Author: J. Wesley Cleveland
Date: 17:59:57 02/18/02
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On February 18, 2002 at 20:11:21, Bob Basham wrote: >On February 18, 2002 at 15:37:40, Dan Andersson wrote: > >>The problem is that 1. Rd5 is worse than 1. Nd5. Why? Because black doesn't take >>the rook. Instead 1... Qc7 nixes the white attack. And 1. Nd5 controls c7! >> >>MvH Dan Andersson >================ > >Maybe so...but most *human* chess players (and most chess computors) would >fall for the trap, and capture the Rook at d5...! > >I am still waiting for the chess programs to set traps like this, and >have a more "human like" method or style of play... This is a bad example, as Nd5 simply wins, while Rd5 requires the opponent to make a mistake. I would not want a program to pass up a win to set a trap.
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