Author: Slater Wold
Date: 20:30:04 02/06/01
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On February 06, 2001 at 17:53:02, Torstein Hall wrote: >Of course they can, but take a look at the following postion I found at Tim >Krabbes http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/diary.htm web site. > >[D]5k2/2Q5/8/8/5p2/5P2/5P2/K7 w - - 0 1 > >Fritz and friends with 5 man table bases all want to play the "obvious" 1.Qf7+ >and mate in 25 or 26! :-o) What a ugly move to play! > >This feels like proof that chess computers should not be allowed to use opening >books or endgame tables, if they ever want to play something looking like human >chess, that is! > >Torstein Fritz 6e on a P4 played qxf4+ instantly. 1.qxf4+! +-(10.34) Depth: 1/5 00:00:00 1.qxf4+! ke7 +-(10.38) Depth: 1/5 00:00:00 1.qxf4+! ke7 2.qe5+ kf7 +-(10.47) Depth: 2/5 00:00:00 1.qxf4+! ke7 2.qe5+ kf7 +-(10.47) Depth: 3/7 00:00:00 1.qxf4+! +-(#9) Depth: 4/4 00:00:00 1kN, tb=1 1.qxf4+! +-(#9) Depth: 5/5 00:00:00 2kN, tb=3 I have all the 5 man tablebases. And yeah, I think my computer plays chess well. :) Slate
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