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Subject: Re: 2 test positions for chess programs(passed pawns)

Author: blass uri

Date: 21:39:15 07/15/98

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On July 15, 1998 at 07:35:10, blass uri wrote:

>
>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
the second test position is after the move g4(black should play Nc4 and not
c2 because after c2 g5 d2 Ke2 d1=queen+
white is winning(after Nc4 I think white should win but it is not simple like
after c2)
g4 and Nc4 are easy for humans but hard for computers

Uri

>>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



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