Author: Tony Werten
Date: 09:26:47 07/03/01
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On July 03, 2001 at 12:13:53, Mike S. wrote: >On July 03, 2001 at 05:32:12, Tony Werten wrote: > >>On July 02, 2001 at 14:22:33, Mike S. wrote: >> >>>I have searched for occurances of endgame database material in computer chess >>>games (inluding some comp-human, and probably a few human-human games), based on >>>>12.000 games from 1984 on. > >>I don't think the data is valid. Compared to 1984 almost everyone has tablebases >>now. If there are 6 pieces on the board and both programs see it enter the >>tablebases they stop the game. ie the 4 or 5 pieces position is not reached. >>Without the egtb's the game would have continued. > >Yes, this sounds logical. But my data consists of the "usual" computer >tournaments, matches etc. witch were published in those years - and you see, the >opposite is true: We have *more* db endgames, not less. I would expect that. The point I wanted to make is that it's even more than the data suggests. Tony >I think there are still >many games, where only one side uses tbs, and/or the loosing side just doesn't >resign (or doesn't agree a draw until the 50 move rule is applied). > >I think Bruce is correct with his assumption (or conclusion) below. > >Regards, >M.Scheidl
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