statistics about mates from tablebases

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Uri Blass
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statistics about mates from tablebases

Post by Uri Blass »

[d]8/8/k7/8/KR6/Rn6/8/8 w - - 0 1

The following position is double mate in 1 (side that begin has a single solution for mate in 1.

same for the following position

[d]7q/8/8/8/Q7/K7/8/k7 w - - 0 1

I wonder what is the number of double mate positions in different tablebases
Arpad Rusz
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Re: statistics about mates from tablebases

Post by Arpad Rusz »

I can find the double mates with the help of SEE but only if both moves are the only winning moves. So your KQvKQ example is missing from this list (176 positions) because of the dual win 1.Kb3+.

8/8/8/8/q7/k7/5Q2/K7 w - - 0 1
8/8/1Q6/8/8/8/8/K1kq4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/q7/k7/5Q2/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/q7/k7/6Q1/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/q7/k7/7Q/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/4Q3/q7/k7/8/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/8/1Q6/8/q7/k7/8/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/8/5Q2/8/q7/k7/8/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/1Q6/8/8/q7/k7/8/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/6Q1/8/8/q7/k7/8/1K6 w - - 0 1
1Q6/8/8/8/q7/k7/8/1K6 w - - 0 1
7Q/8/8/8/q7/k7/8/1K6 w - - 0 1
8/8/1q6/8/8/8/8/k1KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/k4q2/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/k5q1/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/k6q/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/4q3/8/8/k7/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/8/1q6/8/8/8/k7/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/8/5q2/8/8/8/k7/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/1q6/8/8/8/8/k7/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/6q1/8/8/8/8/k7/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
1q6/8/8/8/8/8/k7/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
7q/8/8/8/8/8/k7/2KQ4 w - - 0 1
8/8/6q1/8/8/8/8/4QK1k w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/q6k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/1q5k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/2q4k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/3q4/8/8/7k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/8/2q5/8/8/8/7k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/8/6q1/8/8/8/7k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/1q6/8/8/8/8/7k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/6q1/8/8/8/8/7k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
q7/8/8/8/8/8/7k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
6q1/8/8/8/8/8/7k/4QK2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7q/7k/Q7/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7q/7k/1Q6/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7q/7k/2Q5/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/3Q4/7q/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/8/2Q5/8/7q/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/8/6Q1/8/7q/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/1Q6/8/8/7q/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/6Q1/8/8/7q/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 1
Q7/8/8/8/7q/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 1
6Q1/8/8/8/7q/7k/8/6K1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7q/7k/2Q5/7K w - - 0 1
8/8/6Q1/8/8/8/8/4qk1K w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/K4Q2/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/K5Q1/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/K6Q/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/4Q3/8/8/K7/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/8/1Q6/8/8/8/K7/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/8/5Q2/8/8/8/K7/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/1Q6/8/8/8/8/K7/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/6Q1/8/8/8/8/K7/2kq4 w - - 0 1
1Q6/8/8/8/8/8/K7/2kq4 w - - 0 1
7Q/8/8/8/8/8/K7/2kq4 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/Q6K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/1Q5K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/8/8/2Q4K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/3Q4/8/8/7K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/8/2Q5/8/8/8/7K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/8/6Q1/8/8/8/7K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/1Q6/8/8/8/8/7K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/6Q1/8/8/8/8/7K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
Q7/8/8/8/8/8/7K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
6Q1/8/8/8/8/8/7K/4qk2 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/Q7/K7/5q2/k7 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/Q7/K7/5q2/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/Q7/K7/6q1/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/Q7/K7/7q/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/4q3/Q7/K7/8/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/8/1q6/8/Q7/K7/8/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/8/5q2/8/Q7/K7/8/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/1q6/8/8/Q7/K7/8/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/6q1/8/8/Q7/K7/8/1k6 w - - 0 1
1q6/8/8/8/Q7/K7/8/1k6 w - - 0 1
7q/8/8/8/Q7/K7/8/1k6 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7Q/7K/q7/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7Q/7K/1q6/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7Q/7K/2q5/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/3q4/7Q/7K/8/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/8/2q5/8/7Q/7K/8/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/8/6q1/8/7Q/7K/8/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/1q6/8/8/7Q/7K/8/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/6q1/8/8/7Q/7K/8/6k1 w - - 0 1
q7/8/8/8/7Q/7K/8/6k1 w - - 0 1
6q1/8/8/8/7Q/7K/8/6k1 w - - 0 1
8/8/8/8/7Q/7K/2q5/7k w - - 0 1
