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Subject: Re: what program has the best endgame playing ability?

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 08:04:59 12/15/02

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On December 15, 2002 at 04:55:28, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On December 14, 2002 at 21:13:23, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>
>>[D] 8/4k3/8/1p2p2p/1P2P2P/1P2P2P/1P2K2P/8 w - - 0 1
>>
>>Fritz 7 immediately gives the score 0.00, ChessTiger 14 gives +3.86. How does
>>ChessTiger 15 evaluate this position?
>
>If you want to judge endgame strength, it's probably more relevant to choose
>positions that can be lost through stupidity or won through ingenuity instead of
>focusing on the exact score.
>

Not at all! A program that judges the above position at 0.00at its evaluation
function, might opt for another _real_ winning variation, avoiding a draw; while
a program without such knowledge will enter this blockage thinking that it has a
certain victory in hand.




>Regards,
>Mogens

• Re: what program has the best endgame playing ability? Mogens Larsen 08:39:59 12/15/02
  • Re: what program has the best endgame playing ability? Uri Blass 08:59:18 12/15/02
    • Re: what program has the best endgame playing ability? Omid David Tabibi 09:19:52 12/15/02

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