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Subject: Re: Questions about Junior5

Author: blass uri

Date: 00:27:27 09/28/98

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On September 27, 1998 at 20:07:10, Serge Desmarais wrote:

>On September 21, 1998 at 19:46:15, Amir Ban wrote:
>
>>On September 21, 1998 at 18:49:25, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>>
>>>On September 21, 1998 at 16:12:55, Amir Ban wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 21, 1998 at 08:11:22, blass uri wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Is the version for sale better than the 16bit version that I and thorsten have?
>>>>>(I am not talking about speed because it is obvious that 32bit is faster than
>>>>>16bit)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>You both got a version that was close to the final one but not the final one.
>>>>There were some changes added, but I don't think they affect playing strength
>>>>significantly. One change that was in the final 32-bit beta version (that played
>>>>against Zifroni) was finally not included, and the released version is almost
>>>>identical to the one that played Yudasin.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Is there an option to let underpromotion(not to queen) in the version for sale?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>No.
>>>>
>>>>Amir
>>>
>>>	I am surprised. What does it mean that there is no option in Junior5 to let
>>>underpromotion?
>>
>>
>>ok, let's be accurate: The interface allows you to underpromote when entering
>>moves, but Junior does not consider underpromotions in its search.
>>
>>Amir
>
>
>That means if the only way to draw in the endgame for Junior, it will lose only
>for not considering the ONLY legal move that would save the game?

yes

> And what abou
>the "typical combinations" winning a piece, like QxN+, KxQ, Pmove=N+ and >then NxQ ending up a knight?


Junior will not see these combinations but there are not common(The probability
that it will be relevant in a game is less than 1%)

This  "bug" was done in purpose to help Junior to save time in more than 99% of
the cases when only promotion to queen is logical.

Uri
>
>Serge Desmarais



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