k7/5q2/K7/Q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/8/K7/Q7/8/8/8/1q6 w - - 0 1
1k6/8/K7/Q7/8/8/8/7q w - - 0 1
1k6/8/K7/Q7/8/8/1q6/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/8/K7/Q7/8/8/6q1/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/8/K7/Q7/8/1q6/8/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/8/K7/Q7/8/5q2/8/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/8/K7/Q7/4q3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/5q2/K7/Q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/6q1/K7/Q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1k6/7q/K7/Q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/8/7K/7Q/8/8/8/q7 w - - 0 1
6k1/8/7K/7Q/8/8/8/6q1 w - - 0 1
6k1/8/7K/7Q/8/8/1q6/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/8/7K/7Q/8/8/6q1/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/8/7K/7Q/8/2q5/8/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/8/7K/7Q/8/6q1/8/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/8/7K/7Q/3q4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/q7/7K/7Q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/1q6/7K/7Q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
6k1/2q5/7K/7Q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
7k/2q5/7K/7Q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K7/8/8/8/8/8/1Q6 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K7/8/8/8/8/8/7Q w - - 0 1
2kq4/K7/8/8/8/8/1Q6/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K7/8/8/8/8/6Q1/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K7/8/8/8/1Q6/8/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K7/8/8/8/5Q2/8/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K7/8/8/4Q3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K4Q2/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K5Q1/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2kq4/K6Q/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/7K/8/8/8/8/8/Q7 w - - 0 1
4qk2/7K/8/8/8/8/8/6Q1 w - - 0 1
4qk2/7K/8/8/8/8/1Q6/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/7K/8/8/8/8/6Q1/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/7K/8/8/8/2Q5/8/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/7K/8/8/8/6Q1/8/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/7K/8/8/3Q4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/Q6K/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/1Q5K/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4qk2/2Q4K/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
K1kq4/8/8/8/8/1Q6/8/8 w - - 0 1
K7/5Q2/k7/q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/8/k7/q7/8/8/8/1Q6 w - - 0 1
1K6/8/k7/q7/8/8/8/7Q w - - 0 1
1K6/8/k7/q7/8/8/1Q6/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/8/k7/q7/8/8/6Q1/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/8/k7/q7/8/1Q6/8/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/8/k7/q7/8/5Q2/8/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/8/k7/q7/4Q3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/5Q2/k7/q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/6Q1/k7/q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
1K6/7Q/k7/q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k7/8/8/8/8/8/1q6 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k7/8/8/8/8/8/7q w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k7/8/8/8/8/1q6/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k7/8/8/8/8/6q1/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k7/8/8/8/1q6/8/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k7/8/8/8/5q2/8/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k7/8/8/4q3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k4q2/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k5q1/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
2KQ4/k6q/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
k1KQ4/8/8/8/8/1q6/8/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/7k/8/8/8/8/8/q7 w - - 0 1
4QK2/7k/8/8/8/8/8/6q1 w - - 0 1
4QK2/7k/8/8/8/8/1q6/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/7k/8/8/8/8/6q1/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/7k/8/8/8/2q5/8/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/7k/8/8/8/6q1/8/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/7k/8/8/3q4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/q6k/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/1q5k/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4QK2/2q4k/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4QK1k/8/8/8/8/6q1/8/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/8/7k/7q/8/8/8/Q7 w - - 0 1
6K1/8/7k/7q/8/8/8/6Q1 w - - 0 1
6K1/8/7k/7q/8/8/1Q6/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/8/7k/7q/8/8/6Q1/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/8/7k/7q/8/2Q5/8/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/8/7k/7q/8/6Q1/8/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/8/7k/7q/3Q4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/Q7/7k/7q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/1Q6/7k/7q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
6K1/2Q5/7k/7q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
4qk1K/8/8/8/8/6Q1/8/8 w - - 0 1
7K/2Q5/7k/7q/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
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Re: statistics about mates from tablebases

Post by Dann Corbit »

17,633 exactly reversible mates (IOW, if the side to move changes, it is mate for the other side in the exact same number of moves):

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FIEo2 ... 9W6bV4suk-

I was going to attach it, but the forum software said it was too big.

Most of these are not tablebase mates.
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Re: statistics about mates from tablebases

Post by Dann Corbit »

This is how I found them:

Code: Select all

select * from Epd a, Epd b 
where  a.Epd LIKE '% w %' 
AND b.Epd LIKE '% b %' 
AND LEFT(a.Epd, CHARINDEX(' w ', a.Epd) - 1) = LEFT(b.Epd, CHARINDEX(' b ', b.Epd) - 1) 
and a.dm = b.dm
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