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Subject: Re: Programs look stupid?

Author: Ralf Elvsén

Date: 03:48:54 11/27/00

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On November 26, 2000 at 23:47:20, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On November 26, 2000 at 23:46:03, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>
>>On November 26, 2000 at 19:15:55, Michael Fuhrmann wrote:
>>
>>>A recent post, on which there seemed to be some agreement, mentioned that there
>>>are some positions where the right move is obvious to a decent human player but
>>>not found by even the best programs. Can anyone post an example or two of such a
>>>position where a great program looks stupid? Thanks.
>>
>>[D]8/3k4/p1p1p1p1/PpPpPpPp/1P1P1P1P/8/8/R1B1K1BR w KQ - 0 0
>>
>>Programs will return a huge score for White, but of course this is a dead draw.
>>The only legal way to lose this position from either side is to resign.
>
>Opps! That last sentence is absolutely false. See! Humans can look stupid too!

How can white have eight pawns and two darksquared bishops? :)



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