Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 17:57:46 01/07/01
One well known rule of thumb is: It is often a bad idea to grab more material when already ahead in material. For instance, when I play, I generally avoid increasing my material advantage unless it does not cost me anything (time, structure, open lines for opponent, etc.) to do so or I have nothing else to do that is constructive. In fact, a reasonable rule of thumb for open positions might be: The 1st pawn grabbed is worth 3 tempi, but the 2nd pawn is only worth 1 tempo. Something I observed while I studied some of Morphy's games. My question is: Do any programs take this into account or do they all consider the 2nd pawn they grab to be as valuable as the 1st?
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