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Subject: Re: In Nalimov´s Tablebases. Whait is a Broken Position?

Author: Heiner Marxen

Date: 15:52:33 12/25/01

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On December 25, 2001 at 16:35:46, Carlos Andrade wrote:

>In the TBS files appears  "wtm: Broken positions: 32609914"
>What´s the meaning of a "broken position"?

I think it is a position which has an index (according to the index scema),
and thus occupies a slot in the table base file, but is illegal according
to the rules of chess (e.g. because a king can be captured).

>I wish all of you a happy new year.

Best regards from Berlin!
Heiner



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