Re: Bug in GNU Chess

[Adhokshaj Mishra]

Hi,

Knights is starting GNU Chess in default mode. I will try to reproduce the same moves and will let you know.

 

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Regards,

Adhokshaj Mishra

On सोमवार, 12 अगस्त 2019 2:09:52 अपराह्न IST Antonio Ceballos wrote:

> Hi,

>

> A recent possible bug in GNU Chess has led me to raise a question on the

> problem you found.

>

> When you use GNU Chess from Knights, do you run it in UCI mode or default

> mode?

>

> For UCI mode, you start the program as

>

> gnuchess -u

>

> or

>

> gnuchess --uci

>

> For default mode, you just type the program name with no argument.

>

> On the other hand, if you are somehow manage to play the same game, will it

> hang on the same position?

>

> Regards,

> Antonio Ceballos

>

>

>

> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 9:59 AM Adhokshaj Mishra

> <address@hidden>

> wrote:

> > Hi,

> >

> > My apologies for sending incomplete information. Please find requested

> > information as below:

> >

> >

> >

> > OS: Arch Linux x86_64 (5.1.15-arch1-1-ARCH)

> >

> > GNUChess version: 6.2.5

> >

> > GUI used: KNights 2.6.0

> >

> > > I'm unable to persuade the stock GNU Chess on Debian (6.2.5) to crash

> >

> > from

> >

> > > this position with a few likely tries, it wants to play fxg2 when it is

> > >

> > > confident it will go on to improve its position.

> >

> > GNU Chess hangs, with 1 or 2 CPU cores at 80-100% load, and does not

> > return any move at all while GUI is waiting for it to respond.

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> > Adhokshaj Mishra

> >

> > On मंगलवार, 2 जुलाई 2019 12:40:57 पूर्वाह्न IST Simon Waters wrote:

> > > On Sunday, 30 June 2019 10:12:33 BST Adhokshaj Mishra wrote:

> > > > Hello,

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > While playing Chess via Knights GUI around GNU Chess engine, I

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > stumbled upon a possible bug where GNU Chess just keeps churning the

> >

> > CPU,

> >

> > > > and does not return a valid move from computer's side. I have attached

> >

> > a

> >

> > > > screenshot of board, as well as history of moves from both sides.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Please feel free to let me know if you need some additional

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > information/debugging/testing from my side.

> > >

> > > Thanks for the report.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Could you let us know the version of gnuchess in use. (Usually "gnuchess

> >

> > -v"

> >

> > > or simply typing "gnuchess" in a terminal window will get this

> > >

> > > information).

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Also I assume this is the version packaged with a distro, can you let us

> > >

> > > know distro and version.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > I turned position in to epd

> > >

> > > r3kb1r/pppb1ppp/2n2n2/1P3q2/2P5/P3Pp1P/3P1PP1/R1BQKB1R b Kkq - bm 1; id

> >

> > 1;

> >

> > > I'm unable to persuade the stock GNU Chess on Debian (6.2.5) to crash

> >

> > from

> >

> > > this position with a few likely tries, it wants to play fxg2 when it is

> > >

> > > confident it will go on to improve its position.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > It can sometimes be hard to reproduce a specific crash from a game, as

> > > it

> > >

> > > can depend on time controls, or may be something outside of the program.

> >

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