Chess - I stumped a computer

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:

10-09-08, 02:07 AM	#2
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	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 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.

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10-09-08, 12:12 AM	#1
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	#4
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	#5
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: