Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 14:12:00 06/16/99
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On June 16, 1999 at 15:15:25, blass uri wrote: > >On June 16, 1999 at 14:23:58, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On June 16, 1999 at 11:44:01, Paulo Soares wrote: >> >>>On June 16, 1999 at 11:10:10, blass uri wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>On June 16, 1999 at 11:01:24, Torstein Hall wrote: >>>> >>>>>Hiarcs X versus Junior ended in a draw. I think its great performance of Hiarcs, >>>>>with so much less computing power than Junior and the other programs, to be >>>>>undefeated in four games! >>>>> >>>>>Maybee Hiarcs just is a little bit better?! >>>>> >>>>>Torstein >>>> >>>>Hiarcs drew because of poor opening choice of Junior. >>>>I think that the opening book was the problem. >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>I agree with you, because Hiarcs have a good position at middlelgame. >>> >>>Paulo Soares, from Brazil >> >>Junior did manage to reach an ending with a slight edge for it, but not enough >>to make a real winning attempt. >> >>Dave > >my Junior5.4 does not evaluate the final position as a slight advantage for >black. >The evaluation after some minutes is +0.01 pawns for white. > >Uri That would explain why Amir took the draw, then. :-) Black's minor piece is better, because the pawns are all on one side of the board, and their movement is somewhat constrained. White's pawn skeleton is also cracked. But White has a good king position, and its pawns are not interfering with its bishop, so a draw is a fair result. Dave
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