Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 12:45:57 12/08/00
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On December 08, 2000 at 14:47:37, Dann Corbit wrote: >[D]2r3k1/5p2/1p2pp1p/pPq5/Pn6/1B6/1P2QPPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 25 > >It seems some programs get the right answer immediately (e.g. Phalanx) and >others simply never find it. > >My question is, "Why?" > >I tried programs that don't do NULL move, and that did not seem to help. So >what is preventing programs from finding the right choice? I guess it is a matter of king safety. White immediately collects 3 pawns leaving black with a ruined king pawn shelter. The real win (in material) is simply found by search depth. Ed
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