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Subject: Re: Aufsess 2002

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 12:46:05 03/17/02

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On March 17, 2002 at 03:14:37, Lyn Harper wrote:

>  These chess programs never cease to amaze me. They can see a combo
> a dozen plies deep, and in this case miss the simple Rg2. I'm not s
> strong player, but Rg2 is pretty obvious. White gets a passer that
> can't be stopped, while black gets one that's harmless. What's the
> problem? Don't passers get the respect they deserve?

Perhaps they do not fully appreciate how pitiful the knight is against the rook
pawn on the far side in their static evaluator.

Dave



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