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Subject: Re: Who can solve this stupidly easy position... (solved)

Author: Alejandro Dubrovsky

Date: 10:44:08 07/19/02

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On July 19, 2002 at 11:37:03, Uri Blass wrote:

>>sure. but there isn't anything much more complicated where a static evaluator
>>would be reasonably expected to declare a draw either.  eg
>>[D]4k3/p4rr1/Pp1p4/1PpPp3/2P1Pp1p/5PpP/1RBR2P1/4K3 w
>>
>>smallpotato here doesn't even get to 20 in any nice time, but there are programs
>>that would get to 100 rather quickly i believe, and be able to call it.  i don't
>>think there would be many positions with more pieces than this that a static
>>evaluator would be able to declare as a draw
>
>I do not believe that there are programs that can
>get 100 plies quickly here.
>
>You need to consider options like sacrificing the rook and program search
>capture the rook first so they have no chance to get 100 plies.
>
yes, you are probably right.  (crafty is struggling to get to 30)




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