Author: Bo Persson
Date: 05:24:17 10/20/02
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On October 19, 2002 at 22:02:53, Nagendra Singh Tomar wrote: > >Not always.. >At least not for forced-capture cases. let me explain forced capture. Suppose at >the end of the extensive search (qsearch root) >we have our rook(trapped or pinned to a higher value piece so that it is >immobile) and suppose the >opponent's pawn is attacking it. The attacking pawn is also guarded by another >pawn. The only way for us to avoid losing our rook is to capture the atatcking >pawn by say our knight. This is a forced capture. now in the next move the >opponents other pawn will take our knight so we lose our knight to the >opponent's pawn. In this case the capture is leading to a worse score than the >static score. Also, what if the opponent moving his pawn, opens up a diagonal for your queen, so she can mate his king. Now, losing your pawn turns into a brilliant sacrifice! How much analysis are you going to do in the "simplified" qsearch? Bo Persson bop2@telia.com
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