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Subject: Re: Draw due to lack of blockade detection...

Author: Omid David

Date: 08:09:18 10/04/02

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On October 04, 2002 at 11:05:24, Terry Ripple wrote:

>On October 04, 2002 at 10:34:43, Omid David wrote:
>
>>Just today we had a discussion regarding the importance of blockade draw
>>detections http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?255950
>>
>>Had Fritz implemented such a scheme, it wouldn't have stepped into the drawing
>>variation.
>>
>>My engine instantly announced draw based on its blocked-draw detection
>>heuristic. While Fritz never realized the draw...
>>
>>Omid.
>----------------
>
>But you simply can't always make compter avoid blocked-draw positions or the
>program might lose by simply trying to push too hard for a win when it should
>accept the drawn position!
>
>In top level play if black tries for a draw it is very hard for white!
>

They should have a realistic evaluation of each option, and then choose the best
one. So they should know that move X leads into a blockade-draw, and then see if
they have a better alternative, or the draw is the best they can get.

In no way, does this method force them to "push too hard for a win"...

Omid.

>Regards,
>      Terry








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