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Subject: Re: Can your program see the draw ?

Author: Marc van Hal

Date: 12:59:55 05/10/02

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On May 09, 2002 at 13:23:13, Mike S. wrote:

>On May 08, 2002 at 16:22:16, J. Wesley Cleveland wrote:
>
>>In this position which is an obvious draw for any decent human player,
>>[D]8/8/p2b4/8/p7/3k4/1B6/1K6 w - - 0 4
>>crafty is clueless - static evaluation is -3.19, evaluation after 34 ply is
>>still -3.19.
>
>I didn't analyse now, but must admit the dras isn't obvious to me. White may
>sacrifice the bishop for *one* of Black's pawns... but what then? Black's bishop
>can force the white king to leave the corner square.
>
>Can White force the draw?
>
>Regards,
>M.Scheidl

Refering at the question does you program sees the draw
The same question was asked By Eric Schiller
on the end position of Petrov,A Surny,A  Paris  1863
Then again this is an advanced position with this question.

Regards Marc



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