Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:08:12 12/23/02
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On December 23, 2002 at 11:59:29, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On December 23, 2002 at 11:54:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >I remember for years how you proudly posted that you >solved this trick at 9 ply or so with old crafty >versions :) > >So if we dig up a few old versions from a few years ago >that should be not so hard to proof :) Are you only interested in old versions? Let's play a match, 1996 crafty vs 1996 Diep if that is so very interesting to you. I generally care about _todays_ versions, and when I make a comment about something that (say) fritz does wrong, I would feel pretty stupid if I were making that remark about a version 3 or 4 years out of date. It just doesn't make any sense. It has been a _long_ time since Crafty has solved WAC 2 positionally... > >>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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