Author: Tansel Turgut
Date: 06:27:47 12/04/04
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On December 04, 2004 at 08:24:22, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >On December 04, 2004 at 07:00:11, Tansel Turgut wrote: > >>On December 04, 2004 at 06:54:48, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >>>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 >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Dear Vas, nice to hear from you.. >> >>it's not so easy for black. If the king remains on the king side, white can get >>his king on the queen side, and then limitimg the available squares with the >>bishop, may prevent black from sacrificing the knight for the bishop. >> >>The computer programs give high evaluations for white, but they don't understand >>the bishops of opposite colors. >> >>Can i generate a 6 piece table base with these material? >> >>Tansel > >Hi Tansel, > >yes - nice to hear from you also. I'd ask if you're a GM yet but I know these >tournaments take like 4 years :) > >Re. white giving up the h-pawn - as soon as this happens, you can already access >the tablebases. For instance, the variation 1. .. Nc4 2. Kf2 Kh4 3. Bg8 Nd6 4. >Ke3 Kh3 5. Kf4 Kxh2 6. Ke5 Nc8 is drawn. Maybe you can enumerate all the >different ways in which white can give up the h-pawn, and look up each >possibility in the TBs. > >As far as generating the six-piece tablebase - you might try contacting Eugene >Nalimov (obviously) or maybe Bob Hyatt. > >Vas
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