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Subject: Re: will any other computer vs hunan... -> picture of the fortress +[D]

Author: Vincent Lejeune

Date: 06:34:27 04/25/02

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On April 25, 2002 at 09:13:30, Vincent Lejeune wrote:

>On April 25, 2002 at 08:39:53, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>
>>On April 25, 2002 at 08:14:25, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>>
>>>On April 25, 2002 at 07:21:15, Sune Fischer wrote:
>>>
>>>>When/if computers learn to recognize these "trivial" drawn positions, then I
>>>>think they will become virtually unbeatable by humans.
>>>
>>>I don't think it will be a "mission impossible" task to implement that
>>>particular function (grab the never concept in fortress like positions) with a
>>>major effort from programmers and researchers in chess computer area.
>>>I think that to solve that problem will request a reasonable high amount of work
>>>by the "authorized personnel".
>>
>>This concept is a long termne planning it's a revolution in computer chess
>>because :
>>          1) it requiers a big amount of knowledge (calculate entry point in the
>>ennemy field of the king and other piece(s)
>>          2) it requiers a big amount of ressource (many things to view for one
>>position, may be fortress-hash-table possible ??? )
>>
>>I think such evaluation would be possible only in restricted circumstances, e.g.
>>: endgame at low depth (below 7 or 8 plies)
>>

[d]8/1p6/4k3/5p2/pP2bP1p/2N1P1pP/1P6/6K1 b - - 0 0

>Here's a picture of board the after move 51.Nc3
>
> '1' is a square "control" by white and white can't force white to free the
>control of this square
> 'B' is a square where a black piece is blocked (very often as here : a pawn)
>
> :ABCDEFGH
>-+--------
>8:
>7:
>6:
>5:11111B1
>4:   1  1B
>3:1 1
>2:1   1
>1: 1 1
>
>So you can see there's a wall : a5,b5,c5,d5,e5,f5,g5,g4,h4
>This 9 squares are sufficient to close definitively the position,
>and one condition needed to be a fortress : the white side can make moves
>without breaking the wall : here Kg1-f1-g1-f1 (or f2 after black play g3)
>
>One day there will be such knowledge in our chessprogram !
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>w.b.r.
>>>Otello



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