Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:46:39 11/14/97
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On November 14, 1997 at 09:02:24, Amir Ban wrote: >On November 13, 1997 at 15:30:52, Ernst A. Heinz wrote: > > >>Would it play 45.. Ke7, too? Does it see the looming attack? >> >>=Ernst= > >Not wishing to detract from your fine game Ernst, but Ke7 is horrible >move on general principles. Someone should tell the Virtual team that QR >vs. QR is not an endgame. It may then lose even to Ananse. > >Amir I've seen too many programs make this mistake. Usually by simply using the total material or total value of pieces. I'd be much more likely to bring my king out in a RRB vs RRB ending than I would in a QB ending because the queen can be dangerous, particularly with a knight. I didn't look at this specific position, however, but I've seen more than one program make this mistake on ICC... Centralizing their king right into a mating net. :)
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