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Subject: Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correc

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:58:30 10/21/02

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On October 21, 2002 at 00:00:42, Terry Ripple wrote:

>I heard talk that if you don't have the complete set (all pawns) with pieces,
>that it could very well do worst for the program than do better for it, is this
>at all true? I'am especially interested in the 6 men as i have all the complete
>5 men and now would like the 6 man, but i hear that it's not complete as yet!
>
>I especially want to use the program with the tablebases to play other engines
>and i'am afraid that sometimes it will hurt it's endgame play if it don't have a
>complete set!
>
>Thanks in advance for your help!
>
>Regards,
>      Terry


Depends on the program.  Some do it right with partial sets.  Crafty, for
example.
Others do not and you will see bizarre behavior if you don't have them all.



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