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Subject: Re: Simple position - no understanding for many chess programs

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:05:30 02/14/02

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On February 14, 2002 at 19:02:16, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On February 14, 2002 at 17:01:58, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>Now how long does it take:
>>
>> r7/3k2p1/3bqpPp/p1p1pP1P/PpPpP3/1P1P4/4K3/8 w - -
>
>How long does what take? To see, that white is lost? :-) I think, in this
>position any program will have a realistic score immediately.

Sure, but it's not a good idea for black to give white a hand, at least.
Here, I might try to play on.  Against a computer it would probably decide to
give up the queen at some point.  But many programs would not, I think.

Similarly for a human.  OK, most humans will see through it.  But not all of
them.



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