Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 08:05:24 10/04/02
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On October 04, 2002 at 10:34:43, Omid David wrote:
>Just today we had a discussion regarding the importance of blockade draw
>detections http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?255950
>
>Had Fritz implemented such a scheme, it wouldn't have stepped into the drawing
>variation.
>
>My engine instantly announced draw based on its blocked-draw detection
>heuristic. While Fritz never realized the draw...
>
>Omid.
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But you simply can't always make compter avoid blocked-draw positions or the
program might lose by simply trying to push too hard for a win when it should
accept the drawn position!
In top level play if black tries for a draw it is very hard for white!
Regards,
Terry
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