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Subject: Re: Rebel 10C

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 11:56:08 02/17/99

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On February 17, 1999 at 06:53:17, Ernst Walet wrote:

>On February 17, 1999 at 03:30:23, Howard Exner wrote:
>
>>I'm wondering if the programs played the initial sac, Nxf2, for reasons
>>other than seeing a win. Perhaps they saw Nxf2 as drawing and choose that
>>instead of the Knight retreat to f6 (which they may have considerd a minus
>>eval). What are some of the evals of the
>>programs that play Nxf2?
>
>Frit 5.16 plays it at 11 ply in 1min40sec on my K6-200 with 48000KB hash, with a
>score of -0.56 (so better for black).  After 8 hours it still plays the move
>with a score of -0.68, completing 15 ply.  Before 11 plys it plays Nf6 with a
>score of +0.4 something.

What line of play does it see for itself? Is it the same line as from
the actual game (because that game line should have led to a draw with best
defense) or did it find something better?



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