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Subject: Re: Simple qsearch question

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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