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Subject: Re: computer programs cannot see a very simple draw in a pawn ending

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 09:47:52 06/23/98

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On June 23, 1998 at 09:24:16, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On June 23, 1998 at 03:19:13, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>This is no problem for Fritz4.01 - it displays 0.00 immediately (47 ply).
>>
>>Jouni
>
>if it does, it's wrong, and it's a bug.  It takes 100 plies to reach the
>50 move rule, most programs will take 101 plies.  Unless, for some reason,
>fritz thinks black is better, as white can force a draw quicker by not
>running all over the board.

You're really quick to pull the trigger on this.

If Fritz returns 0.00 on this, it's right.

If it does it in 47 plies, you can't just immediately declare that it is a bug,
perhaps he is doing something tricky to know the truth, or is using a heuristic
that worked.

It shouldn't be discounted as a bug, rather, if you are interested, it should be
studied.

bruce



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