Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:10:33 02/07/01
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On February 07, 2001 at 12:45:31, Alan Grotier wrote: >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 5.32 plays instantly K-b2 and announces mate in 5 >alain Fritz5.32 does not use tablebases so there is no reason to expect it to sacrifice the queen. Programs with the full 5 piece tablebases have also no problem to avoid sacrificing the queen. Uri
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