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Subject: Re: a test position for chess programs(fritz could not solve it in a game)

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 13:23:25 04/03/00

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On April 03, 2000 at 15:37:33, blass uri wrote:

>On April 03, 2000 at 14:32:20, Paulo Soares wrote:
>
>>On April 03, 2000 at 13:14:10, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>I do not agree with you, in my opinion it's impressive. How The King 2.55 gets
>>that? Below the moves that do with the position finishes with 5 pieces.
>>
>>1... Kb2 2. Qg7+ Kb1 3. Qxa1+ Kxa1 4. h5 b3 5. h6
>>b2 6. h7 b1=Q 7. h8=Q+ Qb2 8. Qa8+ Kb1 9. Qxe4+
>>
>>Paulo
>
>All the moves after Kb2 are checks or replies to check or pusing the unstopped
>passed pawn and I expect myself at tournament time control to see all this line.
>
>I guess that the king does push unstoppable passed pawn and check+reply to check
>extensions to see this line.
>
>Chessmaster needs to see also the line with 7.h8Q+ Ka2 and here you need
>knowledge about pawn endgame to see that white is winning.
>
>Uri

Then the advantage that The King has on the other programs is made by the
extensions, because most of the programs gets to see, during the search, that
7. h8Q+ Ka2, it's bad for white.

Paulo



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