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Subject: Re: How much time does your program need to see the draw?

Author: Robert Henry Durrett

Date: 05:53:00 06/21/02

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On June 21, 2002 at 06:28:27, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On June 21, 2002 at 04:38:04, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>[D]8/8/8/5P2/1p1b4/pNk5/K7/8 b - - 0 103
>>
>
>There is no chance for today's computer programs to see that this is a draw.
>Even without the white pawn, none of the 20 programs tested by me have an idea
>of draw.
>
>Kurt

Why, specifically, is this true?  [I do not challenge the statement, but ask
about the software.]

What, specifically, would have to be done to a chess engine to make it see these
things?

Bob D.

• Re: How much time does your program need to see the draw? Richard Pijl 06:24:04 06/21/02
  • Re: How much time does your program need to see the draw? Uri Blass 07:24:11 06/21/02
    • Re: How much time does your program need to see the draw? Robert Henry Durrett 09:11:57 06/21/02

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