Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:04:49 05/18/00
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On May 18, 2000 at 00:49:49, blass uri wrote: >On May 18, 2000 at 00:09:24, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On May 17, 2000 at 20:50:05, Adrien Regimbald wrote: >> >>>I don't think you are such a horrible chess player that you don't know that a 2 >>>pawn advantage without knowing what the situation is on the rest of the board is >>>completely meaningless information. >>> >>> >>>Regards, >>>Adrien. >> >>Your claim that a "2 pawn advantage without knowing what the situation is on the >>rest of the board is completely meaningless information" is complete garbage. >>Material is the _primary_ criteria for assessing a position. >> >>Dave > >There are cases when the side with 2 pawns advantage is losing. >Only knowing the material advantage is not enough to come to conclusions. > >Uri Yes. but material is the _primary_ way to judge a game. After you count pieces, you have a good idea of who is winning or losing. Then you confirm your conclusion by making sure there is no tactical advantage for the losing side that equalizes or wins in the position. In the vast majority of game positions, the side with two pawns is winning.
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