Author: James T. Walker
Date: 05:30:26 10/10/01
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On October 10, 2001 at 05:51:07, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 10, 2001 at 04:36:47, Jouni Uski wrote: > >>[D]5r1k/4R2P/8/5BK1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 96 >> >>Crafty evaluates +8, but plays draw after 50 move rule! I have here only 4 piece >>TBs. >> >>Jounu > >I believe that crafty has not the relevant knowledge(I do not know if there are >programs that have it). > >I have an experience from a tournament game when I drew a game in a similiar >position when my opponent had bishop and pawn adavntage. > >I think that the relevant knowledge should say that KRBP vs KR usually win when >the only exception is when the bishop is the wrong bishop(does not control the >corner promotion square) and the pawn is on the 7th rank. > >In this case the evaluation should be closer to draw because I believe that at >least in big part of these cases it is a draw. > While playing Gambit Tiger 2.0 vs Junior 7.0 I had the same type position show up. [D]4r2k/1R5P/6BK/8/8/8/8/8 w It ended with the 50 move rule with the black rook chasing the white rook around the board trying to make white capture the rook. Jim
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