Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:02:40 03/14/03
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On March 14, 2003 at 16:34:34, Matthew White wrote: >On March 14, 2003 at 14:19:28, Ed Panek wrote: > >>On March 14, 2003 at 13:35:55, Will Strickland wrote: >> >>>Hi all. Just curious as to what some of you feel are the best current programs >>>for evaluating closed positions(locked pawn chains and semi-locked pawn chains, >>>etc...). And which of the top programs demonstrate a major weakness in this >>>area? I know that programs, in general, suffer in closed positions compared to >>>open ones. But how would you rate the performance of Fritz, Shredder, Tiger, >>>Junior, Hiarcs, Chessmaster, Crafty, Ruffian, etc... in such positions? Thanks. >>> >>>Will >> >> >>Actually Crafty seems fairly good in these types of positions. Especially where >>a pawn break can occur. >> >> >>Ed >My recollection from reading Crafty's code was that it actually tries to avoid >pawn rams. I am not sure that Crafty tries to improve the space advantage with a >closed center, though I could be wrong. > >Matt Pawn rams is a small part of the anti-anti-computer ideas in Crafty. It likes to maintain pawn lever opportunities for itself while preventing them for the opponent, etc.
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