Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 03:54:48 12/04/04
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On December 03, 2004 at 23:30:38, Tansel Turgut wrote: >I am looking for the evaluation of a specific 6 piece ending position. It is not >in the available tablebases. > >I entered the position on lokosoft website. It says that this position is not >analyzed. > >Does anyone know how I can analyze this position? How can I create a specific >kind of analysis tool to analyze this position? > >The position: >8/7B/8/n5k1/8/2P5/7P/6K1 b - - > >is this a draw (with wrong colored bishop+ pawn)? can black sacrifice his knight >for the c3 pawn? > >best regards, >Tansel Turgut One computer trick is to let the position run overnight and if the scores you get haven't skyrocketed it's probably drawn. That is, if white is promoting a pawn here then a 30-ply search should be able to find it. You might even try it with an a-pawn instead of c-pawn just to see roughly how many plies are needed to find a clear win. For what it's worth - I'd guess draw. Ie. 1. .. Nc4 2. Kf2 Kg4 or 2. Kg2 Kf4. Vas
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