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Subject: Re: Kasparov - Deep Junior: and tablebases draw rule

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 12:42:19 01/22/03

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On January 22, 2003 at 11:06:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On January 22, 2003 at 05:12:52, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:
>
>>An important rule went unnoticed here.
>>
>>The program can use the tablebase, but the game is declared draw when the
>>computer hits a tblbase draw!
>>
>>Not a trivial statement: imagine Kasparov gets into a position where he is in
>>disadvatage, he can try to enter in an endgame he knows to be drawn even not
>>knowing how to play it.
>>
>>A sort of compensation for the fact Deep Junior has the TB's.
>>
>>regards
>>Franz
>
>
>That is yet another example of the stupidest rule anyone could come up with.

The rule in Kramnik-Fritz was that the tablebases weren't allowed, period.  You
might not like the rule for Kasparov-Junior, but certainly it is an improvement,
yes?

Dave



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