Author: Pete Galati
Date: 20:05:46 01/07/01
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On January 07, 2001 at 20:57:46, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >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. I think that when you're ahead in material, it's a good idea to trade pieces, but if you're behind in material it's a bad idea to trade. That's the rule of thumb I go by. My impresion is that most Chess programs go by that rule too, but I could be wrong. > >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? I'm not familier with that idea. I think one of the reasons a gambit works is because it _costs_ time to make a capture. Pete
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