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Subject: Re: why is the evaluation function of computers(passed pawns) so silly?

Author: blass uri

Date: 04:35:10 07/15/98

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On July 14, 1998 at 11:59:33, blass uri wrote:

>the position
>7r/1k2P2P/4p3/1pp5/8/2pp4/1n3PP1/R4K1R
>white to play
>white should play g4
>but computers like e8=Queen Rxe8 h8=Queen Rxh8 Rxh8 and
>I think that black is winning instead of losing
>
>can a computer program find g4 in a reasonable time
>or all of them are stupid and do not understand that the white pawns h7 g6 are
>stronger than a rook
>
>Uri
Junior needed near 10 hours to find g4
I think fritz is not better
computer programs do not understand that knight and passed pawns are
better than a 2 rooks

I believe that most of humans with 2000 elo will not miss g4

Uri

• Re: why is the evaluation function of computers(passed pawns) so silly? Dan Homan 07:35:17 07/16/98
  • Re: why is the evaluation function of computers(passed pawns) so silly? blass uri 09:08:58 07/16/98
    • Re: why is the evaluation function of computers(passed pawns) so silly? Dan Homan 10:07:13 07/16/98
• Re: 2 test positions for chess programs(passed pawns) blass uri 21:39:15 07/15/98
  • Re: 2 test positions for chess programs ((Junior's results) blass uri 00:30:28 07/16/98

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