Author: martin fierz
Date: 20:35:58 10/17/02
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On October 17, 2002 at 04:51:28, Christophe Drieu wrote: >[D] 8/4k3/4p3/pp5p/6p1/2P2rP1/PPK2R1P/8 w - - 0 1 > >Rxf3 ! for all those who find Rxf3 in the first position, how about a slightly modified version: [D] 8/4k3/4p3/1p5p/p5p1/2P2rP1/PPK2R1P/8 w - - 0 1 this time, Rxf3 will not win any more. if your static eval just more or less "randomly" thinks the first position is a win for white after Rxf3, does it also realize that the second one is not a win? i think this also explains quite well why the first position is difficult for engines: since the second, *very* similar position is not winning, you will have some trouble to formulate a rule why the first is and the second is not winning :-) aloha martin
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