Author: Mike S.
Date: 02:57:27 06/08/01
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On June 08, 2001 at 01:53:58, Ferdinand S. Mosca wrote: >Hello Bob, >(...) >[D]8/8/1n6/2b2B2/5B1k/3p4/5P2/5K2 b - - 0 62 >Here Crafty played 62...Bxf2?? with an evaluation of 0.0 >on P3 668mhz. I have tried Crafty 18.08 with 4-piece tbs; it plays this move too (some other programs don't). 62...Bxf2! is a Master's move: 1. The pawn d3 is lost, black cannot go for a win 2. White might try to win with his pawn 3. BB vs. N should need *more than 50 moves* - obviously Crafty knows that - so Bxf2 "simply" draws! A good example, how endgame knowledge in a chess program can lead to surprising "master-like" moves (which are not boring and less clear, i.e. like ...Nd5 (?)). The only question which may arise IMO is, if Crafty can be self-confident to keep the N-BB draw without the 5-piece tbs, or without tbs at all, for the necessary 50 moves (it plays Bxf2 without tbs too). Regards, M.Scheidl
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