Author: José Carlos
Date: 12:21:38 06/13/02
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On June 13, 2002 at 14:58:45, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: >On June 13, 2002 at 13:05:47, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On June 13, 2002 at 11:52:30, Benny Antonsson wrote: >> >>>[D]8/3k4/8/8/3PK3/8/8/8 w - - 0 1 >> >> >>OK... White to move wins by moving the king in front of the pawn >>and assuming the opposition. Any other white move draws. Unfortunately, >>the opposition doesn't help you a bit if your opponent can "pass" (which is >>what the null-move allows). > >Pardon my French, but doesn't this make using "null-move" kinda dumb????????? > >Bob D. Null move works fine in midgame positions. You allow the opponent to play two consecutive moves. If your position is still good, then this line sucks for your opponent, and you can 'safely' assume he won't play it, so you can avoid a detailed analisys. José C.
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