I stumped a computer

baggygreen · 10-08-08, 11:06 PM

Playing a computer on a 30 minute limit game, and muuuuum, i think i broke it!

It's been stuck for about 17 minutes and hasnt made a move, it keeps thinking and thinking but not a move can be seen. It is playing black.

White has moved d2-d4
Black has moved d7-d5
White has moved e2-e3
Black has moved Nb8-c6
White has moved Bf1-b5
Black has moved Ng8-f6
White has moved Nb1-c3
Black has moved Bc8-g4
White has moved f2-f3
Black has moved Bg4-f5
White has moved e3-e4
Black has moved d5xe4
White has moved f3xe4
Black has moved Bf5-g4
White has moved Qd1-d2
Black has moved e7-e6
White has moved Qd2-d3
Black has moved Bf8-d6
White has moved Ng1-f3

Is it really that much of a dilemma for the bloody thing? I'm not trying, just killing time at work.. Im sorry mr computer!

GoldenRivet · 10-08-08, 11:19 PM

if it were my move...

Black Bishop at E4 to D3

baggygreen · 10-09-08, 12:01 AM

thanks GR, thats just what i was after. exactly what i was thinking, I dont understand why it didnt take it.

cheers.

baggygreen · 10-09-08, 12:01 AM

thanks GR, thats just what i was after. exactly what i was thinking, I dont understand why it didnt take it.

cheers.

baggygreen · 10-09-08, 12:01 AM

thanks GR, thats just what i was after. exactly what i was thinking, I dont understand why it didnt take it.

cheers.

GoldenRivet · 10-09-08, 12:10 AM

looks like your computer friend missed a few key moves :hmm:

could have to do with difficulty setting?

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 10-09-08, 12:12 AM

It probably has some kind of move - its just that it isn't sure it is the best one so it is evaluating yet more ply. Why don't you push the equivalent of "Force Move" on your chess program and let us know what it pitched?

McBeck · 10-09-08, 02:07 AM

Thats a nasty stutter you got there baggygreen

Skybird · 10-09-08, 03:25 AM

What type of computer? What date? What you described sounds like a technical problem. In the old time, they either had overheated, or had a memory overflow: some then stopped thinking and gave what they had, but others simple froze and gave the impression to think on, forever.

P.S. If you meant no dedicated board-computer, but a PC running chess software, forget what I said. what software is it, then?

baggygreen · 10-09-08, 05:31 AM

Sky, sorry I wasn't clear enough, it was indeed software, not something attached to a board - I'm not that advanced!!

In the end the software took more than half an hour with no move decided, and so it lost the game. Bit of a shame but thats ok, I started a new game and was comprehensively pantsed!

SteamWake · 10-09-08, 09:19 AM

Maybe it just got hungry and stepped out for lunch.

Honestly I doubt it was the program being stumped, more like it got stuck in a loop trying to find the best move, find the best move, the start the loop over without executing the best move.

Its not like computer programs ever have bugs or anything :rotfl:

10-08-08, 11:06 PM	#1
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Chess - I stumped a computer Playing a computer on a 30 minute limit game, and muuuuum, i think i broke it! It's been stuck for about 17 minutes and hasnt made a move, it keeps thinking and thinking but not a move can be seen. It is playing black. White has moved d2-d4 Black has moved d7-d5 White has moved e2-e3 Black has moved Nb8-c6 White has moved Bf1-b5 Black has moved Ng8-f6 White has moved Nb1-c3 Black has moved Bc8-g4 White has moved f2-f3 Black has moved Bg4-f5 White has moved e3-e4 Black has moved d5xe4 White has moved f3xe4 Black has moved Bf5-g4 White has moved Qd1-d2 Black has moved e7-e6 White has moved Qd2-d3 Black has moved Bf8-d6 White has moved Ng1-f3 Is it really that much of a dilemma for the bloody thing? I'm not trying, just killing time at work.. Im sorry mr computer!

10-08-08, 11:19 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	if it were my move... Black Bishop at E4 to D3 __________________

10-09-08, 12:10 AM	#6
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	looks like your computer friend missed a few key moves :hmm: could have to do with difficulty setting? __________________

10-09-08, 02:07 AM	#8
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Thats a nasty stutter you got there baggygreen __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

10-09-08, 03:25 AM	#9
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	What type of computer? What date? What you described sounds like a technical problem. In the old time, they either had overheated, or had a memory overflow: some then stopped thinking and gave what they had, but others simple froze and gave the impression to think on, forever. P.S. If you meant no dedicated board-computer, but a PC running chess software, forget what I said. what software is it, then? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 10-09-08 at 04:49 AM.

10-09-08, 12:01 AM	#3
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	thanks GR, thats just what i was after. exactly what i was thinking, I dont understand why it didnt take it. cheers.

10-09-08, 12:12 AM	#7
Kazuaki Shimazaki II Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It probably has some kind of move - its just that it isn't sure it is the best one so it is evaluating yet more ply. Why don't you push the equivalent of "Force Move" on your chess program and let us know what it pitched?

10-09-08, 05:31 AM	#10
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Sky, sorry I wasn't clear enough, it was indeed software, not something attached to a board - I'm not that advanced!! In the end the software took more than half an hour with no move decided, and so it lost the game. Bit of a shame but thats ok, I started a new game and was comprehensively pantsed!

10-09-08, 09:19 AM	#11
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Maybe it just got hungry and stepped out for lunch. Honestly I doubt it was the program being stumped, more like it got stuck in a loop trying to find the best move, find the best move, the start the loop over without executing the best move. Its not like computer programs ever have bugs or anything :rotfl: