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Subject: Re: Fritz 6a best Endgame Play further opinions

Author: Mike S.

Date: 22:37:58 12/01/00

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On December 01, 2000 at 04:20:25, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 30, 2000 at 18:36:23, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>(...)As you write
>>in the other posting, it is the idea of keeping the bK in a cage (instead of
>>just capturing a pawn), which makes the move look "humanlike".
>>
>>(...)

>I do not think that the position is a good test position because not finding the
>fastest mate is not a serious mistake because you do not lose even
>0.00000000000000000000000000000000001 rating points because of this mistake.

Good that you mention that... that's why I'm always speaking of "rating list
thinking" in computer chess.

There seems to be a big difference between prefering programs which

a) make the best, most beautiful or most elegant moves more often (or find them,
and the ideas they are based on resp., faster), or

b) make the most rating points.

I'm more of the (a) type.

Regards,
M.Scheidl



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