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Subject: Re: Testposition - Bishop Almighty

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 00:11:29 08/19/01

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On August 19, 2001 at 03:00:05, Robin Smith wrote:

>On August 19, 2001 at 00:08:15, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 18, 2001 at 18:37:58, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  [D]8/8/8/5Bp1/7k/8/4pPKP/8 w - - 0 1
>>>
>>>           Chekhover, 1952
>>>
>>>
>>>  This is a position that gives Deep Fritz headaches.
>>>  The theme is "Imprisoned King", but DF wants to play 1.h3?
>>>  which gives black the opportunity to break loose with 1.-g4.
>>>
>>>  White draws with 1.Bg4! e1Q  (1.-Kxg4 2.f3+ and 3.Kf2)  2.h3
>>>  Now black's king is totaly paralyzed. The doors are closed
>>>  and no where to go. White just moves his king and black can
>>>  make no progress with a solitary queen.
>>>
>>>  Sune
>>
>>This problem is going to be solved easily as soon as the relavent 6 piece
>>tablebases will be available.
>>
>>You only need the KQ vs KBPP tablebases and I expect them to be ready in the
>>next 10 years.
>>
>>Uri
>
>How are the 6 piece tablebases going to help with a fortress position that has 7
>pieces?
>
>Robin

Good question!

And if it's going to be 10 years from now, until we have a "database" to tell
our programs the correct move here, well, let's just say computer chess is in a
bad place.


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