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Subject: Re: Endgame Databases

Author: Roberto Waldteufel

Date: 03:30:08 09/27/98

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On September 27, 1998 at 04:12:00, Ted Hogan wrote:

>On September 27, 1998 at 00:28:59, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>The endgame databases are absolutely perfect.  But nothing says that every
>>game will end in a KRP vs KR ending, for example.  You have to have the
>>right database for the ending you reach.  And you can reach lost endings
>>in KRP vs KR just as easily as you can reach won ones...
>
>
>Sorry you lost me, what do KRP vs KR mean???  What does the acronym stand for??
>
>Ted

Hi Ted,

It means "King, Rook and Pawn versus King and Rook". This is a standard
terminology to distinguish between the various classes of ending for which
tablebases have been constructed.

Best wishes,
Roberto



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