Author: Robin Smith
Date: 15:30:16 01/08/03
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On January 08, 2003 at 18:21:15, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 07, 2003 at 20:40:41, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >>BTW, this is not correct. Exceptions were made before the advent of EGTBs i.e >>KNNKP. >> > >I don't recall any exceptions prior to Ken Thompson's results. As he found >exceptions, FIDE added them to the list. But GM players revolted and all the >exceptions were once again removed. Ricardo is correct. KNNKP was a 50 move rule exception prior to the work by Ken. Ken's work added new exceptions but the precedent for exceptions was already there. Just look at Fine's BCE or many other old endgame books. Robin
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