Re: Bug in GNU Chess

[Adhokshaj Mishra]

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.

 

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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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