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Subject: Re: Nullmove problem

Author: Odd Gunnar Malin

Date: 06:09:59 11/22/01

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On November 22, 2001 at 08:52:41, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:

>On November 21, 2001 at 23:55:39, Michel Langeveld wrote:
>
>>On November 21, 2001 at 19:11:53, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote:
>>
>>>On November 21, 2001 at 18:23:08, Michel Langeveld wrote:
>>>
>>>>I build nullmove in my chessprogram and received a problem.
>>>>
>>>>The example which is on Bruce side seems not to work in certain positions.
>>>>Especially positions where it's possible to give mate:
>>>>
>>>>[D] rnbq1bnr/pp2k3/2p1p1B1/3pP1p1/7p/4PQ2/PPPN1PPP/R3K1NR b KQ
>>>>
>>>>After Qc7 white doesn't see Qf7 anymore.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Are you using nullmove at the first ply?
>>>
>>>Odd Gunnar
>>
>>No at the rootnode I don't do nullmove.
>>Is this ok?
>
>Yes, I was only trying to figur out what could happend.
>
>After Qc7.
>
>You try Qf7
>Black is in check so no nullmove here, OK?
>Kd8 only move
>Qe8#
>
>Maybe a bug in the mate test then.
>
>Odd Gunnar

After (Qc7) Qf7 Kd8
If you switch side here Black should gain more positional advantage after he
switch of queens so this should not be a cutoff.
Could it only be that you have to force piece exchange in the eval when up on
material.

Odd Gunnar




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