Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 09:46:54 12/08/02
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On December 08, 2002 at 12:03:00, Uri Blass wrote: >On December 08, 2002 at 11:46:33, Bob Durrett wrote: > ><snipped> >>I am sorry, but since you have excelled in chess in the past, I naturally >>assumed you knew the differences between these things. >> >>How could someone create a good chess engine otherwise? > >You do not need to be a good player to create a good engine and you do not need >to understand the meaning of these terms in order to be a good player. > >I read about these terms but they are not clear. > >I see initiative as the possibility to improve my position in every move but >improving my position mean that I get advantages when I search deeper so I do >not understand how can you have only initiative advantage when other things are >equal including space and developement. > >space advantage may mean that your pieces has better mobility than the opponent > >developement advantage means that one side developed the pieces more than the >opponents but again it comes together with better mobility. > >This is the reason that I do not understand what you mean by positions with only >one of these advantages. > >Maybe my understanding of the terms is wrong(I do not remember reading a >definition of what is meant by them). > >Uri Yes, you make good points. I will use them in my search through the chess literature for suitable positions. I, too, am not sure that it is possible to find a position with one and only one of the listed advantages but not having any of the others. Chess is a complex game! The best I can do, maybe, will be to find positions offered by the GMs as being illustrative of the different types of advantages. At my relatively low level of chess expertise, I do not believe that I will be smart enough to *guarantee* that the selected positions are "pure." But let's see what I come up with. The positions may be interesting even if not perfect. Maybe others can be on the lookout for such positions too. I will begin my search this evening. It may take a few days. Bob D.
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