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Subject: Re: Is Crafty 18.10 the final version?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:39:43 09/04/01

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On September 04, 2001 at 15:03:24, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

>     By the way,speaking of blocked positions,I would like to call
>     your attention to the game Quest-Pharaon,Maastricht 2001:
>     [D]8/rrpb2k1/5q2/pP1Pp1p1/P3Pp1p/2RB1P1P/1Q4PK/2R5 b
>     And here Black played 42...Qe7,White replied 43.d6 and won quickly.
>     Why did Pharaon fail to play 42...Qd6,keeping the position blocked?
>     Is it such a difficult move for a chess program to find? Regards,JAFM


That is a different problem altogether.  Trying to prevent a position from
becoming blocked is a tough problem.  Teaching a computer how/when to block
a position is even more complex.

However, if you play Qd6 can't white respond with Rc6 and push her out of
there?

• Re: Is Crafty 18.10 the final version? José Antônio Fabiano Mendes 13:18:23 09/04/01
  • Re: Is Crafty 18.10 the final version? Uri Blass 14:04:16 09/04/01

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