Author: Richard Pijl
Date: 06:24:04 06/21/02
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On June 21, 2002 at 08:53:00, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: >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? > It doesn't seem very difficult to add this knowledge, just a matter of doing it. The problem is that white has sufficient moves to avoid zugzwang, the squares before the pawns are controlled by white and the bishop is of the wrong color, not able to support the advance of the pawns. Richard.
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