Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 07:36:52 03/06/02
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On March 06, 2002 at 10:28:19, Terry McCracken wrote: >On March 06, 2002 at 08:58:40, David Dory wrote: > >>On March 06, 2002 at 05:29:30, Bernhard Bauer wrote: >> >>>On March 06, 2002 at 05:17:55, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>> >>>>On March 06, 2002 at 05:14:57, Bernhard Bauer wrote: >>>> >>>>>Do you really think the Washington Post gave the position in EPD? >>>> >>>>I don't know what the Washington Post gave, but the position >>>>as posted here was not correct. >>>> >>>>If they only have the diagram, it was ambiguous. >>>> >>>>-- >>>>GCP >>> >>>You don't know what the Washington Post gave? :-))) >>>The poster who started this thread did't convert the position to correct epd as >>>he was not aware of castling. >>>If they only give the diagram you have to assume every posibility. So a diagram >>>is *not* ambiguous. >>>In any case, table bases will not help, whether the epd string is right or >>>wrong. >>>Admit it, even it may be dificult, you were plain wrong. >>>Kind regards >>>Bernhard >> >>I understand what you mean about the diagram, and taking no assumptions, even >>though the posted FEN did state EXPLICITLY that no castling rights existed. >>We should all have taken a step back and looked at that possibility as you >>suggest. >> >>I don't have a single clue what you mean when you say "table bases will not >>help, whether the epd string is right or wrong".* >> >>Not only will the table bases HELP, but they will help the program play the >>position AS GOOD AS GOD, (rumor has it that's pretty good, even for playing >>chess with atheists or agnostics)! :-) >> >>When it comes to "difficult admitting", I'd hold up a mirror and not look to >>Terry, et. al.. >> >>Dave >> >> >>What Terry Dave? Please speak your mind. Opps never mind, I should have read the *Whole* thread! >> >> >> >>*(actually, it's an FEN string, but no matter).
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