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Subject: Re: the reason why Anaconda can´t draw against Hydra...

Author: Kai Skibbe

Date: 11:21:19 03/01/05

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On March 01, 2005 at 08:47:11, Thomas Lagershausen wrote:

>[D]2r2r1k/1bqnb1pp/p2pB3/1p1Pp3/2n5/5NNP/PP3PP1/R1BQR1K1 b - - 4 20
>
>...is the lack of positional knowledge. This counts for most of curent
>chessprograms.
>In the last round of Paderborn Anaconda reaches this position with the black
>pieces against Hydra and lost without any real resistance.
>But it is not difficult to see that black has to play against the weak pawn on
>d5 to get enough counterplay. So, the sacrifice of the exchange by 20...Nc5 or
>20...Nf6 give black the chance to free his game and equalize the position.

Nc5 is exactly the move Hydra expected in this position, but Anaconda doesn´t
like to give the rook for bishop and pawn.

>Please notice that my intention is to help the programers and not to show how
>weak chessprograms are playing chess.
Your comment is welcome and useful for future improvement.

Thanks,
Kai



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