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Subject: Re: Disappointing, the rook value in comparison to the pawn is too high!

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 16:17:14 06/27/00

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On June 26, 2000 at 21:52:04, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On June 26, 2000 at 21:17:10, Chessfun wrote:
>
>>On June 26, 2000 at 20:25:11, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>On June 26, 2000 at 18:19:37, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>>>
>>>>This defeat convinces me that Fritz 6a is much stronger than Chessmaster 6000.
>>>>If Chessmaster 8000 comes out, it better be 150 points stronger.
>>>>
>>>>Castle2000
>>>
>>>If you compare the value of the rook in CMNimzo 732 to the value of the pawn
>>>you will immediately notice that there is too much of a difference, rook = 6.8
>>>vs pawn =1.1 exactly 5.7 . I increased the value of the pawn to 1.5 and
>>>decreased the value of the rook to 6.5 and replay the game from move 27.Nd2 and
>>>CMNimzo 732 with the new values beat my fritz 6a.
>>
>>
>>But that is just one game from a given position. It don't mean settings
>>with those values would be stronger overall.
>>
>You are correct about this statement it is too early to assume anything yet, and
>based on only one type of ending where the rook is in disadvantage vs four
>pawns, the possibility of the same type of ending to occur twice is very
>limitted. But my settings reflected a more realistic value whenever a rook vs
>three pawns ending was reached, in my mini match between CMQueen++ vs CMNimzo
>732.
>
>Pichard.
>>
>>>PS: Due to the current values of the pieces in my settings, CMQueen++ performs
>>>better against fritz 6a than the current settings of CMNimzo 732, unless Sarah
>>>makes the proper adjustment as I recommended.
>>
>>
>>Having made this statement and after I only posted one game,
>>I must assume you have played games at 60/game between CMNimzo
>>and Fritz 6 as well as the result you posted between CMQueen++
>>and Fritz 6. So could you please post them.
>>
>>Thanks.

Sarah I only played five games between CMNimzo 732 vs Fritz 6a at G/60 and the
score was W4 D1, then I satisfied my curiousity.

Pichard.



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