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Subject: Re: WAC 002, again... :)))

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 07:14:47 12/23/02

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On December 23, 2002 at 10:05:20, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On December 23, 2002 at 09:59:44, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>what i meant to say is that it's a peanut to solve WAC 002
>if you do not have the in quadrant rule. with the pawn on e3
>still the white king is within the quadrant of the pawns.
>
>So it is amazing for me how some programs can solve this at 8 or 9
>ply. Most commercials only solve this when they actually see a queen
>on the board for black which can't get captured (or gets recaptured
>to queen again).

Even if you give a high score for passed pawn duos you are a whole rook behind
because of the sacrifice, I doubt any program will find it for positional
reasons.

If you extend along the pawn pushes I guess it can be found at 8-9 ply.

-S.
>Best regards,
>Vincent

• Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Bruce Moreland 11:06:01 12/23/02
• Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Vincent Diepeveen 07:57:19 12/23/02
  • Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Robert Hyatt 08:54:37 12/23/02
    • Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Uri Blass 09:00:14 12/23/02
      • Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Robert Hyatt 17:00:56 12/23/02
    • Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Vincent Diepeveen 08:59:29 12/23/02
      • Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Robert Hyatt 17:08:12 12/23/02

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