Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 08:48:29 12/06/02
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On December 05, 2002 at 20:44:07, Bob Durrett wrote: >On December 05, 2002 at 20:05:30, Rolf Tueschen wrote: > >>On December 05, 2002 at 17:32:13, Bob Durrett wrote: >> ><snip> > >>>I'm not clear what you mean when you say "Positional >>>Position." [Also, what is it, exactly, that is "impossible"?] >> >>Example, a position without tactics, meaning without ordinary eval advantages. > ><snip> > >Well, maybe we need help from the chess programmers on this one. I do not know >what "ordinary eval advantages" would be. Perhaps is depends on the chess >engine. One engine might ordinarily identify certain kinds of advantages and >another chess engine might ordinarily identify a different set of kinds of >advantages. > >I prefer to give the chess engine programmers the benefit of the doubt on this >one. They probably have done a lot of work in making their position evaluation >code work well with a wide range of position types. But I'm just guessing, of >course. : ) > >Bob D. Just in passing by with only little time left let me confirm you that your way of thinking and treating such questions is very entertaining and sophisticated. Also your language is extremely friendly although other people might think that you are simply not an expert. That could be the same mistake people make when interpreting the famous saying of Socrates as if he had said that he were really stupid. ;-) I'll come back to the topic later today. Rolf Tueschen
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