Author: David Rasmussen
Date: 04:16:08 12/30/00
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On December 29, 2000 at 13:17:43, Ernst A. Heinz wrote: >Hi Uri, > >>This position is similiar to the position that crafty had no problem to solve >> >>[D]R7/8/6k1/4n3/5p2/5P2/5r1p/7K b - - 0 1 >> >>The test is to avoid Nxf3 that is leading to a draw. >>Another test is to see the draw after Nxf3. >> >>I am interested to know if there is a program that can see the draw after Nxf3 >>by search. > >"DarkThought" avoids Nxf3 after less than 10 seconds and locks >onto Rxf3 instead. The change of mind is due to the fact that >"DarkThought" sees one of the Pawns queening after Rxf3 (fail >high) while it does not see any progress for Black after Nxf3 >(score stays at around +6). So, it does _not_ spot the draw >after Nxf3 because the perpetual is just too deep. > >=Ernst= I wonder why all programs don't do that. For the same reason.
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