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Subject: Re: New Tough Endgame Test Suite

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:56:10 06/02/00

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On June 02, 2000 at 18:47:23, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
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>	Do not trust crafty so blindly! It is obvious crafty is missing lots of things
>in this position (just follow the PV's you posted).

I don't blindly trust.  Actually, I often find myself at odds with what the
computer will do.  But I think it is not entirely clear that the other moves
lose.

Personally, I like forcing the bishop to move because he is guarding two
squares.  It's almost like two moves for the price of one.

I don't like taking the pawn because of the awful formation that causes.  It's
also one less promotion lane to worry the enemy with, and with two pawns on that
file, they can't protect each other but get in the way instead.

But it is also true that computers sometimes see something we don't and even a
stupid looking move can have something smart behind it.



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