Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:49:30 10/07/00
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On October 07, 2000 at 04:18:19, Terry Ripple wrote: > I have up to and including all 4 man tablebases installed on my hard drive and >i'am curious when i begin to see hundreds and up to thousands of tablebase hits >at certain times of the endgame when there are still 5 and up to 9 pieces still >on the board, if i can begin to trust some of this analysis, or is it only >accurate when the game reaches 4 pieces left on the board? > > I know an average amount of endgame knowledge and see that even when i have >more than 4 pieces left on the board that the analysis is correct when i'am >getting alot of tablebase hits, but some very complicated endgames when there >are more than 4 pieces on the board and i'am getting alot of tablebase hits >showing i don't know if i can trust this analysis at that point of the game! > >How many tablebase hits determine how accurate the endgame analysis is? Do you >need several thousands of hits to say it is now more accurate? I hope i'am >getting my point accross! The hits are 100% correct but you cannot be sure that the analysis is correct even if there are thousands of hits. It is possible that there is a win that does not involve trading to a 4 piece endgame and tablebases hits are not going to discover it. Uri
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