Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 05:10:18 03/25/99
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On March 25, 1999 at 06:33:33, JW de Kort wrote: >On March 25, 1999 at 02:38:37, Steffen Jakob wrote: > >>On March 25, 1999 at 02:16:49, JW de Kort wrote: >> >>[...] >> >>> But i still have a question. How does this search terminate in a case were >>>both players can make equal captures in reply to the move of the other player? >> >>I would be very surprised if you could generate some more capture moves after 30 >>captures in a row. :-) >> >>Greetings, >>Steffen. > > >I think that is difficult too. But suppose it happesn often, is not this a waste >of time? Or does this not happen in rela life! > >Greetings Jan Willem You might see 4 sequential capture moves that are 'even' (ie bxn nxn nxn pxn) or something like that. But not a lot further in most positions. And if that last pxn was your g-pawn recapturing at f3/f6, don't you want to know that your kingside is now seriously weakened? This finds it.
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