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Subject: Re: Which programs can solve Queen vrs Rook without Nalimov tablebases?

Author: Rafael Andrist

Date: 01:38:22 06/02/02

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On June 01, 2002 at 16:48:38, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On June 01, 2002 at 16:22:57, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>I think Tiger has both heuristics and that's why it manages to win, but that's
>>only by chance.
>>
>>Actually these heuristics are always activated in the late endgame as I noticed
>>it was useful so often.
>>
>>I did not know they were also working in KQKR and that nothing else was needed.
>
>Thanks guys! The 'get your king close to the enemy king' part was missing, Sjeng
>solves this easily now.
>
>I'm not sure what you consider late endgame, Christophe? I enable this when
>mating, i.e. no more pawns.
>
>--
>GCP

I do this if one side has a material advantage bigger or equal than a rook.

Rafael B. Andrist



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