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Subject: Re: Any Programs See THIS As A Draw? - question to programmers

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 23:42:20 11/11/00

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On November 12, 2000 at 01:41:43, Helmut Conrady wrote:

>[D]8/8/8/2KR4/3R4/2k1b3/8/8 w - -
>
>In a test with Fritz 6a, Junior 6, Shredder 4, Century 1.2 Tiger 12, Hiarcs
>7.32, Nimzo 7.32 no one did.


It is an easy position.

You only need the 5 piece tablebases.

Uri
>
>What about an algorithm like this: if i have a graet material advantage and can
>not make any progress after some moves I will check wheter it can be a draw!
>
>Helmut

You should explain how to check it and the problem is that you may expect the
opponent to get a position when you have small material advantage.

The alpha beta does not tell you about second best move so you will not know
that you cannot make progress before it is too late.

Uri



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