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Subject: Re: Strange game in the SSDF database

Author: Helmut Conrady

Date: 11:30:35 09/13/00

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On September 13, 2000 at 09:02:35, Mike S. wrote:

>I assume that in this game, not the complete 5-piece tablebases were used. The
>underpromotion indicates this IMO (KQR-KQ available, KQQ-KQ not). This problem
>was reported recently in the CSS magazine, where the advice was given only to
>use the *complete* 4-piece tb's, or the *complete* 5-piece tb's, otherwise
>strange moves would be made sometimes (when the program tries to stay with
>database material, instead of making an oviously better move).
>
>(I couldn't check your example in detail.)

I have checked it. You are absolutely right. KQQ-KQ was not instaled, but KQR-
KQ.

Helmut



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