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

Author: Dieter Buerssner

Date: 15:31:50 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!

All available 6-men TBs are pawnless. In this case, you don't have to fear an
problems. The typical problems arise, when there is a pawn, that must be
promoted, and the TB with the promoted pawn is missing. This however can not
happen with the available 6-men TBs. You need the 5-men TBs, so that after any
possible capture, a TB position will be found.

Regards,
Dieter

• Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correctly? John Merlino 18:34:12 10/21/02
  • Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correc Robert Hyatt 20:48:57 10/21/02
    • Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correc Eugene Nalimov 10:26:27 10/23/02
      • Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correc Marc Bourzutschky 12:53:25 10/24/02
        • Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correc John Merlino 14:56:00 10/24/02
          • Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correc Marc Bourzutschky 15:27:38 10/24/02
    • Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correc John Merlino 13:19:02 10/22/02
• Re: Will the "incomplete" 6 man tablebases be able to play a game correctly? Terry Ripple 17:16:48 10/21/02

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