Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:27:14 04/30/02
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On April 30, 2002 at 11:51:29, JW de Kort wrote: >hi friends > >i am currently working on the improvement of my pawn evaluation. I wonder how to >define a weak pawn. I have studied the appropriate code in Crafty but it is not >completely clear to me. Is it correct to assume that a pawn cannot be weak if it >is not on a open file? > No. It is just weaker if it is on an open file and the opponent has rooks. But if a pawn is weak, it is weak period as in the endgame it will be a problem for defense, period. IE I have pawns on a4 and c4, you have a pawn on c5 and b6. The b6 pawn is weak, period. But it is even worse if I have a rook to put on it... The best definition of a weak pawn is a pawn that is not defended by another pawn and can't be defended by another pawn. It is weaker still if it can not advance without being lost immediately. > >Thanks in advance > >Jan WIllem
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