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

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 07:57:19 12/23/02

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On December 23, 2002 at 10:14:47, Sune Fischer wrote:

>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.

==> Crafty

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

definitely. more important is extending the checks though ;)

>-S.
>>Best regards,
>>Vincent



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