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Subject: Re: 12.Nxg5! seems OK

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:32:30 06/17/02

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On June 17, 2002 at 01:11:12, Slater Wold wrote:

>On June 17, 2002 at 00:51:33, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On June 17, 2002 at 00:16:36, Slater Wold wrote:
>>
>>>I believe that this position exploits the fact that *most* programmers give a
>>>bonus for captures.
>>
>>I don't know of a single program that does this.
>>
>>--
>>GCP
>
>TSCP, and I *think* Crafty did.  (At least, ordered capturing moves higher than
>non-capture.)


Crafty orders the captures based on expected win...  But that is only move
ordering.  Crafty has a capture/dont-capture evaluation term based on endgame
criteria. (trade pieces when ahead but not pawns, trade pawns but not pieces
when behind).


>
>It's late, and I don't feel like checking.  But I could have sworn that was
>pretty much, "common practice".
>
>Sorry if I am wrong.  :)



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