Author: Ron Murawski
Date: 16:01:04 11/04/01
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On November 04, 2001 at 18:44:12, Colin Frayn wrote: >On November 03, 2001 at 12:30:09, Ron Murawski wrote: > >>For queening pawns: If both pawns are unobstructed and do not pass through any >>enemy-controlled squares and neither pawn gives check as it queens and if the >>first pawn can't capture the 2nd pawn, then, from the point of view of advancing >>pawns, this position is even. > >Heh Ron, I already have all of those things in. Well, except for checking the >squares to promotion for attacks. That might be an idea... However, if the >pawn is a long way from promotion then the board could well change a lot before >it reached the 8th Rank, so I think it's better to check for potential threats, >rather than existing ones. > >Col Colin, I thought you were asking for a static evaluation of the position. So you can only answer: Do I win the pawn race? Is the king in the square of the passed pawn? etc. There's just no way to check for potential threats using a static evaluator that I know of. For that you need some look-ahead. Best regards, Ron
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