Author: Mike S.
Date: 08:53:04 05/19/01
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On May 19, 2001 at 10:55:56, Jonathan Lee wrote: >If all the same rules apply in chess, except no queens on d1 and d8 in the >starting position, would all softwares jump at least 100 points against >grandmasters? Maybe not againts Grandmasters... but lower rated players will win less often, probably. But sometimes, chances to draw (i.e. perpetual check for the computer) *with* the queen are better than without, i.e. if the master handles the transposition into the endgame better... so it could mean lesser draws as well :o) Regards, M.Scheidl
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