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Subject: Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not)

Author: Jouni Uski

Date: 03:44:08 11/12/01

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On November 12, 2001 at 06:22:04, Uri Blass wrote:

>This position could happen in my crrespondence game
>
>[D]2r2rk1/p3q1pp/1p6/2bp1p2/4n3/1P2P1P1/PB3PBP/1QR1RbK1 w - - 0 25
>
>If your program plays Bxe4 then it is materialistic(Bxe4 is the only move that
>does not lose material)
>
>If it plays Rxf1 then it is not materialistic
>
>It seems that most programs are not materialistic based on the test that I did.
>I guess also that most humans are not materialistic here and are going to prefer
>Rxf1
>
>Uri

Yes at least Yace and Crafty likes to take Rxf1. I quess the reason is, that
after Bxe4 fxe4 Rxf1 f3-square is very weak. And this weakness is more than
giving rook against bishop and pawn.

BTW have You lost any corr game lately?!

Jouni

• Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) K. Burcham 05:15:52 11/12/01
• Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) Uri Blass 04:50:26 11/12/01
  • Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) Jouni Uski 05:02:07 11/12/01
    • Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) Uri Blass 05:53:28 11/12/01
      • Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) Gordon Rattray 05:59:22 11/12/01
        • Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) Uri Blass 06:30:54 11/12/01
          • Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) stuart taylor 06:49:15 11/12/01
            • Re: A test position to see if your program is materialistic(most are not) Uri Blass 07:01:30 11/12/01

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