Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 01:30:20 12/19/00
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On December 19, 2000 at 00:25:23, Robert Hyatt wrote: >[D]k1N5/2p5/8/1P6/8/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1 >>id "HASH-03";c0 "dead drawn"; > >Are you sure the above is drawn? Crafty says Nb6+ and if cxb6 it is a >mate in 20-something. If not, Na5 locks things up until the king gets >over and wins... > > Thanks for the hint. You are perfectly right. "Dead drawn" was the original comment in the article, where I had found this position several years ago, and in fact - in the "pre-table-base-age", this seemed to be true. However, on modern hardware with tablebases, the win will be immediately recognized, - even by my program. Funny enough, in the "pre-table-base-pre-hashtable-age", programs ususally considered this as a win for white (but not through Nb6). So , we need the table bases to correct the wrong conclusion coming from trabsposition table anylysis ! Regards, Uli
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