Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 10:28:34 07/15/00
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On July 15, 2000 at 13:18:28, Jorge Pichard wrote: Two points to argue that this doesn't work: 1. The 5 Black pieces aren't developped yet. So how to count? When is a piece on the queen's side and when not? Is a non-developped piece a threat or not? 2. Castling is not the only mistake in this type of position. A computer program simply has no idea what plan it should follow. And it will start moving pieces around, with no purpose at all. Jeroen >In a close position such as DJ vs Piquet where the center became locked, a >subroutine which tell the programs not to castle so soon, as in this case on >move 9.0-0-0, until the program determines where the majority of the opponent >pieces are located, in this case DJ castle into the queenside, without taking >into cosideration that most of its opponent pieces where already located on the >Queen side of the board, five pieces. If the subroutine is written in such a way >that it will only castle to the opposite side where the minority of its opponent >pieces are concentrated, then it can avoid such a rapid king side attack as in >the previous game vs Piquet. My suggestion is to avoid castling so blindly >whenever the position is closed. Deep Junior could have waited another 3 or 4 >moves before it castled, and by then of course, castle king side or not to >castle at all. > >Pichard.
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