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Subject: Re: Can computers play chess?

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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