Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 10:18:11 05/03/02
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On May 02, 2002 at 12:13:48, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: >[D]8/6p1/5pk1/8/2r5/4PP1P/R1p3PK/8 w - - 0 47 >Pocket ChessPartner v1.0 - CENTURY 4.0 > >Here Century pondered 47. Ra1 c1Q 48. Rxc1 for it's white opponent instead of >47. Rxc2 Rxc2. > >I wonder why: is it because Century might think (in a twisted computer chess >way) "swapping a rook for a queen is more valuable than swapping a rook for a >pawn", or because it pondered the chance that black makes a mistake, doesn't >promote, and white can play Rc1, disabling promotion for the time being? > >Just a small question about computer chess progam logic (I hope). It is computer chess logic, you have seen that well. With Ra1 white can postpone the inevitable loss by 1 move. Isn't computer chess just wonderful? Ed >Thanks. > >J.
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