Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 16:36:45 11/26/00
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On November 26, 2000 at 18:19:44, Mike S. wrote: >In general, trading is good for the side being ahead in material. This is basic >chess knowledge, known to most programs. But in the endgame, it's often wrong to >trade the last pawn, if the resulting material doesn't allow to win (a common >rule known from beginner's books is, that even the advantage of a minor piece >usually is not enough to win in a PAWNLESS endgame). > >This important motif can be tested with the following position from CSS 5/98, >where Mr. R.Petrykowski reported from a game Fritz5/P133 vs. the Tasc R30. Does >your program keep the last pawn? According to my little test Gandalf, Yace and Little Goliath finds h5 without tablebases. Surprisingly enough Crafty 17.13 (native) with four and some five piece tables, wants to play Kf5 gxh4 for six minutes on my computer before changing. Mogens.
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