Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:42:13 11/21/02
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On November 21, 2002 at 12:39:11, Richard Pijl wrote: >On November 21, 2002 at 12:25:19, GuyHaworth wrote: > >> >>It ought to be possible to substitute for the 5-1 EGTs with some more compact >>rulebase. Has 5-1 ever occurred over a serious board? I guess not. >> >>How would one set about creating that rulebase to cover all situations? Is it >>just "5-1 = WIN"? >> >>g > >That is probably a bad idea. If all positions would be scored the same, how >would you make progress in check-mating the king? See my response. I think it is doable with code I already have in Crafty that handles "mop-up" cases (no pawns) easily... > >And is seems unlikely to me that a win is possible in this position :o) > >[D] k7/2B5/P4K2/P7/8/P7/8/8 w - - 0 1 > >Richard
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