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Subject: Re: TB "No Material" mate in 7... corrected fen

Author: Andrew Dados

Date: 14:58:15 06/21/00

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On June 21, 2000 at 17:54:57, Andrew Dados wrote:

>This position occured in Tiger450 - Crafty game on icc today:
[D]6K1/7p/5k1P/5n2/8/8/8/8 w - -

(sorry.. I had no tool to create a FEN)
>
>It caught my eye because CT refused to take 'draw' with Kxh7... However it's a
>mate in 7 (or less, not sure about it)  then. Interesting exception for those
>implementing endgame knowledge in programs, when TBs are not available.
>
>Funny thing is that if white took Kxh7 then refused to move and wait for flag to
>fall - icc would assign a draw score to that game....
>
>-Andrew-



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