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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:54:37 12/23/02

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On December 23, 2002 at 10:57:19, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>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

Wrong again.  Why don't you try this stuff _first_???


>
>>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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